1. Fulbright in Latin America-Our Neighbors, Our Family

   

   Fulbright in Latin America—Our Neighbors, Our Family: The Role of Educational Exchange in Regional Advancement. Listen to the dynamic discussion about the impact and implications of educational exchange with Latin America

2. Museums Connect: Raising Disability Awareness in New York and Spain

   

   Watch how Museums Connect's emPOWER Parents program created a cross-cultural network for parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder between Queens, NY and Madrid, Spain to provide support and resources.

3. TechWomen SpeakOUT on StoryCorps

   

   Menekse Gencer (Silicon Valley Mentor) & Noha Abousonna (Egyptian TechWoman) talk about their journey working in technology as women.

4. Сочи-2014: Спорт Дипломатия в действии

   

   Michelle Kwan, 5-time World Figure Skating Champion, 2-time Olympic Medalist, and Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State shares SportsUnited's winter sports photos and well wishes in the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

5. The Stevens Initiative ~ International Virtual Exchange

   

   The Stevens Initiative, conceived and developed in close partnership with Ambassador Stevens’ family, was inspired by the meaningful international exchange experiences that Ambassador Stevens had as a young man, which helped to shape the kind of diplomat he became.

6. American Swimmers Travel to Russia

   

   The State Department had two concurrent bilateral sports exchange programs with Russia in the summer of 2012.

7. Empowering Women & Girls Through Sports

   

   In the midst of the NCAA's March Madness, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced an international sports exchange that brought 18 teenage girl athletes and 6 female coaches from all corners of the globe to Washington, D.C., and Denver, Colorado as part of the Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative.

8. Study of the U.S. Institutes Videos

   

   Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Programs Meghann Curtis of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) discusses the Study of the U.S. Institutes' inaugural "Around the World in an Afternoon" event, which took place at the State Department on July 28, 2011.

9. International Writing Program - Video

   

   Christopher Merrill, Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, explains the valuable cultural exchanges that take place each year when writers from around the world gather for a semester in Iowa City to discuss and share their craft.

10. Fulbright Connects

    

    Senator Fulbright envisioned an educational and cultural exchange program that would connect people and encourage them to learn about each others' cultures and values - that vision became the Fulbright Program.

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