1. Fulbright Arctic Initiative

   The Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI), a component of the Fulbright Scholar Program, promotes international, multi-disciplinary collaboration on Arctic research.

2. Transforming Waste, Transforming the Future: Redefining Plastic in the DRC

   Where others saw piles of discarded plastic, Nicole Mugoli Menemene saw potential. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where waste management systems tend to be underdeveloped, Nicole turned her personal commitment to sanitation into a business that combines innovation with social impact.

3. Science, Sustainability, and Sunscreen: Meet an AWEsome Alumni who’s Mastered all Three

   The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) is a global women’s empowerment program that has made a powerful impact - but until recently AWE’s story had gone untold.

4. Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Alumni Wins Global Entrepreneurship Prize

   Before 2018, Irene Mositol did not know a lot about herbs. Now she’s winning awards for sustainable farming on Borneo.

5. Metropolitan Museum of Art: New Galleries

   

   The U.S. Department of State is proud to collaborate with the Metropolitan Museum of Art on international outreach for the "New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia."

6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Global Cultural Ambassador

   

   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a Global Cultural Ambassador for the U.S. Department of State. He traveled to Brazil to promote education.

7. Invest In The Future #100kStrongAmericas

   

   100k Strong initiative is an initiative to promote people to people exchange between The United States and Latin America.

8. 6th Annual EducationUSA Forum Convenes U.S. Higher Education Institutions and Overseas Advisors

   The EducationUSA Forum connects U.S. institutions with EducationUSA advising centers overseas to develop comprehensive and innovative strategies for recruiting, retaining, and engaging international students on U.S. campuses.

9. Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria

   U.S. Department of State and The Metropolitan Museum of Art held an event titled “Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria” amid the United Nations General Assembly week.

10. Ending Human Trafficking in India, One Story at a Time

    This year, the Collaboratory partnered with U.S. Consulate General Kolkata to support a pilot project called “Ending Human Trafficking in India, One Story at a Time.”

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