ties u.s. logo type 501 c 3 non profit industry citizen diplomacy founded 1961 headquarters washington dc u.s. number of employees 7 slogan promoting excellence in citizen diplomacy . website www.globaltiesus.org global ties u.s. formerly known as the national council for international visitors nciv is a non partisan 501 c 3 non profit organization established in 1961 to promote excellence in citizen diplomacy . it is based in washington d.c. in the united states . global ties u.s. members include international organizations national program agencies and more than 90 community based organizations throughout the united states . members design and implement professional programs provide cultural activities and offer home hospitality opportunities for foreign leaders specialists and international scholars participating in the u.s. department of state s international visitor leadership program and other exchange programs . more than one third of the community members are staffed by volunteers . contents 1 history 1.1 founding 1.2 nobel peace prize nomination 2 members 3 citizen diplomat award 4 community based members 5 references 6 articles 7 external links history edit founding edit after world war ii the international visitor program ivp brought in an annually increasing number of foreign visitors to the united states . as it became difficult for the united states department of state to facilitate the research and logistics of the program they turned to private sector organizations 1 such as the institute of international education iie and the governmental affairs institute gai . these national program agencies npas funded by the department of state would work in collaboration with more voluntary locally established centers for international visitors civs to map out an itinerary for incoming international visitors . 1 a number of issues became evident as these private organizations functioned together . the npas and civs had been working in poor communication and coordination both among and within themselves resulting in a stifled exchange of skills and information and therefore programming capacity ; and it was not clear as to how those organizations should be funded . 1 representatives from relevant organizations held many discussions to address these financial and communicative issues . on february 11 1957 the interim council for community services to international visitors iccsiv was established to help sustain the growth of the ivp and its local organizations . 1 the iccsiv whose membership reflected both private and public organizations served as a sort of board of directors to coordinate the efforts between npas and civs . members of the iccsiv agreed to establish the national council for community services to international visitors nccsiv on november 30 1960 1 a first step toward creating an official organization . nccsiv adopted the acronym coserv in april 1961 and officially incorporated as a non profit organization in 1965 . 1 coserv changed its name to the national council for international visitors nciv on october 1 1979 1 to reflect its central role as a coordinator for civs and other programming agencies for the international visitor leadership program . the organization changed its name to global ties u.s. in 2014 . 2 nobel peace prize nomination edit senator arlen specter r pa nominated global ties u.s. then nciv and its volunteers for the nobel peace prize in 2001 . 3 members edit global ties u.s. has over 90 community based member organizations 4 throughout the united states . the role of these organizations is to organize programs for participants in the ivlp . citizen diplomat award edit global ties u.s. distributes numerous awards in recognition of excellent citizen diplomacy the most well known of which is its citizen diplomat award . global ties u.s. presents the citizen diplomat award to an individual or institution for outstanding achievements in furthering the cause of international understanding and global engagement . 5 past recipients year recipient title 2016 seth goldman co founder and ceo emeritus honest tea 2015 richard c. morias author the hundred foot journey 2014 taharka brothers ice cream company and de la sol haiti social entrepreneurs 2013 dr. aaron shirley founder of the healthconnect program in jackson mississippi chairman of the board for the jackson medical mall foundation and co founder of the jackson hinds comprehensive health center 2009 rick steves author and founder europe through the back door 2008 garth fagan founder and artistic director garth fagan dance 2007 keith reinhard founder president business for diplomatic action 2000 richard stanley founder and ceo of the stanley foundation 1993 maya angelou poet and activist 1990 john richardson jr. assistant secretary of state eca founder u.s. institute for peace 1987 j. william fulbright senator d ar community based members edit alabama global ties alabama arizona southern arizona council for international visitors global ties arizona arkansas global ties arkansas california san diego diplomacy council global ties san francisco international relations council of riverside international visitors council of los angeles northern california world trade center stanford university office of international affairs ucla international visitors bureau colorado boulder council for international visitors colorado springs committee for international visitors worlddenver florida globaljax gulf coast citizen diplomacy council global ties miami world affairs council of central florida world partnerships inc. georgia georgia council for international visitors hawaii pacific & asian affairs council world affairs council of hawaii idaho idaho council for international visitors illinois freeport area international visitors council geneseo international thanksgiving fellowship paris international fellowship rock river valley international fellowship springfield commission on international visitors worldchicago indiana the international center iowa council for international visitors to iowa cities civic iowa international center kentucky world affairs council of kentucky & southern indiana louisiana new orleans citizen diplomacy council maine world affairs council of maine maryland world trade center institute massachusetts international center of worcester world affairs council of western massachusetts inc. worldboston michigan colleagues international inc. international visitors council of metropolitan detroit michigan council on citizen diplomacy minnesota minnesota international center mississippi the international visitors center of jackson missouri global ties kc world affairs council of st. louis montana worldmontana nebraska grand island area civ kiwanis club of omaha inc. lincoln council for international visitors nevada northern nevada international center world affairs council of las vegas waclv new hampshire world affairs council of new hampshire new mexico global ties abq santa fe council on international relations new york international center of syracuse international center of the capital region international institute of buffalo rochester global connections north carolina international focus inc. international house piedmont triad council for international visitors north dakota minot area council for international visitors ohio cleveland council on world affairs global ties akron greater cincinnati world affairs council international visitors council inc. wright state university oklahoma oklahoma city international visitors council tulsa global alliance oregon world affairs council of oregon pennsylvania citizen diplomacy international philadelphia globalpittsburgh rhode island world affairs council of rhode island south carolina charleston council for international visitors palmetto council for international visitors south dakota dacotah territory international visitor program tennessee memphis council for international visitors texas el paso council for international visitors globalaustin global north texas san antonio council for international visitors world affairs council of dallas fort worth world affairs council of south texas utah utah council for citizen diplomacy uccd vermont vermont council on world affairs inc. virginia the presidential precinct washington world affairs council of seattle wisconsin international institute of wisconsin wyoming wyoming council for international visitors references edit a b c d e f g gibson john s. october 1997 . the international visitor program the united states government and the national council for international visitors . nciv announces name change to global ties u.s. . global ties u.s. retrieved 27 july 2014 . boston volunteers among those nominated for nobel peace prize . the free library . march 21 2001 . retrieved 2015 10 15 . global ties u.s. members . retrieved 2015 10 15 . citizen diplomat award . retrieved 2015 10 15 . articles edit u.s. citizen diplomats launch education campaign about islam from america.gov august 29 2002 anti americanism prompts push for citizen diplomacy from the new york times july 26 2006 external links edit global ties u.s. official website fy 2008 community impact summary international visitor leadership program encyclopedia of arkansas history & culture entry retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title global ties u.s. & oldid 702955239 categories foreign relations of the united statesnon profit organizations based in washington d.c. navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create 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