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Happy Thanksgiving from WorldBoston! We hope that you have a great day filled with family and friends.

WorldBoston is seeking a full-time Manager of Citizen Diplomacy Programs. The Manager of Citizen Diplomacy will oversee different aspects of WorldBoston citizen diplomacy programs, particularly in sourcing and driving WorldBoston’s portfolio of Custom Visitor Programs. This role is a project management role including creating and tracking proposals, programming visits, interfacing with visitors, and national programming partners in Washington, D.C. Learn more here:?https://buff.ly/4fpeCDK To apply for this position email a resumé and cover letter to Joshua Bruno at [email protected] by Noon (12pm EST) Monday, December 9. No phone calls or inquiries please. Global Ties U.S., Meridian International Center, Institute of International Education, Cultural Vistas, World Learning, American Councils for International Education, MISSISSIPPI CONSORTIUM FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INC., CRDF Global

We have some amazing events happening in the coming weeks! Next week, on Tuesday, December 3rd, we will host Vali Nasr and Narges Bajoghli to speak about their new book, How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare for our Chat and Chowder program. On Wednesday, December 11th, we will host expert Dr. Emily Reichert for a Great Decisions program on “Climate Technology” And looking to next year, on Tuesday, January 28th we will holding a Great Decisions program at Boston University’s CDS Building on “Science Across Borders” with Tim Ritchie, President of the Museum of Science. Explore our upcoming events here:?https://buff.ly/4dR8ItP

This past week we had an delegation from India focused on “Entrepreneurship Training and Skills Building” While here they met with many of our community resources, including the , , and the Northeastern University Center for Entrepreneurship Education. Thank you to everyone who helped us welcome this delegation!

This past week, CEO and President of WorldBoston Mary Yntema and WorldBoston's Manager of Global Engagement Programs and Operations Harrison Zeiberg went to Washington DC for the National WACA Conference. At the conference, Mary and Harrison were able to meet and network with fellow World Affairs Councils from across the country and hear from phenomenal speakers such as Bob Woodward. WorldBoston wants to thank WACA and everyone involved with the planning of this annual conference!

Happy to see two friends of WACA and WorldBoston — and each other — WACA board member Amb. ret. Barbara Stephenson and Deputy Secretary Richard Verma after his remarks at the WACA national conference! They are both former State of the State Department speakers. Our thanks to both for supporting the WACA network! WorldBoston CEO Mary Yntema was able to catch up with Deputy Secretary Verma and WACA President Matthew Hughes.

“Sanctions have become the most prolific tool of American foreign policy. The one that is used most easily, most regularly, and with a great deal of impact.” - Vali Nasr Join us on December 3rd at Foley and Lardner LLP for our next Chat & Chowder Program. We will be hosting Vali Nasr, Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, and Narges Bajoghli, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University. They will discuss their new book, How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare. Register Here:?https://buff.ly/3O6oYMP

“Climate tech to us is two things, one, it's about mitigation of greenhouse gasses and two, it's about resilience of infrastructure and people” - Dr. Emily Reichert. Join us on December 11th at the Boston Public Library for our next great decisions program on "Climate Technology." We will host expert Dr. Emily Reichert, CEO of MassCEC. The event will include expert remarks, a live Q&A session, and networking with other internationally-minded individuals at the Newsfeed Cafe. Register Here: https://buff.ly/3Z1d7Ey

Join us next week for a special event in collaboration with?The Fletcher School at Tufts University. We will be hosting Nicholas Kralev, the founding executive director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy to speak about his experience in creating and executing diplomatic training. He will also be speaking about his book “Diplomatic Tradecraft” the first-ever practical diplomacy textbook. Make sure to register today as REGISTRATION CLOSES TOMORROW! Register here:?https://buff.ly/3OfQcAt

This month, we had the pleasure of hosting an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) delegation from Egypt focused on “Social Media for Cultural Understanding and Positive Social Change”. While here they met with multiple of our community resources, including Kelley Chunn of Boston University, the New England First Amendment Coalition, and the PRX Podcast Garage Thank you to everyone who helped us welcome this delegation!