1. MECEA Section 108A

   The information below provides a primer on Section 108A of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (MECEA) and the process related to establishing a cultural exchange program under this statute. It covers the basic technical points that need to be addressed in a letter of request to set up a program under Section 108A of MECEA.

2. Sports Envoys and Sports Visitors

   Sports Visitors are young non-elite athletes and coaches chosen by U.S. missions overseas to visit the United States for a fast-paced two week exchange program. Sports Envoys are athletes and coaches who travel overseas to lead programs that were developed by U.S. embassies and consulates.

3. IVLP Volunteerism: United We Serve

   Volunteerism: United We Serve An International Visitor Leadership Program

4. Butterflies in My Stomach: Foreign Language Teaching

   

   The FTLA program provides young educators of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to teach foreign language at universities in the United States.

5. The Power of the Pen: Garang John, Edward R. Murrow Participant

   

   Garang John of South Sudan shares his personal story as a journalist on the Edward R. Murrow exchange program.

6. Photographing the Color of Hay

   

   Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Romania, Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin shares some of the photos she took in Romania of the changes she witnessed between urban dwellers and those from the rural areas.

7. Photographing Bangladesh

   

   Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Geoffrey Hiller, taught Interactive Media in Bangladesh. Geoffrey's photos of his experience give a glimpse into what his time in Bangladesh was like.

8. U.S. Fulbrighters in South Africa, Featuring Mark Nehrenz

   

   Fulbright U.S. Student Program participants to South Africa share their experiences.

9. Alumnae as Economic Multipliers: Global Women Entrepreneurs Return to the United States

   This week, 41 women entrepreneurs from around the world arrived in Washington, D.C. to begin their International Visitor Leadership Program(IVLP), “Women Entrepreneurs: Alumni as Economic Multipliers.”

10. Kenya on My Mind: An Interview with Mayor Heidi Davison

    

    In September 2008, eight American women traveled to Kenya to develop empowerment networks with Maasai women.

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