CitiesOfPeaceGlobal.org
Peace, built city by city.
Cities of Peace is an international working exchange. We bring city delegations, businesses, universities and media together across borders, and turn visits into agreements residents can see.
Who we are
A working exchange, not a ceremony
Cities of Peace isn’t a sister-city trip or a stack of proclamations. Delegations spend several days working alongside their counterparts. They study what works, test what can be shared, and present concrete commitments in a public, televised summit.
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Public value
A measurable return for residents on both sides, beyond travel and publicity.
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Economic value
Real business leads, market entry and investment between regions.
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Institutional value
Lasting partnerships among governments, universities and civic groups.
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A global series
A repeatable format, with each edition connecting a new pair of nations and cities.
The model
Five steps from first visit to lasting results
Each edition follows the same proven structure, so every day produces documented opportunities.
Build the delegation
Public officials, institutions and pre-screened companies, chosen for their ability to act.
Work in the field
Several days of site visits across multiple host cities, one city per day.
Test in working groups
Moderated sessions with local counterparts each afternoon, with interpreters in both languages.
Present at the summit
Mayors hear the findings and agree on priorities, live on bilingual television.
Follow through
Every commitment has an owner, and progress is reported publicly at 90, 180 and 365 days.
What we work on
Six themes, four working groups
Delegations cover six fields. To keep the work focused, they meet as four working groups each day.
Education & Youth
School and university partnerships, teacher and youth exchanges, Latino history, workforce research.
Law, Safety & Justice
Violence prevention, community trust, rehabilitation and youth diversion.
Urban Transformation
Housing, revitalization, mobility, green infrastructure and biophilic design.
Economic Development & Investment
Investment attraction, market entry, exports, franchises and joint ventures.
Culture, Tourism & Creative Economy
Museums, heritage, the arts, creative industries and events.
Public Media & Civic Communications
Bilingual public affairs, content exchange, co-productions and newsroom skills.
Every group has a lead from each country, a moderator, a rapporteur, interpreters and one standard report template, so findings can be compared and combined.
A day in the exchange
Tour, test, synthesize
Every visit is designed to deliver more than a photo opportunity.
- MorningBriefing, then travel to the host city
- TourSite visits and evidence gathering, with smaller groups by topic
- MiddayHosted networking lunch
- TestFour working groups meet at once with local counterparts
- SynthesizeEvening rapporteur reports, an action log and preparation for the next day
Every working group answers the same questions
- What did we learn?
- What can the visiting city adopt?
- What can the host city adopt?
- What partnership is feasible?
- Who is responsible?
- What resources and timeline are needed?
For economic development agencies
An investment pipeline, not a photo opportunity
Each delegation includes real businesses with serious plans to expand internationally. They’re pre-screened, introduced to the right people and tracked.
- Before: companies are screened for ability and intent, using criteria set with our partners.
- During: one-on-one introductions to investors, agencies and potential partners.
- After: every lead is followed up at 90, 180 and 365 days.
- Sectors: franchises, food and hospitality, technology, film and TV, architecture, green walls and biophilic design, and creative industries.
The summit
Results presented live, in two languages
The exchange ends with a mayors’ summit and a 90-minute bilingual public-affairs special. It’s built around findings, not speeches.
Working summit
Each working group presents a short report. Mayors ask questions and agree on priorities.
Live broadcast
Two full language feeds with simultaneous interpretation, plus field stories filmed during the week.
Every segment ends with an owner
Field story, then finding, then a question to each mayor, then a named owner and timeline.
Accountability
Measured by what happens after
Each edition sets public targets and reports on them. These are targets, not promises: nothing is announced before due diligence.
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qualified businesses introduced
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education and workforce cooperation agreements
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scoped public-safety or urban pilots with named owners
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public progress reports, at 90, 180 and 365 days
Get involved
Who we work with
Cities
Practical policy exchange
Defined deliverables and lessons you can use, not ceremonial travel.
Economic development
Qualified investment leads
A market-entry platform and a pipeline of companies screened to your criteria.
Universities
Academic partnership
Research, faculty and student involvement with real education outcomes.
Broadcasters
A bilingual live special
An international public-affairs program with clear editorial and technical arrangements.
Sponsors
Defined visibility
Clear commercial deliverables, audience and activation rights.
Communities
Public accountability
Open reporting on what each edition achieves for residents.
Bring Cities of Peace to your city
Tell us about your goals. We’ll show you how an edition could work.
About the founder
Building systems that make communities safer
Diego F. Maya is a systems architect working where media, government and community development meet. His priority is safer, more stable communities, built by giving civic-minded residents the information, services and voice they need to take part.
Diego F. Maya
Founder, Cities of Peace Global · Founder and Executive Director, US Latino Affairs Initiatives (USLAI)
At USLAI he leads programs in housing, education, community support and civic communication, and takes them from concept to real-world results. Raised on U.S. Army bases, a U.S. citizen at fifteen, and a graduate of Princeton High School and Rider University (with honors), he has built media and civic programs for New Jersey’s communities since founding his first company in 2001.
viewers reached when he became the first in the nation to interpret and simultaneously broadcast a governor’s daily COVID-19 briefings into Spanish
Lead Remediation Grant (2025–2026) for safer homes for Passaic County families
in energy assistance grants managed (2022–2024) through the first U.S. Latino Affairs Office
of food distributed across New Jersey and Philadelphia during the COVID-19 shutdown
Information that protects families
In a crisis, life-saving public information reached Spanish-speaking families in real time. That work grew into bilingual simulcasts of State of the City addresses and Board of Education meetings in New Jersey cities.
Partnership with public safety
During the pandemic he donated masks to a county sheriff’s office, a police department and a local nonprofit, working alongside the institutions that keep neighborhoods safe.
Civic-minded leadership
Through The Latino Index (100,000+ people reached each year) and the Top Latinos recognition, he connects residents with services and officials, and showcases leaders who strengthen their communities.
What he leads at USLAI
- Program development and implementation
- Grant and contract execution
- Operational structure and compliance
- Partnerships with institutions
- Integration of multi-program initiatives
- Oversight of performance and outcomes
“To transform pain into purpose, anguish into opportunity, and hopelessness into dignity.”
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