Regional Programs

The Regional Programs team arranges public programming in the United States outside the Washington, DC area. As liaison to many organizations across the country, the division encourages dialogue between U.S. Department of State policymakers and the American public to improve public awareness of and involvement in the Department and its work. To encourage such dialog, the Regional Programs staff:

• Sends U.S. Department of State officials around the country to address conferences and civic organizations, meet with community leaders, and speak at academic institutions. These public outreach programs are arranged to accommodate full- or half-day agendas and encourage the exchange of information and opinions with a broad cross-section of groups in the community.
• Organizes videoconferences to enable U.S. Department of State officials to speak with civic and foreign policy groups, professional associations and schools and universities.
• Arranges for Department employees to volunteer their time during travel to their hometowns to speak publicly with local organizations and students through the Hometown Diplomats program.

	Have we been to your community recently? Click on the map at left to read about recent public outreach events in communities across the country. You can also read about Hometown Diplomats, State Department employees who are selected by the Regional Programs staff to volunteer during travel to their hometowns to speak about the work of the Department.

For more information about our public outreach programs or to arrange for a State Department speaker to address your organization, please contact us at paregionalprograms@state.gov or (202) 647-5171.