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Results are Tagged with "International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)"

I Appreciate Your Kindness

Laura Dupuy, Executive Director of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy

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.

The Spirit of Volunteering

IVLP Alumni Apostolos Aristeidou

Hip-hop organizer Apostolos (Tolis) Aristeidou learned an profound lesson on volunteerism during his time as an International Visitor in the U.S.- and he plans to bring this new found spirit back to his home country, Greece.

Drivers of the Economy: African Women's Entrepreneurship Program

Belgian-American fashion designer, Diane von Fürstenberg, speaks at the 2010 AWEP conference

Diane von Fürstenberg speaks at the The African Women's Entrepreneurship Program event in Washington, D.C.

The Spirit of Volunteerism in Zambia

IVLP Zambia

During his time in the United States as a participant in the International Visitor Leadership Program, Mark Chilongu of Lusaka, Zambia was struck by the way in which Americans shared their time and resources to care for the poor.

Tolis of Greece Returns for an Encore

IVLP Gold Star Tolis Aristeidou of Greece (2nd from left) organizes Hip Hop events in his country

"One of the highlights on my trip was my meeting with Howard Schwartz, the organizer of the top Hip Hop dance event in the world, Hip Hop International, and the producer of the television show America’s Best Dance Crew."

Tolis of Greece Returns for an Encore

"One of the highlights on my trip was my meeting with Howard Schwartz, the organizer of the top Hip Hop dance event in the world, Hip Hop International, and the producer of the television show America’s Best Dance Crew."

Networking Opens Opportunities for Barbara Rwodzi of Zimbabwe

"Home visits were special. It is an opportunity to know other people and exchange cultures. There is lots of laughing."

Meeting with International Visitors Is Just the Beginning for New York Couple

Exchanges cultural and professional ideas through the International Visitor Leadership Program

A Road to Civic Education in Bangladesh

After returning from the program, he transformed the focus of his organization towards youth civic education and is a dynamic advocate for the issue throughout his country.

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