Our Mission

To promote global understanding and respect between the people of Utah and other nations.

Our Guiding Principle

Citizen Diplomacy is the concept that in a vibrant democracy, the individual has the right, even the responsibility, to help shape U.S. foreign relations
"one handshake at a time."

Upcoming Events

2010-2011 World Affairs Lecture Series

Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010, 7:00pm
Mad About Trade:
Why Main Street America
Should Embrace Globalization
With Daniel Griswold, Director,
Center for Trade Policy Studies,
Cato Institute
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Not since colonial days have Americans earned or spent a higher share of their income in the global economy than they do now. In our current economic downturn, terms like "free trade" and "globalization" are often derided by politicians and commentators as a threat to middle-class "Main Street" Americans. Daniel Griswold makes a persuasive case against US protectionism and presents a clear view of America's changing place in the world economy, illustrating how low-income and middle-class Americans are the most likely to benefit from the global marketplace in the form of lower prices, greater variety, and better quality of goods. Continue reading.

Global I.Q. with The Economist

Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.
Latin America at 200
Featuring Michael Reid,
Americas Editor,
The Economist
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UCCD International Book Group

Join local and celebrated author, Susan Vogel, and learn about the intriguing story of how a blond-haired, blue-eyed Presbyterian from Salt Lake City, Utah, became a celebrated Mexican muralist, on:

Wednesday, Sept 15, 2010, 7:00pm
Becoming Pablo O'Higgins
By Susan Vogel
Foster Faculty Lounge, Foster Hall
Westminster College
1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
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