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Philadelphia World Heritage Day was instituted by Mayor Jim Kenney in 2016, and is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of each May. This annual event is an important part of bringing awareness of Philadelphia's World Heritage City to all city residents. Each year, the celebration is carried out in a different location and in a different way. In 2022, we will celebrate our 7th year as a World Heritage City by holding a week of activities and event to be held May 22-27th.  

Eisenhower Fellowships Chairman, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, will host the Chairman’s Seminar and Pin Ceremony for our 2022 Africa Fellows, 2021 USA Fellows, 2021 Global Scholars and invited guests at 3:00 PM at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

Eisenhower Fellowships will host a dinner conversation with best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman, our 2022 Africa Fellows combating climate change and our 2021 USA Fellows at 6:00 PM Wednesday, May 18 at The Liberty View at Independence Visitor Center.

Join the World Affairs Council on an exclusive 14-day journey through Morocco. From the imperial cities of Rabat, Fez, and Marrakech to the imposing High Atlas Mountains and the vast Sahara, explore Morocco’s unique history and culture.

On March 31st, celebrate the 200th anniversary of the return of the first free Black Americans to what is now known as Liberia!

Togo - Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment Informal member gathering planned alongside confirmed in-person International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program.

A family program of stories and songs with the master storyteller, Charlotte Blake Alston. Charlotte selects from her wide repertoire of stories and songs that feature animals from the African and African American oral traditions such as “Anansi”, “Starfish”, “How Raccoon Got His Dinner”, “Billy Goats’ Gruff” and “Little Red Hen.”