First, further expand foreign exchanges
In XX, our bureau organized 42 batches of 23xxxx people to go abroad for official visits, international conferences or training. Among them, there are 26 batches directly organized by the foreign affairs department of the bureau. There are nearly 2xxxx countries and regions involved in the visit, and the inspection covers almost all aspects of * *' s work. The foreign affairs department of the bureau adheres to the principle of "clear objectives, capable personnel, reasonable time and economical route" in the work of foreign affairs visits, and focuses on controlling the visits and general inspections of leading cadres in institutions and institutions. While strengthening foreign exchanges, our bureau has also strengthened exchanges with Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. ? Due to the high level, heavy tasks and tight time of some major delegations this year, as well as the influence of external factors such as the SARS epidemic and the interview regulations of the US consulate, it has brought certain difficulties to the foreign affairs department in handling relevant visit procedures. To this end, the foreign affairs department, with a warm and meticulous work attitude and an efficient and pragmatic work spirit, is selfless and dedicated, and actively coordinates all relevant functional departments to handle the examination and approval, passport, visa, foreign exchange, air ticket reservation and other work in a timely manner in accordance with the principle of emergency handling. , and carefully arranged the itinerary, accommodation, transportation and ground reception, ensuring the smooth visit of the delegations and successfully completing all the visit tasks. Due to the smooth communication channels and proper response measures, some delegations postponed due to the SARS epidemic finally made a smooth trip; It is precisely because of the full preparation and good guidance of the foreign affairs department that xxxx, a member of the delegation to the United States in the second half of the year, successfully passed the interview with the US Consulate.
In XX, our bureau received 33 batches of overseas delegations and individuals, with a total number of 23xxxx. The delegations came from 1xxxx countries and regions, of which 12 groups of overseas delegations and individuals directly participated in the reception by the foreign affairs office. Affected by SARS, this year's foreign affairs reception has decreased in batch and quantity compared with previous years, but it still maintains a certain breadth and depth. The investigation covers social security, welfare enterprises, community construction, community management and other fields, which fully demonstrates the status and influence of various undertakings in the international community. On the other hand, the visits of overseas delegations from different countries and regions, different industries and different levels have brought new experiences and ideas for the development of the cause of * *, broadened our horizons and ideas, and played an important role in the continuous improvement of the "big * *" pattern.
This year, the foreign affairs department of our bureau also received important visiting delegations such as the wife of the President of Cameroon, the delegation of the Minister of Social Affairs and Women's Affairs of Guinea, and the delegation of the Minister of Social Security of Austria, which showed the achievements made in the cause of * * * and promoted friendly exchanges between the two sides. During the reception of the delegation of Austrian Minister of Social Security, the Austrian Ambassador to China and Consul in Shanghai who accompanied the visit spoke highly of the reception level of * *. During their stay in Shanghai, the delegation left a profound impact on the level of urban construction and welfare development in * *, and intended to promote future cooperation and exchanges between the two sides in the field of social security.
Second, the success of international conferences and the development of international cooperation projects.
In order to strengthen the international exchange and cooperation of * * business, on the basis of summarizing the successful experience of holding international seminars in the past, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Bureau has been exploring international conferences and international cooperation projects to provide new experiences and new ideas for building a "big * *" development pattern and continuously enhance the international image of * * *. Affected by SARS, the number of international seminars decreased compared with previous years, and some international conferences, such as the World Leisure Association Council meeting, could not be held in Shanghai as originally planned, but the organization level of international activities remained at a certain high level. This year's large-scale foreign activities are hosted by: "Summary Meeting of Sino-British Family Foster Care Cooperation and Exchange Project" and "XX** International Culture and Art Week for the Elderly". By holding these large-scale international conferences, the ability of our bureau to carry out important foreign affairs activities has been exercised and improved, and the contingent of foreign affairs cadres has been trained.
In addition, this year, with the efforts of our bureau and the Social Affairs and Employment Bureau of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, a project named "Elderly Care Evaluation System", which was co-operated by four cities, namely * *, Rotterdam, Marseille and Sola, was approved by the European Union. This brand-new international cooperation project will establish a scientific and reasonable social evaluation index system for institutional pension and home-based pension, and train a group of qualified professional evaluators to formulate welfare policies and welfare institutions for the elderly.
Three. Special Olympics activities continued to develop rapidly.
In recent years, as a social welfare project for people with mental retardation, Special Olympics not only provides a stage for people with mental retardation to display their potential, show their talents and integrate into society, but also opens a brand-new window for the social welfare system to expand foreign exchanges and show the image of * * to the world. With the approach of the XX World Special Olympics, the * * foreign affairs department actively cooperated with the XX Special Olympics and the XX Special Olympics Center to do all the preparatory work and played a very important role.
