KARADAH PROJECT INTERNATIONAL

The Power of Partnerships

I founded Karadah Project International because of the unique and personal experiences I had with the extraordinary people I met while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. These experiences, past and present, with people who are courageously fighting for peace and stability in their communities inspire and animate me.

In a world that seems hell-bent on its own destruction, there has never been a greater need for citizen diplomacy. That is not to say that we do not need a strong military and a strong diplomatic corps. Both of these are necessary in the world we have created and provi...

I served in both Iraq and Afghanistan as a US Army soldier. That experience made me acutely aware of the complexity of those conflicts. Context is the most difficult thing to grasp. At once, there is both violence, corruption and all of the challenges innate in an inse...

The Karadah Project works closely with other organizations to maximize the impact of citizen diplomacy efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. These partnerships create great opportunities to expand our reach and support the efforts of other organizations with similar, intersecting, and overlapping missions.

Sister Cities International is one of the organizations with whom the Karadah Project has worked closely. Our founder, Rick Burns, has served on the Council Bluffs Sister Cities Association board of directors for many years.

Because of the Karadah Project's success in Afghanistan, Sister Cities International has announced the appointment of Rick Burns as its Afghanistan Country Representative. We look forward to continuing the great citizen diplomacy work in an expanded role.

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Efforts

History has proven that in the face of great evil, ordinary people rise up to do extraordinary things. These ordinary people deserve both our respect and our support.

Council Bluffs Sister Cities
2018 Citizen Diplomacy Award

UNDER SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS STEVE GOLDSTEIN PRESENTS CITIZEN DIPLOMACY AWARD TO COUNCIL BLUFFS SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, DC (January 24, 2018) – Sister Cities International congratulates one of its members, the Council Bluffs Sister Cities Association, on receiving the Bureau of Public Affair’s annual Citizen Diplomacy award. Steve Goldstein, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, will present the award at a ceremony to be held at 4pm on Monday, January 29, 2018, at the U.S. Department of State.