Save the date - July 11 and 12
Diplomacy Begins Here Summit
Global Challenges: Building Locally Driven Solutions in Kalamazoo
We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Global Ties Kalamazoo was selected to host the first of 2024’s two Diplomacy Begins Here Regional Summits in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and Global Ties U.S. The Kalamazoo Summit – Global Challenges: Building Locally Driven Solutions -– will be held July 11 and 12, and in the fall, our peer organization, Global New Orleans, will host the second Summit — Crescent City Connections: Creativity Through Exchange (Sept. 23-24).
Each Diplomacy Begins Here Summit brings together leaders from the business, government, and nonprofit sectors to raise awareness of the value of international exchange programs and their benefit to communities and people across the United States. This will be the first time in eight years that a regional summit is coming to Michigan, and the first time that Global Ties Kalamazoo and Global New Orleans will each host this signature event.
“Ever since I first went to a Diplomacy Begins Here Summit, I've made it to every single one that has fit our budget and schedule because they've been such amazing, rich experiences,” said Global Ties Kalamazoo Executive Director Jodi Michaels. “I've loved getting to know different cities across the country through the prism of international exchange, and networking with peers in our field. We're so excited to now be hosting a regional Summit in Kalamazoo.”
Registration opens in early June!
Get Involved Now
#ExchangeIsForEverybody! At our Diplomacy Begins Here Summit we want to emphasize that this event is for everyone who would like to learn more about – or become more engaged in – citizen diplomacy and international exchange. This Summit is for you!
Would you be interested in serving on our Summit host committee? Email info@globaltieskzoo.org to express your interest. Would your workplace be interested in being an event sponsor? Please reach out to info@globaltieskzoo.org to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
We look forward to seeing you at the Summit, from all of us at Global Ties Kalamazoo! Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.
