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Left: Lisa Marbury, President; Right: Global Women’s Health visitor s at their home hospitality
A Letter from The President
Dear Citizen Diplomats!
I am pleased to convey more great news from our organization. By the
end of April, we will have hosted 174 international visitors this year!
This means that we are well on our way to surpassing our target num-
ber to move to the next band level in our grant funding! This is very
good news from both a financial aspect as well as increasing our impact
as Citizen Diplomats.
The Board has begun to put focused attention on some key committees
that will help us move our mission forward. These committees include
membership, fundraising, & programs. As you may have already seen
we will be asking you, our members, to participate in these committees
by lending your thoughts, expertise, and just a little bit of time. You,
after all, are the backbone of this organization. We can't do what we do
without you so I hope you will consider sitting on one of these important
committees.
More exciting things are just around the corner...stay tuned!
Peace in partnership,
Lisa
March 2016
“Learning new
methods opening
dialogue with differ-
ent types of people
on how to bridge
the gaps between
people through effi-
cient dialogue—
( Katio Abbasi, Jordan)
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Our Most Recent Projects...
January
January 20 - 26: Children in the U.S Justice System
January 27 - 30: American Language I: Connecting
English to U.S History & Culture
February
February 1: Women in Political Sectors
February 6 - 10: Human Rights Advocacy
February 12 – 17: Cultural Heritage Preservation
February 20—23: Multiculturalism and Diversity
March
February 28 - March 3: NGO Management
March 6– 8: Forest Fire Management
March 9 –12: Global Women’s Health
Upcoming Projects
March
16-19: U.S Justice System—A regional Project
for Africa
16-19: Women’s Leaders : Agents of Social
Change—A Regional Project for the Americas
28: Public Health: Infectious Diseases—
Regional Project for Africa
April
6-12: Developing Civil Society for Women: Re-
gional Project for Africa
16-20 Open World Rumsfeld Fellowship (We
Need Home-stay hosts!)
20-24: Youth Civic Engagement—
Multiregional Project
June
4-19: Young Transatlantic Innovators Leader-
ship Initiative (We Need Home-stay hosts!)
138 Visitors from 70 Countries!
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Upcoming
Events
From Albuquerque Sister
Cities
June 15 - June 26, 2016
Membership trip to Helmstedt,
Germany. Contact Chair Na-
than Young for more details
(977.6033 or na-
Santa Fe World Symposium
on “Crisis in Migration”
April 18th 9:30-5:30 & April
19th 9:30am –3pm
For more information & tick-
ets visit http://sfwaf.org or
A Huge Thank You to All of Our Volunteers! We would like to take the time to thank all the volunteers who have hosted visi-
tors in their homes and escorted visitors around Albuquerque this quarter. All
of our volunteers are a special part of our program and are the reason why our organi-
zation is so special. The program would not be complete without all your hard work
and efforts!
Escorts
Jim & Terry Crowe, Donna Pedace, Jennifer Starr, Nancy Kilpatrick, Denise Bucci,
Lane Leckman, and Jill Nortwick
Home Hospitality
Don & Berta Wagstaff, Susi & Charlie Knoblach, Vivian & George Skadron, Charlie &
Stanley Steen, John & Anne Heard, Anne Callaghan, Jim & Terry Crowe, Rachel
Justus, Nancy Kilpatrick, Donna Pedace, Ali & Massi Ghoreshi, and Lisa Marbury
Global Ties ABQ Holiday
Party — Thank you again,
Bill & Carol Yarnall!
On December 13th, Bill and Carol Yarnall opened their home to Global Ties ABQ members to celebrate
the holidays and our recent achievements. We all enjoyed a wonderful spread of delicious food and drink!
Global Ties U.S. National Meeting
in January
The Global Ties US National Meeting in
DC was another wonderful, well organized
event. We heard many great speakers talk
about citizen diplomacy and the im-
portance of it in the world we live in today.
Along with our colleagues in Santa Fe, we
met with Senator Heinrich to discuss the
importance of International Exchanges and
the International Visitor Leadership Pro-
gram.
