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High School International Student Exchange
Each year, the U.S. State Department hosts approximately 2,900 high school students from around the world.
Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Dorothy Riddle
Dorothy Riddle tells a story of how the simplest of activities can change someone's whole perspective on life and relationships.
Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Jena Melancon
Jena Melancon, Executive Director, Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, talks about the visit of a group of Boy Scout Leaders to the local Boy Scout chapter, and how their interaction has had lasting community effects.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Global Cultural Ambassador
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a Global Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. He traveled to Brazil to promote education.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Salvador, Brazil
Newly appointed Global Cultural Ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spends time in Brazil to speak with youth about the importance and power of education.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Newly appointed Global Cultural Ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spends time in Brazil to speak with youth about the importance and power of education.
Lead with your heart
Shirley Harrison, Executive Director of the International Visitor Center of Jackson, Mississippi, talks about her experience with IVLP and the importance of people-to-people exchanges.
I Appreciate Your Kindness
Laura Dupuy, Executive Director of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy reflects on one particular participant from a group of international visitors, broadcast journalists from Iraq, and the impact that the experience had on both of their lives.
Have Courage! Be a Leader
"The idea of being a leader was not in my mind [before], but now I have courage to play a role in my school. [TEA] gives us hope that we can be leaders." -Mifdal Bouchaib, from Morocco on the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program