WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA

JR. MODEL UNITED NATIONS - STUDENT DIPLOMAT PROGRAM IS A FIVE-MONTH JOURNEY (JANUARY TO MAY) THAT INTRODUCES OVER 750 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA AREA TO INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY. WITH AN EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPING STUDENTS RESEARCH, WRITING, CULTURAL COMPETENCY, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, THE PROGRAM HELPS MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS CURRICULA IN LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM OFFERS STUDENTS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE GLOBAL CONFLICTS AND TRENDS WHILE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE PROMISING SOLUTIONS TO SOME OF THE WORLDS GREATEST CHALLENGES. ADDITIONALLY, IT IS DESIGNED WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BUILDING CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND DIPLOMATIC SKILLS; EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY, CULTURES, AND POLITICAL STRUCTURESL INCREASING UNDERSTANDING OF HOW NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TACKLE KEY GLOBAL ISSUES.

THE INTERNATIONAL VISTOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (IVLP) IS THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATES PREMIER PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM. THROUGH SHORT-TERM VISITS TO THE UNITED STATES, CURRENT AND EMERGING FOREIGN LEADERS IN A VARIETY OF FIELDS EXPERIENCE THIS COUNTRY FIRSTHAND AND CULTIVATE LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS. PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS REFLECT THE PARTICIPANTS PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS AND SUPPORT THE FOREIGN POLICY GOALS OF THE UNITED STATES. EACH YEAR NEARLY 5,000 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COME TO THE US ON THE IVLP. MORE THAN 200,000 INTERNATIONAL VISITORS HAVE ENGAGED WITH AMERICANS THROUGH THE IVLP INCLUDING MORE THAN 500 CURRENT OR FORMED CHIEFS OF STATE OR HEADS OF GOVERNMENT.