In order to observe and study the World Special Olympic Games held in Ireland in XX and learn from its successful experience, a * * observation delegation headed by Vice Mayor Zhou Taitong visited Ireland in June of XX. Thanks to the active efforts of the foreign affairs office of our bureau and other relevant departments, this visit has been carried out smoothly and the inspection has achieved fruitful results. In addition, this year, some special Olympics promotion activities were carried out, such as "Lawrence Public Welfare Sports Foundation Special Olympics Integration Activity", "Global Special Olympics Promotion and General Survey of Athletes" (cancelled for some reason), and the signing ceremony of the XX Special Olympics World. Although the Special Olympics activities often conflict with other foreign affairs activities in time, the foreign affairs departments always put all the Special Olympics activities on the important agenda, overcame the difficulties of tight time, heavy tasks and few personnel, gave full play to the subjective initiative of foreign affairs staff, worked together, carefully studied and worked out a careful work plan, and did a good job in translation, thus successfully completing every foreign affairs task in the Special Olympics activities.
The foreign affairs department of our bureau also attaches great importance to communication with special olympics international and strives to build a bridge between Special Olympics and special olympics international. It not only shows the achievements of Special Olympics development and the enthusiasm, dedication and efficiency of Special Olympics people to the world, but also draws on many experiences of special olympics international. Due to the initiative of diplomacy, mutual understanding and friendship have been enhanced, thus promoting the continuous deepening of cooperation between the two sides.
Four. New progress has been made in foreign publicity and the construction of foreign-related tourist attractions.
In order to show the characteristics of the cause of * * * and let the world know and care about the development of the cause of * * *, the foreign affairs department of the bureau actively cooperated with relevant business departments to strengthen external publicity and made continuous progress on the basis of existing achievements. 1, build and cultivate a number of foreign-related visits that can represent the image of * * * * and embody the spirit of * * *. The foreign affairs department will also conduct a new round of evaluation and review activities for the qualified units at the end of this year and early next year. 2. Actively publicize the development achievements of our work through the news media and the Internet. This year, a new business profile was written in Chinese and English.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) foreign-related training has been continuously strengthened.
In order to cultivate talents of * * system, the foreign affairs department of this bureau has intensified its training abroad. This year, * * * organized five batches of 2xxxx bureau system training abroad, covering community construction and community management. In order to improve the training quality, the foreign affairs department of the bureau strictly controls the training content and candidates, and assists relevant departments and foreign receptionists to repeatedly study the training plan and formulate scientific and reasonable training courses suitable for China's national conditions. From the training report submitted by the delegation after returning to China, it can be seen that most of the trainees are satisfied with the training abroad, and they indicated that they will apply the knowledge and experience they have learned to guide practical work and promote work innovation.
6. The foreign affairs work system and internal management have been improved and perfected.
The foreign affairs department of the bureau strictly implements the system of "unified leadership and centralized management" and foreign affairs working procedures according to its own work tasks and objectives, and strengthens the guidance and management of foreign affairs work in grass-roots units. Within the department, according to the tasks, nature and characteristics of foreign affairs, the responsibilities and division of labor of foreign affairs staff are further clarified, working procedures are standardized, and internal management systems are implemented. In the work, the project responsibility system is mainly adopted. According to the characteristics and specialties of each staff member, he is independently responsible for a work project, and other staff members actively cooperate to ensure the smooth completion of each project. Perfect internal management not only improves the overall work efficiency, but also enables every staff member, especially the newly recruited staff members, to get practical training and give full play to their abilities, thus mobilizing the work enthusiasm of every staff member.
Vii. the activities of establishing the civilization office have been consolidated and developed.
The foreign affairs department, as a window for the external communication of the bureau system, has always placed the creation of a civilized office in an important position. From department leaders to ordinary employees, they all take the creation of construction projects as their own responsibility, love their posts and work hard, display their sense of ownership in their work, consciously abide by the standards of civilized office, and establish a high-quality image of foreign affairs service window. In terms of measures, we have formulated specific plans and made efforts in five aspects: openness of government affairs, quality service, work innovation, beautiful environment and improvement of quality. The foreign affairs department also overcame difficulties such as heavy tasks, summed up the establishment work in time, corrected violations, and strengthened the responsibility system of division of labor to people, so that the establishment of the civilization office was consolidated and developed.
In XX years, with the attention and concern of leaders at all levels and the joint efforts of all foreign affairs cadres, certain achievements have been made in foreign affairs. However, some aspects need to be improved, such as standardizing foreign affairs management and strengthening external publicity. To this end, we must keep a clear head, study hard and study hard, strive for foreign affairs to constantly leap to a new level and create a new level, and make new contributions to the great development of * * *.