1. Swaziland Soccer Coaches Visit the U.S.

   

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs hosts Swaziland coaches for soccer clinics and programs

2. Iraqi Basketball Players Visit the United States

   

   On June 22, 2011, the U.S. Department of State welcomed 10 young Iraqi basketball players and their coaches to the United States.

3. International Visitor, Mr. Ali Mzee Ali of Tanzania

   

   Mr. Ali Mzee Ali, Chairman of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program.

4. Fortune - U.S. Dept. of State Global Women's Mentoring Partnership

   

   The Fortune - U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership connects talented, emerging women leaders from all over the world with members of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Leaders for a four-week-long program.

5. New ECA Websites

   

   After years of extensive research and planning, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the launch of our redesigned ECA Bureau and Exchanges websites.

6. Women's Empowerment is Our Priority

   

   Learn more about the programs we offer to connect and empower women around in the world in business, technology, sports, and education.

7. Center Stage Artists Embark on D.C. Tour

   Center Stage, a cultural exchange program developed by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in collaboration with the New England Foundation for the Arts, will bring musicians from Egypt and Ukraine to America for a nation-wide tour through December 2018.

8. American Arts Incubator South Africa 2019

   

   Check out the American Arts Incubator in South Africa!

9. U.S. Department of State Pilots Open Educational Resources

   In 2015, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Collaboratory launched and ran three open education pilots as part of our commitment to the second U.S. Open Government National Action Plan. One year in, the Collaboratory examined all three pilots and shared lessons learned from these programs.

10. Samanta Olivero Pacheco

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    Samanta

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    Content created by Virtual Intern  Shayna Canty

    Samanta Olivero-Pacheco brings art to at-risk and underserved youth in the Dominican Republic as a director of the nonprofit Proyectarte. When the U.S. Embassy of Santo Domingo's Cultural Section began planning a dance program for underserved youth, Olivero-Pacheco was asked to participate to ensure the dance program's success.

    In 2017, she participated in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project, "Addressing the Needs of Underserved and At-Risk Youth." She traveled to several cities where she was able to fuel her passion for volunteerism and engaging communities through the arts. With that knowledge and inspiration, she returned to the Dominican Republic and established ProyectArte Cultural, a nonprofit that creates a bridge to allow people to view art in public spaces.

    Olivero-Pacheco built a strong network with fellow IVLP participants. After her IVLP, she partnered with alumni from Costa Rica, Honduras, and elsewhere in Latin America on art education and social inclusion projects.

    Olivero-Pacheco continues to work with social, educational, and cultural institutions to transform art. Samanta Olivero-Pacheco advocates for the needs of underserved communities, promotes a sense of place by conveying its history through the arts, and is committed to using art to help underserved youth build life enhancing skills.

    Edited by Virtual Interns Regina Navarro-Gomez and Kristin Mitra

     

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    Home Country

    Dominican Republic

    Last name

    Olivero Pacheco

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