2023 Summer Institute

The 2023 AIDL Diplomacy and Leadership Institute is dedicated to

Dr. Houda Abadi

the Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace

whose tireless work for peace has been and continues to be an inspiration.

With special thanks to

Dr. Charity Butcher

\\\\ Many thanks to our distinquished speakers:

Leadership and Citizenship

Civil Discourse: Rules for Engagement

Ms. Natasha Derricks / AP Teacher at Dekalb School of the Arts

MLK, Jr.’s Philosophy of Non-violence

Ranger John Jenkins / MLK, Jr. National Historic Site

Servant Leadership

Dr. Edward Queen / Director, Ethics and Servant Leadership, Emory University Center for Ethics

Introduction to Ethics

Dr. Jonathan Crane / Associate Professor of Medicine & Religion, Emory University Center for Ethics

Importance of a Free Media

Dr. Kaiser Lough / Professor in UGA College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Diplomacy & Peacebuilding

Diplomatic Protocol

Ms. Coryn Marsik / International Relations Manager, Georgia Dept. of Economic Development

Atlanta's Diplomacy

Ms. Paulina Guzman / Deputy Director of Diplomacy and External Affairs, Mayor’s Office of

International Affairs & Trade

US Foreign Service

Mr. Andrew Paul / Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State in Washington D.C.

International Diplomacy

Mr. James K. Hill / Consul General of Canada to Georgia and the Southeast

Peaceful Coexistence

Ms. Sara McKlin / Site Operations Coordinator for the Cannon Chapel

Peacebuilding in the Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East

Mr. Gidon Bromberg / Founder and Co-Director of EcoPeace Middle East

Hand in Hand Schools

Mr. Lee Gordon / Founder and Executive Director of Hand in Hand Schools of Israel

Peacebuilding in Jerusalem

Ms. Hannah Hochkeppel / Co-Director of American Programs of Seeds of Peace/Kids4Peace

Mr. Omri Massarwe / Kids4Peace Speaker - an Arab voice, Freelance Multimedia Producer

Mr. Or Rozner / Seeds of Peace Speaker - a Jewish voice, Diplomacy Student at U. of Haifa

Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan

US National Security Council & South Sudan Humanitarian Crisis

Dr. Charity Butcher / Professor, Political Science and International Affairs,

Kennesaw State University

The Carter Center's Work in South Sudan

Ms. Paige Alexander / CEO of the Carter Center

UN Mission in South Sudan

Ms. Maureen Nealon / USAID in Washington D.C. - Former Assoc. Humanitarian Affairs Officer,

UNMISS, Juba, South Sudan

Life of a Refugee

Mr. Ngor Mayol / Former Lost Boy of the Sudan

Migration in Central America

Migration: Causes & Solutions

Mr. James Watson / Retired USAID Mission Director in Honduras

Violence Prevention in Honduras

Ms. Gabriella Leva / Former USAID Official in Honduras

Youth Activism

Starting a Nonprofit

Mr. Maurits Acosta / Rising Senior at Miami-Hileah Lakes High School and

Founder of Virtutem Populo

Student Sharing: Opportunities

Study Abroad in Paris - Sophia / Grad Student at GA Tech

Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange - Calla

Guatemalan Consulate - Erin

World Academic Quest - Hortencia

Special Guest

Program Debriefing

Mr. Trevor Williams / Managing Editor for Global Atlanta

Featured Keynote Speaker

Peacebuidling

Dr. Houda Abadi / Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace; 2018 AIDL

Peacebuilder Award Recipient

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the Director of the Kennesaw State University School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development for her many years of help running our National Security Council Simulation.

Week One - The Virtual Workshop

Monday, June 12

9:00 Welcome and Program Orientation - Mr. Bob McCormick, Director of the AIDL 10:00 Healthy Guidlines for Civil Engagement - Ms. Natasha Derricks, Dekalb School of the Arts 11:00 Community Building 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Briefing: Migration in Central America 2:00 Preparation for the US National Security Council Simulation

Ms. Natascha Derricks from the Dekalb School of the Arts leads students in creating their own guidelines for healthy civil engagement.

Tuesday, June 13

10:00 USAID in Central American Countries - Mr. James Watson, Retired USAID Official 11:00 Diplomatic Protocol - Ms. Coryn Marsik, GA. Dept. of Economic Development 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Atlanta’s Diplomacy - Ms. Paulina Guzman, Atlanta Mayor’s Office 2:00 Tools of Diplomacy - Dr. Charity Butcher, KSU – Director of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development

Mr. James Watson, a former USAID Official, talks about USAID's work in Central America.

Ms. Paulina Guzman - Atlanta Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs Topic: Atlanta's Diplomacy

Wednesday, June 14

9:00 Briefing: Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan 10:00 US Foreign Service - Mr. Andrew Paul, FSO at the US Dept. of State 11:00 Group Projects 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Carter Center Visit to South Sudan - Ms. Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center 2:00 Briefing: Conflict in the Middle East

Ms. Paige Alexander - CEO of the Carter Center gives a presentation about South Sudan and the Carter Center's work Waging Peace, Fighting Disease and Building Hope.

Mr. Andrew Paul Zooms with us from Washington, DC to talk about careers with the US Department of State.

