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"Hosting foreign students is one of the most successful elements of our public diplomacy.  We have critiqued and even lamented some aspects of our public diplomacy since the end of the Cold War, but the work of our universities in establishing ties with millions of foreign students stands as an important public diplomacy achievement."
-Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)
October 6, 2004

Profile and Purpose

The San Antonio Council for International Visitors (SACIV) is an organization that arranges professional programming and home hospitality for emerging international leaders who have been selected by the U.S. State Department to come to the United States.

Hundreds of these international visitors come to San Antonio each year, providing opportunities for fostering economic development and cross-cultural understanding. In addition to meeting with professionals in their fields, visitors are invited into the homes of SACIV members for a meal, giving them invaluable first-hand experience with everyday Americans.

The purpose of SACIV is to cultivate mutual understanding and to dispel misconceptions about the United States by introducing foreign visitors to the rich, diverse composition of our society.

SACIV is non-profit, 501 (c)(3) and is affiliated with the National Council of International Visitors (NCIV) that is sponsored by the U. S.  State Department.

SACIV establishes international visitor programs that provide information exchanges with professional resources from the San Antonio area.  To become acquainted with the San Antonio available professional resources see contact information below.

Contact Information

Executive Director:  Irma Reyes

Telephone: 210-832-3259

FAX:: 210-829-4797
 
Postal address:

Grossman International Center

University of the Incarnate Word

847 E. Hildebrand

San Antonio, Texas 78209

 
Electronic mail:
General Information:
Irma Reyes sacivtx@sbcglobal.net
 
Webmaster:
Norman St. Clair stclair@uiwtx.edu
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