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Accountable Governance Delegation from Moldova
September 23, 2019
Raleigh, NC: Moldova: Members of Parliament
Moldova
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.
Accountable Governance Delegations from Russia
September 11, 2019
Longmont, CO: Russia: Pediatric Trauma Treatment
Sioux Falls, SD: Russia: Demographics and Epidemiology
Omaha, NE: Russia: Nelson Fellows, Oncology
Cleveland, OH: Russia: Palliative Care
Spokane, WA: Russia: Sports Disability Programs
Tuscon, AZ: Russia: Sports Disability Programs
Russia
Social Issues: Open World will invite mixed delegations of legislators, executive branch and NGO officials, and other community leaders to the United States to see how their counterparts here work to address social services delivery and funding issues. Programs should enable delegates to learn on-site about the operations, structure, and funding of leading public and private social service agencies; job-shadow their professional counterparts; meet with legislators and legislative staff to discuss social services issues, legislation, and funding; and meet with NGO leaders who work with or advocate for special populations (e.g., disabled, elderly, or economically disadvantaged citizens; adoptive families and children in the foster care system; abused, neglected, or abandoned children; victims of domestic violence; substance abusers; and those with life-threatening diseases and conditions).
Accountable Governance Delegation from Kosovo
September 9, 2019
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Kosovo: Members of Parliament
Kosovo
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.
Rule of Law Delegations from Mongolia and North Macedonia
June 20, 2019
Princeton, WV: Mongolia: Judges
Albuquerque, NM: Mongolia: Judges
Bismarck, ND: Mongolia: Prosecutors
Oklahoma City, OK: North Macedonia: Judges
Mongolia and North Macedonia
Judicial Rule of Law: Delegates explore U.S. approaches to court proceedings, the jury-trial process, the adversarial system, plea-bargaining, alternative dispute resolution, law enforcement and corrections practices, and the legislative process. Other possible topics include judicial independence, judicial ethics, juvenile justice practices, financial dispute resolution, bankruptcy proceedings, and judicial administration. Delegations usually meet with federal, state, and/or (if applicable) local legislators or their staff to discuss judiciary-related legislative issues and funding.
Accountable Governance Delegation from Serbia
June 18, 2019
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Serbia: Members of Parliament
Serbia
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.
Accountable Governance Delegations from Kazakhstan and Russia
June 12, 2019
Fort Worth, TX: Kazakhstan: U.S. Libraries, Community Centers
Annapolis, MD: Russia: Building Quality Communities Partnerships
Louisville, KY: Russia: Civic Leaders Partnerships
Grants Pass, OR: Russia: Community Development Partnerships
White Bear Lake, MN: Russia: Special Education, Preparing Disabled for the Work Force
Tulsa, OK: Russia: Media, Journalism
Kazakhstan and Russia
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.
Accountable Governance Delegations from Kosovo, Georgia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
June 5, 2019
Seattle, WA: Kosovo: Economic Development, Community-Led Tourism Development
Salt Lake City, UT: Kosovo: Energy Independence, Integrating Renewable Energy into the Power Supply
Parker, CO: Georgia: Economic Development, Rural Tourism Development
Houston, TX: Ukraine: Decentralization of Health Care
Bedford, TX: Ukraine: Decentralization of Health Care
Milwaukee, WI: Ukraine: Infrastructure Development
Great Falls, MT: Ukraine: Local Governance--Regional Economic Development
Highland Height, KY: Ukraine: Local Governance-- Regional Economic Development
Rochester, NY: Ukraine: Scouting, Leadership, Change Agent
Sacramento, CA: Uzbekistan: Parliamentary Staffers
Kosovo, Georgia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management
Accountable Governance Delegations from Various Countries
June 2, 2019
Philadelphia, PA: StrategEast
Richmond, VA: StrategEast
Various Countries
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.
Accountable Governance Delegations from Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine
May 29, 2019
Maryville, TN: Armenia: Civic Education
Toledo, OH: Moldova: Civil Society Non-Governmental Organizations
Columbia, SC: Ukraine: Decentralization, Regional Economic Development
Concord, CA: Ukraine: Decentralization, Regional Economic Development
Akron, OH: Ukraine: Issues of Internally Displaced Persons
Tulsa, OK: Ukraine: Issues of Internally Displaced Persons
Morgantown, WV: Ukraine: Women Veterans
Syracuse, NY: Women Veterans
Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management; Social Issues: Open World will invite mixed delegations of legislators, executive branch and NGO officials, and other community leaders to the Unites States to see how their counterparts here work to address social services delivery and funding issues. Programs should enable delegates to learn on-site about the operations, structure, and funding of leading public and private social service agencies; job-shadow their professional counterparts; meet with legislators and legislative staff to discuss social services issues, legislation, and funding; and meet with NGO leaders who work with or advocate for specials populations (e.g., disabled, elderly, or economically disadvantaged citizens; adoptive families and children in the foster care system; abused neglected, or abandoned children; victims of domestic violence; substance abusers; and those with life-threatening diseases and conditions). Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.
Accountable Governance Delegations from Various Countries
May 15, 2019
Little Rock, AR: Kazakhstan: Local Legislators
Pittsburgh, PA: Russia: Public Defenders
Homer, AK: Russia: Regional Economic Development--Fishing Industry and Tourism
Albany, NY: Serbia: Anti-Corruption
Providence, RI: Uzbekistan: Women Leaders
Various Countries
Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management; Civic Rule of Law: Programs aimed at legal professionals in the fields of legal education, juvenile justice, and legal advocacy for underserved populations should provide delegates with the opportunity to see how these issues are dealt with in the United States at the national level and enable the delegates to explore these issues in-depth with their American counterparts at the local level.

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