By Cecilia Cross, Executive Director, San Antonio Council for International Visitors Exchanges play a valuable part in advancing efforts to promote the roles of women in society and eliminate the obstacles that prevent women from reaching their full potential. In recent years, the San Antonio Council for International Visitors (SACIV) has welcomed hundreds of remarkable women leaders to San Antonio, TX participating in International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) projects

A Single Country Project for Ukraine On Thursday morning, our visitors met with representatives of Greater San Antonio’s Chamber of Commerce’s Military Affairs Council, a committee which focuses on building ties between the business community and local military organizations; supporting the many military missions accomplished in San Antonio; and providing support for service members, retirees, and their families. Mr. Dave Petersen, Chamber Executive Vice President, and Ms. Lo

A Single Country Project for Saudi Arabia On November 2nd - November 6th, 2019, SACIV welcomed six international visitors from Saudi Arabia for an IVLP project entitled “US Foreign Policy Decision Making." Their program in San Antonio provided insight into one of the country’s most pressing foreign policy issues, which has profound implications for domestic and foreign policy. The debate over immigration, and the related human rights concerns surrounding refugee and asylum r