Organizations and Web Sites

The American Academy of Diplomacy

1800 K St. NW, Suite 1014

Washington, DC 20006

Web site: http://www.academyofdiplomacy.org

American Institute for Foreign Study

River Plaza

9 West Broad St.

Stamford, CT 06902-3788

Toll-free telephone: 800-727-2437

Web site: http://www.aifs.org

Amnesty International

322 8th Ave. New York, NY 10001

Web site: http://www.amnestyusa.org

British Broadcast Company

Web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk

Cable News Network

Web site: http://www.cnn.com

CIA Fact Book - Forms of Government https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2128.html

CIA Fact Book - Guide to Country Profiles https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/profileguide.html

C-SPAN

Web site: http://www.c-span.org

Embassy World

Web site: http://www.embassyworld.com /embassy/inside_usa.htm   

Federal Reserve Bank of New York: The Basics of Foreign Trade and Exchange

Web site: http://www.ny.frb.org /education/fx/index.html

International and Foreign Law Tutorial

Web site: http://www.infoctr.edu /tutorial/international /IntLaw_Tutorial_Intro.htm

International Committee of the Red Cross

Web site: http://www.icrc.org

International Criminal Police Organization

Web site: http://www.interpol.int

National Constitution Center

525 Arch St.

Independence Mall

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Toll-free telephone: 866-917-1787

Web site: http: www.constitutioncenter.org

The New York Times Web site: http://www.nytimes.com

Peace Corps

Web site: http://www.peacecorps.gov

People to People International

World Headquarters

501 E. Armour Blvd.

Kansas City, MO 64109-2200

Web site: http://www.ptpi.org

Presidential Classroom

119 Oronoco St.

Alexandria, VA 22314

Toll-free telephone: 800-441-6533

Web site: http://www.presidentialclassroom.org

Sister Cities International

1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 850

Washington, DC 20004

Web site: http://www.sister-cities.org

United Nations

UN Headquarters

First Avenue at 46th Street

New York, NY 10017

Web site: http://www.un.org

U.S. Agency for International Development

Information Center

Ronald Reagan Building

Washington, DC 20523-1000

Web site: http://www.usaid.gov

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Web site: http://www.unesco.org

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Web site: http://uscis.gov

U.S. Department of State

Web site: http://www.state.gov

U.S. Department of State Youth Exchange Programs

Youth Programs Division

U.S. Department of State

SA-44 301 4th St., SW - Room 568

Washington, DC 20547

Web site: http://exchanges.state.gov /education/citizens/students/

U.S. Embassies and Consulates

Web site: http://usembassy.state.gov/

The Wall Street Journal

Web site: http://www.wsj.com

The Washington Post

Web site: http://www.washingtonpost.com

The World Factbook

Web site: http://www.odci.gov/cia /publications/factbook/index.html

World Health Organization

Web site: http://www.who.int/en/

World Organization of the Scout Movement

Web site: http://www.scout.org

For Citizenship in the World at the Cherokee District Fall 2015 Advance A Rama.

To receive credit for requirements listed below, Scouts are required to actively discuss the topic identified below for these requirements during the class. All other requirements will be covered in class.

Requirement 3A - Do the following: Pick a current world event. In relation to this current event, discuss with your counselor how a country's national interest and its relationship with other countries might affect areas such as its security, its economy, its values, and the health of its citizens. For this requirement we will be discussing Iran, Oil, and the Straight of Hormuz. Do a search with Google or your favorite browser. Open, read, print, and bring to class information you find from 3 or 4 of the first 12 links.

Requirement 3B - Do the following: Select a foreign country and discuss with your counselor how its geography, natural resources, and climate influence its economy and its global partnerships with other countries.

For this requiement choose either Nigeria or Panama to research. We will have a UGA student and Alpha Phi Omega brother who was born in and grew up in Nigeria helping teach our class.. We will also have a returned Peace Corps volunteer who spent 2 1/2 years in Panama assisting in the class. He is an Eagle Scout.

Open, read, print, and bring to class information you find for 3 or 4 links from the among the first 12 links. The CIA Fact Book - Country Profiles is a great site https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/profileguide.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/profileguide.html

Requirement 4 requires that you complete 2 of the items listed. Requirement 4a will be covered in class. Requirement 4C is a prerequisite.

Requirement 4C. Do the following: Select TWO of the following organizations and describe their role in the world. For this requirement we will be discussing the Peace Corps http://www.peacecorps. and The United Nations http://www.un.org/enw.un.org/en  Open, read, print, and bring to class information that will help you understand these organizations and their purpose in the world.

Requirement 7a Visit the website of the U.S. State Department http://www.state.gov  Learn more about an issue you find interesting that is discussed on this website.