Now as we welcome April 2023, we have passed the one year anniversary of our return to in person programming, which took place at the end of March 2022. Thank you to all who have been with us through these past three years, filled with uncertainty, innovation, and a constant striving to build connections between people - to make this world a better place.

We are delighted to share with you a little bit about our first programs of 2023, as well as the myriad ways to join us and make connections in the coming weeks and months.

While keeping each other safe, we have been fortunate to host some 224 people from all over the world in 27 distinct programs since our return to in-person exchanges in late March 2022.

Meet our new team members!! Clockwise from top left - Jordan Blough-Orr, Dante Jean, Jordan Lee and Nite Lawantrakool

Nite reflects one her first weeks interning with Global Ties Kalamazoo.

We are celebrating Jodi Michaels’ six-year anniversary at Global Ties Kalamazoo this month as the organization begins to plan its return to hosting in-person international leadership exchanges and to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Here is a silver lining; while in 2019 – our last full year of in-person programming – we hosted 382 people from 58 countries, in 2021, in a 100% virtual exchange environment, we have been able to host 583 visitors from 112 countries.

Michigan’s “Global Ties” Partners map out a Diplomatic Path for International Exchange for Economic Prosperity!