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09/03/2026

Can't get enough of the beautiful game? GCIV has exclusive discounted access to two upcoming Atlanta United FC matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium!

https://www.gofevo.com/group/CorpAdv2026
Promo code: GCIV26
(Additional discounts available for groups of 10+.)

Wednesday, September 9 vs. Orlando City FC at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 17 vs. Inter Miami at 7:30 PM

09/01/2026

GCIV September 2026 News: Upcoming GCIV Events | GCIV Update | Program Spotlight: Fair Trade within Asia Pacific | Member Spotlight | Dinner Hospitality Opportunities | Join GCIV Global Decisions on September 10 | Intern Spotlight | Local Ticket Discounts | Apply Now | Community Events | Connect with GCIV - https://mailchi.mp/gciv/september2026news

08/25/2026

Host international visitors focused on free speech, the U.S. judicial system or American philanthropy for dinner on Sept. 5 or 6, Sept. 19 or Sept. 20 - https://mailchi.mp/gciv/sept26dinnerhospitality

08/20/2026

Next week is a busy week for GCIV!

We're welcoming 3 different Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) from the Maldives, Europe and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

For more details, visit https://www.gciv.org/calendar

08/17/2026

Several looming fellowship deadlines ...

Experience ORISE promotes federal internship, fellowship and postdoctoral opportunities, including the U.S. Department of Energy Scholars Program.

Applications for the Fall 2026 cohort of Institute for Youth in Policy public policy fellowships for American high school and undergraduate students ages 13-23 are due Aug. 19.

Applications for the Henry Luce Foundation scholars program are due Sept. 8.

Schwarzman Scholars applications are due Sept. 9.

For more details, check out GCIV's August 2026 e-newsletter:

July 27 - August 1 Middle East and North Africa Regional Program Trafficking in Persons: Prevention and Mitigation July 28 - August 1 Azerbaijan Sports Management for Economic Development July 27 - August 1 Middle East and North Africa Regional Program The U.S. Judicial System August 11-15 Egypt...

08/13/2026

There's still time to register for the Global Decisions: The Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding lecture and discussion tonight at 7 PM with Dr. Charity Butcher of School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development at KSU, Kennesaw State University.

FREE for any students currently enrolled in high school or college and GCIV members at the Attaché level or higher.

Click here to register and for more details: https://secure.givelively.org/event/georgia-council-for-international-visitors-inc/2026-global-decisions-lecture-series

Editor Spotlight: Charity Butcher | Editorial Advisor

Say hello to Charity Butcher, our Editorial Advisor! Charity is the Director of the School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding & Development at Kennesaw State University. A registered mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, she holds a PhD in Political Science from Indiana University. Charity’s research spans peace, conflict, NGOs, and human rights, and her publications include the co-edited “Palgrave Handbook of Teaching and Research in Political Science”. When she's not immersed in academic work, she’s writing speculative fiction. We’re honored to have her expertise guiding Mukoli!

Meet the rest of our team! https://mukoli.net/about/masthead/

08/11/2026

Join GCIV virtually this Thursday at 7 PM for the next Global Decisions: The Role of Civil Society in Peacebuilding lecture by Dr. Charity Butcher, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development at KSU, Kennesaw State University.

Dr. Butcher is a registered mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (general civil mediation and domestic relations mediation) and a member of Mediators Without Borders International. She has published 20+ articles and four books. Her research focuses on conflict management, human rights, the role of terrorism in civil wars and the importance of ethnicity and religion in international conflict.

Registration is required to receive the event link. $40 for all 8 lectures or $10 for any individual lecture. FREE for any students currently enrolled in high school or college and GCIV members at the Attaché level or higher.

Click here to register:

GCIV’s foreign policy lecture series, formerly known as Dunwoody Great Decisions, has rebranded as the GCIV Global Decisions Lecture Series.No longer just based on the...

08/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us for GCIV Dinner Diplomacy last week to connect with 10 Azerbaijani sports officials participating in an Exchange Programs - U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on sports management models for economic development.

Thank you to GCIV Trustee Ambassador Waleed Shamsid-Deen of Supreme Burger for catering dinner!

"...having this real person exchange and experience where we can talk and share thoughts with each other is a completely different experience,” said Anar Bagirov, International Relations Director, National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Read more about the event and Bagirov's thoughts on the international exchange in GCIV's August e-newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/gciv/august2026news

View photos from the event in the Facebook album.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=GeorgiaCouncilforInternationalVisitors&set=a.1493433796156660

08/01/2026

Upcoming GCIV Events | GCIV Update | Program Spotlight: Global AI Innovation and Security | Member Spotlight | Dinner Hospitality Opportunities | Join GCIV Global Decisions on August 13 | Dinner Diplomacy | Local Ticket Discounts | Apply Now | Community Events | Connect with GCIV - https://mailchi.mp/gciv/august2026news

07/31/2026