Community and Schools Outreach
Hospitality Program

IIE West Coast Center develops tailored cultural programs for visiting international leaders, professionals and students, and members of the local community through our Hospitality Program. Over one hundred IIE West Coast members actively contribute to this program. Many of our members enjoy traditional hospitality sharing a meal in their homes with these international visitors, often inviting friends and family to share in the experience. Hosted sightseeing is another popular option; members take them on sightseeing trips or walks through San Francisco. Some of our sightseeing hosts have worked professionally as tour guides, and all are enthusiastic about sharing their love of our city. Alternatively, members can take their international guests out for coffee, a party, an artistic performance or a sports game. For members interested in mingling with a variety of international leaders, professionals and students, our Citizen Host Night receptions provide the visitors and the community an opportunity to meet each other in a relaxed social setting. Spending time with the community outside of a professional office is often the highlight of a program in the United States, and is an essential component of a valuable, well-balanced exchange.

If you are an IIE West Coast member interested in participating in this program, please download and complete the Hospitality Form and return it to Katka Letzing, Lead Program Officer.

Click here for the Hospitality Form.