Delegations
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.
Our Delegations History
A Dedication To Delegations
Stories, reports, and journals about AWIUs delegations in the twenty-first century.
2025
Delegation
India
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
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Libya
2008
Delegation
Argentina
2006
Delegation
India
2005
Delegation
Iceland
2003
Delegation
Cuba
2002
Delegation
Saudi Arabia
2000
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Israel, England, Germany
1999
Delegation
France, Mexico, United States – Return visit of the All China Women’s Federation
1998
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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
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China, Israel, Egypt, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala
1983
Delegation
Argentina, Chile, USSR
1981
Delegation
USSR, China
1979
Delegation
Japan, Korea
1978
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Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, China, Cuba, Mexico
1977
Delegation
Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru
1975
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Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Iran, China
1975
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Mexico, Greece, Turkey, Iran, China
1974
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Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, USSR, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Thailand, Hong Kong
1973
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China
1971
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Israel, Egypt, USSR
1969
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USSR, Romania, Yugoslavia
1968
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USSR, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