Thursday, June 15

9:00 Violence Prevention in Honduras - Ms. Gabriella Leva, Former USAID Official 10:00 Peacebuilding through Environmentalism - Mr. Gidon Bromberg, Founder and Co-Director of EcoPeace Middle East 11:00 Group Projects 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Importance of a Free Press to a Stable Democracy - Dr. Kyser Lough, UGA School of Journalism

Ms. Gabriella Leva, former USAID Official, talks about her challenges and amazing success combating violence in Honduras.

Dr. Kyser Lough, Professor at UGA's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications

Topic: Importance of Freedom of the Press

Mr. Gidon Bromberg - Founder and Co-Director of EcoPeace Middle East and Time Magazine Environmental Hero in 2008 Topic: Bringing together environmentalists from Jordan, Palestine, and Israel to clean up the Jordan River.

Friday, June 16

9:00 Hand in Hand Schools of Israel - Mr. Lee Gordon, Co-Founder and Exec. Director 10:00 K4P/Seeds of Peace - Ms. Hannah Hochkeppel with Mr. Omri Massarwe and Mr. Or Rozner 11:00 Group Projects 12:00 Lunch 1:00 UNMISS In South Sudan - Ms. Maureen Nealon, Former UNMISS official 2:00 Presentation of Group Projects

Mr. Or Rozner, a Seeds of Peace alum, joins us from Jerusalem via Zoom to give a Jewish perspective of Peacebuilding.

Ms. Hannah Hochkeppel, Co-Program Director of Seeds of Peace for the US, moderates the peacebuilding discussion.

Mr. Omri Massarwe, a Kids4Peace alum, Zooms with us from Jerusalem to give an Arab perspective of Peacebuilding.

Ms. Maureen Nealson, former UNMISS official stationed in Juba, South Sudan is now with USAID in Washington, DC Topic: the Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan

Mr. Lee Gordon - Co-Founder and Executive Director of Hand in Hand Schools of Israel

Topic: Jewish-Arab Education

Maureen and UNMISS embedded with the Peacekeepers

Week Two - In person

Monday, June 19

Optional program: Juneteenth Celebration - Families are invited to join us. Topic: MLK Jr’s Life and Legacy - Ranger John Jenkins at the MLK National Historic Park 10:00 Meet upstairs at Fire Station # 6 - Ranger Jenkins talks about MLK. Jr’s Life and Legacy 10:30 Private tour of the MLK Birth house and Presentation about MLK family 11:00 Tour of Ebenezer Baptist Church 11:30 Return to MLK Center to go through the exhibits on their own.

Ranger John Jenkins of the National Park Service talks about MLK, Jr.'s Life and Legacy.

Ms. Coryn Marsik - Georgia Department of Economic Development Topic: Economic Diplomacy and Diplomatic Protocol

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Tuesday, June 20

9:00 First Day at the Emory University Center for Ethics 9:15 Tour of Cannon Chapel - Ms. Sara McKlin, Site Operations Coordinator 10:00 Servant Leadership - Dr. Edward Queen, Emory Center for Ethics 11:00 Intro to Ethics - Dr. Jonathan Crane, Emory Center for Ethics 12:00 Lunch in Cox Dining Hall

1:00 South Sudan - Mr. Ngor Mayol, Former Lost Boy of the Sudan 2:00 Preparation for National Security Council Simulation

Ms. Sara McLinn, the Site Coordinator for the Cannon Chapel, explains how all religions share the facility.

Dr. Edward Queen from the Center for Ethics at Emory University

Topic: Servant Leadership

Dr. Jonathan Crane, Professor at Emory University Center for Ethics.

Topic: Introduction to Ethics

Mr. Ngor Mayol, Former Lost Boy of the Sudan. Topic: Building Schools in South Sudan

Wednesday, June 21

9:00 Opening Positions in National Security Council Simulation - Dr. Charity Butcher, KSU Director of School of Conflict Management 10:00 Begin NSC Discussions 11:00 Continue NSC Discussions & Deliberations 12:00 Lunch 12:30 Conclude NSC Discussions & Deliberations 2:00 Starting a Nonprofit - Mr. Maurits Acosta, Virtutem Populo

Dr. Charity Butcher - Director of the KSU College of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding, and Development manages our NSC Simulation

Mr. Maurits Acosta - Founder and Executive Director of Virtutem Populo; Junior at Hileah-Miami Lakes High School Topic: Starting a Nonprofit

Thursday, June 22

9:00 Presentation of recommendations to Presidents 9:30 Long Break for Presidential Deliberations 10:00 Presidents Announce Decisions (Dr. Butcher via Zoom) 10:30 NSC Debriefing (Dr. Butcher via Zoom) 12: 00 Lunch 1:00 International Diplomacy - Consul General James K. Hill, Canadian Consulate 2:00 Closing Keynote Speaker: “Building Peace" - Dr. Houda Abadi, Founder & Executive Director of Transformative Peace

Mr. James K. Hill - Counsel General for Canada to the Southeast US Topic: A Career as a Consul General

Dr. Abadi was presented the first ever AIDL Peacebuilder Award in 2018

for "her kindness, compassion, and optimism while promoting social justice, peace, and unity."

Dr. Houda Abadi - Founder and Executive Director of Transformative Peace; Recipient of the 2018 AIDL Peacebuilder Award Keynote Address: Building Peace

Friday, June 23

9:00 Scholarships and Study Abroad Opportunities - Sophia, Calla, Erin, Hortencia 10:00 Program Debrief - Mr. Trevor Williams, Managing Editor of Global Atlanta 11:00 Final Remarks 11:30 Awards Ceremony & Celebration