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CPD and L.A. Mayor's Office for International Affairs hosted the 2nd summit on city diplomacy November 14.
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2019 CPD-MOIA Summer Associate Sophia Ketring reflects on her time interning with LA Mayor Garcetti's Office of International Affairs.
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Art and cultural nonprofits carry significant influence as non-state cultural diplomacy actors, writes CPD Blogger Leila Nazarian.
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Read this re-post from Foreign Policy, where Ambassador Nina Hachigian examines how urban centers can take international relations into their own hands.
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Deadline to apply is April 15! Join us for two weeks of multi-disciplinary, solution-driven learning in Los Angeles.
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CPD-MOIA Summer Associate Daniel Toomey recounts his internship experience at the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of International Affairs.
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Examining the global reach of city-level tech adoption, from drones to self-driving cars.
Watch CPD's panel on "The Future of City Diplomacy," discussing the role U.S. cities play in shaping the international arena.