1. State Department Announces 2022-2023 Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

   More than 170 higher education institutions from across the United States are being recognized for having the highest number of accepted applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.

2. Tony Sanneh and Kate Markgraf Travel to Ethiopia

   

   In coordination with US Soccer, the State Department sent former soccer stars Tony Sanneh and Kate Markgraf to Ethiopia.

3. Dance! Diplomacy in Motion

   

   Check out the four dance companies scheduled to tour around the globe in 2012 as part of the U.S. Department of State's DanceMotion USA program.

4. QuestFest

   

   QuestFest is a two-week, international festival that features groundbreaking work from exceptional performers and companies dedicated to the use of movement, gesture, and digital media to tell stories.

5. Teachable Moments

   

   Vivian Leskes, an American English professor, talks about her experiences as an English Language Specialist in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the Russian Federation.

6. Dance Diplomacy - DanceMotion USA

   

   Through the DanceMotion USA program, the U.S. Department of State supports a series of tours by a select number of American contemporary dance companies to increase cross-cultural understanding between the United States and countries around the world.

7. Groundbreaking Musical Exchange - Center Stage

   

   Center Stage, is a groundbreaking cultural diplomacy initiative that connects foreign artists with American communities through the performing arts.

8. Standing Up for New Zealand’s Marginalized Communities

   As a participant in the 2011 Community Activism and Minority Rights International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Reverend Uesifili Unasa of New Zealand was invited to stand on the exact spot at the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous 1963 ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

9. HEARTBEAT

   

   HEARTBEAT is a group of young Israeli and Palestinian musicians who work together to build mutual understanding and transform conflict through the power of music. Founded in 2007 by Aaron Shneyer during his Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship, HEARTBEAT is centered on the idea of music as a force of cultural change.

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    Are You Ready for Futsal?

    More than 12 million people in over 100 countries play an indoor version of soccer called futsal.

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