1. Empowering Our Own: AWE Alumna Advocates for Samoan Land Rights

   [Auckland, May 2022] Samoan lawyer and Academy for Women Entrepreneurs alumna Sala Josephine Stowers-Kolo has a singular focus: to educate and provide legal support to fellow Samoans regarding their land rights.

2. MentorTalks: Art, Science, and Space Diplomacy

   From a Fulbright ETA to leading digital efforts for the Artemis missions as a contractor at NASA Headquarters, Thalia Patrinos talks about perseverance and more.

3. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Indo-Pacific Women-in-Tech Summit: Developing a Sisterhood of Entrepreneurial Women

   The first-ever Indo-Pacific Women in Tech Summit in mid-November helped empower hundreds of women entrepreneurs from Brunei, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

4. Empowering Entrepreneurship & Revitalizing Ukraine’s Economy: Highlights from the AWE4Ukraine Summit

   Coordinated by the U.S. Government and its partner, CEED Slovenia, the AWE4Ukraine Summit allowed Ukrainian women business owners currently living around Europe to further their professional expertise, extensive networks, and a sense of community.

5. AWE Alumna Demonstrates the Fashion in Recycling

   AWE alum María Rojas got inspired to open a business that recycles plastic into fashion accessories.

6. Recap: White House #YSEALI Event

   

   On Monday June 1, 2015, President Obama hosted the 2015 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional and Academic Fellows at the White House to discuss their role in strengthening the relationship between the U.S. and ASEAN countries.

7. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

   

   The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, begun in 2014, is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking.

8. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Galt’s Remarks at the U.S.-Colombia repatriation event

   Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Galt’s Remarks at the U.S.-Colombia repatriation event

9. Training Panamanian Customs to Prevent Cultural Property Smuggling

   Trafficking stolen, looted, or forged art, antiquities, and other cultural objects benefits criminal organizations and terrorist groups, erodes the legal art market, and harms our relationships with foreign partners and allies.

10. Cultural Heritage Game Jam Winners Tell Their Story

    The role of games in protecting cultural heritage

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