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SUMMARY:High School Program: Diplomacy in Practice
DESCRIPTION:The Los Angeles World Affairs Council is proud to partner with our co-host\, The Difference Engine at Arizona State University\, for a special high school program\, Diplomacy in Practice\, on Friday\, September 19th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the ASU California Center in Downtown Los Angeles. This engaging panel discussion will feature the Consuls General of the United Kingdom\, Kenya\, and Romania\, offering students from across Los Angeles County a firsthand look at how diplomacy shapes international cooperation and local impact. Thanks to our generous sponsor\, this program is free for high school students and their chaperones teachers or parents who can provide transportation to and from the venue.If you are a teacher or parent interested in bringing students to this program\, please contact Krista Seitz at kseitz@lawac.org or (424) 258-6160.Learn more about our co-host The Difference Engine here.The Difference Engine MissionWe build things to help people.\n\nThe Difference Engine at Arizona State University is a venture studio that creates practical solutions to inequality by leveraging student innovation\, faculty expertise\, and community leadership. We believe that communities experiencing inequality are best positioned to solve their own challenges they just need the right support\, tools\, and facilitation to launch their ideas and transform the institutions that affect their lives. As a university-wide initiative housed in ASU's Office of University Affairs\, we draw expertise from across ASU's academic landscape\, from law and liberal arts to engineering and business.\nEhsan Zaffar\, Chief Difference Engineer\, The Difference EngineEvent Recap:The Los Angeles World Affairs Council (LAWAC) hosted a High School Program on Diplomacy in Practice\, featuring Consul General Lucia Sava of Romania\, Consul General Paul Rennie of the United Kingdom\, and Ambassador Ezra Chiloba of Kenya. Moderated by Mpambo Wina from the Marlborough School\, the discussion centered on the importance of diplomacy\, the role of youth in engineering change\, and the evolving skills needed for global leadership. Panelists shared personal career journeys\, insights into negotiation strategies\, and reflections on challenges and opportunities in international relations.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false" spellcheck="false"><p><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Georgia\, serif\;">The Los Angeles World Affairs Council is proud to partner with our co-host\, <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">The Difference Engine&nbsp\;</strong>at Arizona State University\, for a special high school program\, <em><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Diplomacy in Practice</strong></em>\, on <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Friday\, September 19th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at the ASU California Center in Downtown Los Angeles</strong>. This engaging panel discussion will feature the <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Consuls General of the United Kingdom\, Kenya\, and Romania</strong>\, offering students from across Los Angeles County a firsthand look at how diplomacy shapes international cooperation and local impact.&nbsp\;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Georgia\, serif\;">Thanks to our generous sponsor\, this program is <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">free for high school students and their chaperones</strong>&mdash\;teachers or parents&mdash\;who can provide transportation to and from the venue.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Georgia\, serif\;">If you are a teacher or parent interested in bringing students to this program\, please contact Krista Seitz at kseitz@lawac.org or (424) 258-6160.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Georgia\, serif\;">Learn more about our co-host The Difference Engine <a fr-original-style="" href="https://thedifferenceengine.asu.edu/#:~:text=We%20are%20an%20ASU-wide%20center%20that%20pairs%20interdisciplinary\,well%20as%20anyone%20else%20interested%20in%20our%20work." rel="noopener noreferrer" style="user-select: auto\;" target="_blank">here.</a></span></p><div style="border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: 1.2\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-family: Georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><b data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">The Difference Engine Mission</b></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-family: Georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;">We build things to help people.<br><br>The Difference Engine at Arizona State University is a venture studio that creates practical solutions to inequality by leveraging student innovation\, faculty expertise\, and community leadership. We believe that communities experiencing inequality are best positioned to solve their own challenges&mdash\;they just need the right support\, tools\, and facilitation to launch their ideas and transform the institutions that affect their lives. As a university-wide initiative housed in ASU&#39\;s Office of University Affairs\, we draw expertise from across ASU&#39\;s academic land</span><span style="font-size: 18px\;">scape\, from law and liberal arts to engineering and business.</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-family: Georgia\,serif\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><br></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-variant-numeric: inherit\; font-variant-east-asian: inherit\; font-variant-alternates: inherit\; font-variant-position: inherit\; font-variant-emoji: inherit\; font-weight: 400\; font-stretch: inherit\; font-size: 12pt\; line-height: inherit\; font-family: Aptos\, Aptos_EmbeddedFont\, Aptos_MSFontService\, Calibri\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-optical-sizing: inherit\; font-size-adjust: inherit\; font-kerning: inherit\; font-feature-settings: inherit\; font-variation-settings: inherit\; margin: 0px\; padding: 0px\; vertical-align: baseline\; color: black\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; text-align: left\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Georgia\, serif\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Ehsan Zaffar\,&nbsp\;</strong>Chief Difference Engineer\, The Difference Engine</span></div><p><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/c_limit\,w_1545\,h_2000/v1756835120/tenants/92b8ab83-317a-4ac9-88b9-89288e82c370/35e8aa593c47425782d61275df5422fc/HS-Program-Diplomacy-Flyer.png" width="791" height="1024" fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" style="position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;"></p><hr fr-original-style="" style="clear: both\; user-select: none\; break-after: page\;"><p><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Georgia\, serif\;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700\;">Event Recap:</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px\; font-family: Georgia\, serif\;">The Los Angeles World Affairs Council (LAWAC) hosted a High School Program on Diplomacy in Practice\, featuring Consul General Lucia Sava of Romania\, Consul General Paul Rennie of the United Kingdom\, and Ambassador Ezra Chiloba of Kenya. 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