Many people think that international diplomacy is only conducted by national leaders at conferences and embassies. In fact diplomacy is conducted every day by average citizens. The United States Department of State is aware of the importance of citizen-level cross-cultural exchange as a means of increasing international harmony. The State Department refers to this citizen to citizen exchange as public diplomacy. The Rotary Club of Ellensburg, a chapter of Rotary International, is very involved in a particular form of public diplomacy: international student exchange programs.