Local and National Summits on Citizen Diplomacy bring together leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to promote citizen diplomacy and increase global engagement among the American people.

Attend a Summit on Citizen Diplomacy 
The following NCIV members have organized local Summits on Citizen Diplomacy for the coming year. To get additional information on any event, go to the website of the local sponsor.

• January – December, 2012:  International Services Council of Alabama, “Community Summit Series on Citizen Diplomacy.”
• April 14, 2012:  Tulsa Global Alliance, “Oklahoma and the World: Educating the Next Generation of Citizen Diplomats.”
• April 18, 2012: Northern Nevada International Center, "Everything is Global Summit."
• Fall 2012:  Council for International Visitors to Iowa Cities, “Citizen Diplomacy Summit.”
• June 19-20, 2012:  Montana Center for International Visitors, “Summit on Citizen Diplomacy.”
• July 2012:  Institute of International Education Rocky Mountain Center, “Community Summit on Citizen Diplomacy.”

In 2011, Summits on Citizen Diplomacy were held by:

• the Arkansas Council for International Visitors,
• the World Affairs Council Seattle,
• the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire,
• the Minnesota International Center
• the International Visitors Council of Greater Kansas City,
• the Rochester International Council,
• the World Affairs Council of Maine,
• GlobalJax,
• the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles,
• the International Services Council of Alabama,
• the Albuquerque Council for International Visitors, and
• the Arizona Council for International Visitors.

Past National Summits on Citizen Diplomacy:
U.S. Summit for Global Citizen Diplomacy
Washington, DC
November 16 – 19, 2010

The U.S. Summit and Initiative for Global Citizen Diplomacy brought together leaders from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors to develop strategies to promote citizen diplomacy and global engagement among the American people.  The summit was organized by the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, and NCIV President Sherry Mueller co-chaired the Community-Based Organizations Task Force with Patrick Madden, President & CEO of Sister Cities International, with the task of developing ideas for engaging Americans in citizen diplomacy.  

Past Community Summits on Citizen Diplomacy:
Beginning in 2005, NCIV has awarded our community organization members more than $140,000 in seed grants to convene local summits on citizen diplomacy aimed at increasing public awareness of the citizen diplomacy movement, building the capacity of individual community institutions to become more globally engaged, and strengthening cooperation among these organizations.

Here are reports of recent community summits that that show how various NCIV members have organized their events and what they achieved.