June 19 - 22, 2003

Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center
 Burlington, VT

The National Council for International Visitors (NCIV), founded in 1961, is the professional association for nonprofit volunteer organizations around the country who are engaged in citizen diplomacy and are the private sector partners of the US Department of State in administering the International Visitor Program.

• NCIV is comprised of 96 community member organizations around the United States, 15 program agency members, and individual and corporate members.
• NCIV members design and implement professional programs, provide cultural activities, and offer home hospitality and home stays for foreign leaders, specialists, and international scholars.
• Approximately one-third of NCIV member organizations are all-volunteer. Each year more than 80,000 volunteers are involved in NCIV member activities. In 2001, Senator Arlen Specter nominated NCIV’s citizen diplomat volunteers for the Nobel Peace Prize.