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Gulf Coast Diplomacy guests met with PSC President Alex Kelly and toured workforce programs on the Pensacola campus.

Gulf Coast Diplomacy guests met with PSC President Alex Kelly and toured workforce programs on the Pensacola campus.

Gulf Coast Diplomacy brought guests from seven countries to Pensacola State College on Thursday, Oct. 29. The visit was part of Current U.S. Social, Political, and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders II, an international exchange initiative sponsored by the U.S.  Department of State through its International Visitor Leadership Program.

The program supports U.S. national security objectives by building relationships between Americans and international leaders in government, business, academia and other fields.

Accompanied by International Visitor Liaison Olga Osadcii, the delegation included:

  • Anna Aleksanyan, founding board member and program development manager, WINNET Goris Development Foundation, Armenia;
  • Otto Suhonen, municipal council member, Municipality of Nurmijärvi, Finland;
  • Delfina Belli, senior associate for AI governance, The Future Society, Italy;
  • Emil Engen Granas, international advisor, Troms County Council, Norway;
  • Delia Dascalu, journalist, Romania;
  • Aljosa Palija, advisor to the minister, Ministry of European Integration, Serbia; and
  • Yana Levytska, senior lecturer, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine.

During their visit, participants explored topics including political and governance systems, social and civic issues, economic and policy areas, and comparative contexts, evaluating how similar challenges manifest differently in the U.S. compared to their home countries.

In addition to meeting with PSC President Alex Kelly, the group toured the college’s Culinary Management, Welding Technology and Engineering Technology programs.