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Global Ties ABQ Membership:
Renew or Join Today!
Thank you to everyone who has renewed and joined with
Global Ties ABQ. We have had 33 new members and
renewals so far since September!
If you haven’t joined or renewed yet, We welcome and
invite you to become a member or renew your member-
ship in whichever membership category is best for you.
Volunteers are welcomed in every level!
Citizen Diplomat – a pledge of at least 2 volunteer ac-
tivities or more or an annual contribution of $35.00 in
a 12 month period. Diplomats receive:
Opportunities to engage with International Visitors
Invitations to member-only events.
Citizen Minister – an annual contribution of $50.00 or
more in a 12 month period. Ministers receive Citizen
Diplomat Benefits plus:
Subscription to the Foreign Policy Magazine
Citizen Envoy – an annual contribution of $100 or
more in a 12 month period – Envoys receive Citizen
Minister Benefits plus:
Invitations to member-only events for you and your fami-
ly
Member rates for the Santa Fe Council on International
Relations Lecture Series and Travel Programs for two
people.
Membership to Albuquerque Sister Cities
Citizen Consul– an annual contribution of $500 or
more in a 12 month period. Consuls receive Citizen
Envoy Benefits plus:
One Free Registration to one Global Ties U.S. Regional
Summit during the year
Citizen Ambassador – an annual contribution of
$1,000 or more in a 12 month period. Ambassadors
receive Citizen Consul Benefits plus:
One Free Registration for the National Global Ties U.S.
Meeting in January.
How to Apply or Renew Member-
ship?
JOIN and PAY ONLINE!
www.globaltiesabq.org
OR
Request a Membership Application from
the office and send it back with your
membership dues.
Upcoming Monthly Topics for
our Social Media:
March –Empowering Women
April –Sustainability
May - International Trade
Meet our New Interns!
Sierra Cerda & Brenda Macias are both
Seniors at UNM. Sierra is pursuing her
BA in Intercultural Communications.
She is currently working on social me-
dia, proposals, and media relations for
the office. Brenda is pursuing a BA in
Mass Communication with a concentra-
tion in strategic communication and a
second BA in Spanish with a minor in
Chinese. Explorer and a creator, art
and graphic design are two of her
greatest passions. Brenda is working
on the marketing strategy and commu-
nications for the Global Innovator Pro-
gram. Both Sierra and Brenda has
have the pleasure to participate in
Home Hospitality!
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This September, Global Ties ABQ is pleased to
announce that it will launch it’s first community-
focused program, the Global Innovator Program!
As you may know, Global Ties ABQ was award-
ed the Mayor’s Prize Award in November for the
development of the Global Innovator Program.
This program aims to build international business
and community in New Mexico while fostering
support for Albuquerque’s up-and-coming start-
up industry and small business community. The
goal of the program is to educated entrepreneurs
and investors on the global business climate and
how to successfully expand their markets. This
will be done through informative and practical
sessions and an optional tailored trade mission.
For the program’s first year, the regional focus
will be on the Americas.
Selected companies will hear monthly presenta-
tions from experts in their fields on topics such
as: Cross Cultural Communication, International
Law and Trade Agreements, International Mar-
keting, Financing, Banking, Exporting, & Current
World Issues.
Applications for program will open on June 1st.
Please share the news with any small-business
owners that are looking to have their business
step in to the world.
Our Board Members:
Lisa Marbury, President
Darrell Garcia, Vice President
Sandy Steen, Immediate Past
President
Mike Langer, Secretary
Vanessa Wheeler, Treasurer
Carol Yarnall, Member-At-Large
Meghan Lowe, Member-At-
Large
Lucio Lanucara, Member-At-
Large
Contact Us:
Write or call for more information or
with any comments and sugges-
tions.
Global Ties ABQ
PO Box 30485
Albuquerque, NM 87190
(505) 888-1867
Or contact us via email:
Or visit us on the web at:
www.globaltiesabq.org