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The Associate Provost for International Affairs provides foreign guests who are interested in visiting the campus, its departments and schools with a central point of contact. Please contact the Assistant Provost for International Affairs, Margie Crowell or the International Liaison Officer, Bogdan Leja with your request. The  international visitors database provides additional information on our distinguished guests.

Protocol information for hosting international visitors as outlined by the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State.

Know your guests’ titles and ranks, so that you can greet them properly and make sure they are seated according to their rank or position for a meeting or meal.In professional life, it is best to err on the side of formality. Titles should always be used when greeting people or introducing them.The protocol behind proper introductions is logical and easy to remember: A junior or less important person is introduced to a senior or more important person.

For example: "Mr. Popov, I want to present Jane Rowley, a trade specialist in our international division. Jane, this is Alexi Popov, the Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs in Moldova."

Know what your guests hope to accomplish with the meeting, and how their agenda may differ from your agenda or your supervisor’s. Having the agenda for the meeting written out, accompanied by a list of all participants in the meeting, is a good idea.

Have any materials for the meeting prepared and in sufficient quantity for all of your guests. However, try not to load your international visitors down with paper, unless you can offer to ship it to your guests’ country.

Be aware of any cultural differences, including issues such as dress or diet.

Determine before your guests arrive if a gift is necessary or appropriate. If you are unsure, it is acceptable to ask your visitors’ staff in advance of the trip if they will be bringing any gifts, noting that if so, you (or your supervisor) would simply like to be able to reciprocate appropriately. If the gift is more than a small token, you should offer to ship it to your guests’ final destination.

If your international visitors are not proficient in English, find out if a translator will accompany them, or if your agency will need to provide a translator to ensure that the meeting is successful.

 

VISITORS TO UNC

Visit by Jan Eliasson, Sweden's Ambassador to the U.S.

Visit by a group of Peruvian Mayors and business leaders.

Visit by a group of German legal experts to the UNC School of Law.

Visit to UNC Hospitals by Russian hospital administrators from the Kostroma region.

Mr. Nelson Mwangi Ndirangu,Counselor,Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland (WTO)

Visit to UNC by Mongolian academic leaders

University of North Carolina former Provost, Robert Shelton greeting Lieutenant-General (National Serviceman) Lim Chuan Poh Permanent Secretary Singapore Ministry of Education

Visit by educators from SouthAfrica.

 Assistant Provost for International Affairs, Margie Crowell in discussion with journalists from Armenia.