Dear CCI Friends and Recent 2020 Trip Inquirers,
The same week the Coronavirus began flooding the news … we had planned to send CCI’s 2020 Trip announcement to you!
Ambassador Jack Matlock, who plans to Co-Lead this trip, was the first to caution, “We need to hold off on the trip’s September date. It may be later before travel can be contemplated.”
We still don’t have a travel date, but we want to plant the seed for the coming trip in your mind! It may not be safe before June 2021. We are waiting to learn what the experts say. However, this trip to Russia, the most extensive ever, will definitely happen!
We are sending you CCI’s 2020 Trip PR piece (see below). Why? To whet your interest in our next unique trip to Russia. Also, below is our CCI 2020 Application. Feel free to fill it in and send back to us. You will be under no obligation to travel if it doesn’t seem right for you when we set the final date. Currently we have 25 persons who have requested to travel when our expert voices give the “Go” signal. We will begin sending out educational materials along the way.
FYI, the 2020/2021 trip will include seven former CCI delegates to assist with details of managing a large number of participants, hopefully up to 100 American fact-finders. All travelers will meet with noted Russian experts in Moscow, then fan out in dyads and triads to 30 Russian cities to learn about Russian life far from Russia’s two capital cities. Afterward, the delegates will reconvene in St. Petersburg for the Report Out, where they will share their experiences from across Russia’s regions. After a full day of the Report Out, they will meet with St. Petersburg business owners and university students, and will have time to enjoy palaces, museums and performances.
Plan to travel with us. More to follow soon!
Sharon Tennison
Center for Citizen Initiatives
FYI: Good news!
On January 23rd, Russia’s President Putin proposed a 2020 SUMMIT of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (Russia, France, Britain, China and the United States) to discuss the immense challenges facing the world at this moment in history. All, including President Trump, have now agreed to meet during September 2020 at the United Nations in New York.
Below are our 2020 Trip Brochure and Application. Fill the latter out and come with us for the experience of your life! Questions? Just email me at sharon@ccisf.org.
Click here to see CCI’s official 2020 trip flyer.
Click here for CCI’s application for the September 2020 trip. (The CCI application will be downloaded to your computer where you can open it.)