Delegations

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AWIU has sponsored more than 65 delegations to more than 100 countries on every continent except Antarctica, including visits to countries in Africa, Latin America, Central America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia (India, Burma, Mongolia, Japan, China, Malaysia, and Asia Pacific) and others. Some of our delegations have broken new ground by being the first delegation of women to be permitted to enter a country. These milestones include our first delegation to Russia in 1968, our delegation to China in 1973 and Saudi Arabia in 2002. In 2009, the delegation to Libya marked another milestone – the first delegation of American women to visit there in 40 years.

Purpose

The purpose of our delegations is to seek enhanced learning experiences about the countries we visit, while also seeking to, wherever we travel, foster an atmosphere that promotes understanding between the United States and that country. Delegation members often meet with political leaders, business leaders, leading women’s groups, non-profit organizations, and many others during their visits. Delegations have at times been inspired by the work of individual International Women of Courage honorees, whom we honor yearly in conjunction with the State Department in Washington, D.C.

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Our Delegations History

A Dedication To Delegations

Stories, reports, and journals about AWIUs delegations in the twenty-first century.
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2022

Delegation
Guatemala

2019

Delegation
Morocco

2017

Delegation
Nicaragua

2016

Delegation
Ethiopia

2015

Delegation
Chiapas, Mexico

2014

Delegation
Myanmar (Burma)

2012

Delegation
Balkans

2010

Delegation
Japan, Russia

2009

Delegation
Libya

2008

Delegation
Argentina

2006

Delegation
India

2005

Delegation
Iceland

2003

Delegation
Cuba

2002

Delegation
Saudi Arabia

2000

Delegation
Israel, England, Germany

1999

Delegation
France, Mexico, United States – Return visit of the All China Women’s Federation

1998

Delegation
Italy, Syria, China

1996

Delegation
South Africa

1994

Delegation
Eastern Europe and the Baltic States

1993

Delegation
Ireland

1991

Delegation
China

1990

Delegation
Russia, Eastern Europe (Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Austria)

1989

Delegation
Russia

1988

Delegation
Greece, Turkey

1986

Delegation
Far East

1984

Delegation
China, Israel, Egypt, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala

1983

Delegation
Argentina, Chile, USSR

1981

Delegation
USSR, China

1979

Delegation
Japan, Korea

1978

Delegation
Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, China, Cuba, Mexico

1977

Delegation
Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru

1975

Delegation
Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Iran, China

1975

Delegation
Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Iran, China

1974

Delegation
Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, USSR, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Hong Kong

1973

Delegation
China

1971

Delegation
Israel, Egypt, USSR

1969

Delegation
USSR, Romania, Yugoslavia

1968

Delegation
USSR, Hungary, Czechoslovakia

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