IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 569 
Supporting the work of citizen diplomacy organizations and encouraging the 
convening of a Presidential Summit on Global Citizen Diplomacy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2009 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. LATHAM, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. 
HINCHEY, and Mr. MCGOVERN) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the work of citizen diplomacy organizations and 
encouraging the convening of a Presidential Summit on 
Global Citizen Diplomacy. 
Whereas citizen diplomacy is the initiative of individual peo-
ple in the United States and nonprofit groups to interact 
with citizens of other countries in a spirit of goodwill and 
mutual understanding; 
Whereas millions of people in the United States have partici-
pated in citizen diplomacy efforts in many different ways, 
such as by hosting foreign students, participating in med-
ical missions, joining sports or artistic exchanges, and 
participating in significant discussions with citizens of 
other countries when traveling abroad; 
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Whereas the number of private sector, nongovernmental orga-
nizations, and faith communities involved in citizen diplo-
macy has increased significantly over the past decade, en-
couraged by the increased ease of international commu-
nications between citizens in different countries; 
Whereas organizations such as Sister Cities International, 
Partners of the Americas, World Affairs Councils of 
America, and the National Council for International Visi-
tors, among others, have distinguished records in pro-
moting citizen diplomacy between people in the United 
States and citizens of other countries; 
Whereas these organizations seek to expand opportunities for 
people in the United States of all backgrounds to engage 
with the rest of the world through exchanges in education 
and business, through churches and nonprofit organiza-
tions, and through a diverse array of other programs; 
Whereas many people develop their most powerful impres-
sions of this Nation through face-to-face encounters with 
people in the United States when they visit this country 
or when United States citizens travel abroad; 
Whereas effective citizen diplomacy promotes the best of 
American values, generosity, and community service to 
citizens of other countries, which is a powerful projection 
of a key goal of United States foreign policy; 
Whereas the global spread of information and communica-
tions technology has empowered individuals around the 
world to participate in the international exchange of ideas 
and to influence the policies of their governments; 
Whereas the Peace Corps is an extraordinary example of how 
citizen diplomacy can make lasting differences in rela-
tions between nations, with its nearly five decades of suc-
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cess in building bonds of friendship between people in the 
United States and citizens of other lands; 
Whereas United States public diplomacy programs, such as 
International Visitors, Fulbright academic exchanges, 
student exchanges, the United States Speaker and Spe-
cialist program, sports diplomacy, and cultural ex-
changes, build ties of mutual understanding between indi-
viduals and lay the groundwork for international coopera-
tion; 
Whereas the National Lieutenant Governors Association has 
issued a resolution titled ‘‘Smart Power Public Diplo-
macy: Using Citizen Diplomacy to Strengthen U.S. 
World Standing’’, calling for expanded public diplomacy 
activities and greater focus on the contributions of citizen 
diplomacy; 
Whereas the United States Center for Citizen Diplomacy ac-
tively promotes the activities of some 400 outreach orga-
nizations throughout the United States; 
Whereas the non-partisan United States Center for Citizen 
Diplomacy, in support of its mission to dramatically in-
crease our global engagement, has issued a ‘‘Call to Ac-
tion’’ that urges all people in the United States to be-
come globally conscious and engaged through education 
and study abroad, development programs, commerce, ex-
changes in the arts and sports, international volunteer 
service, and educational tourism; 
Whereas the United States Center for Citizen Diplomacy has 
called on President Obama to establish an ‘‘Initiative for 
Global Citizen Diplomacy’’, and to help support this ef-
fort by participating in a Presidential Summit on Global 
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