1. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Meets and Engages Program Stakeholders

   Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board members approved two changes to the policies governing the Fulbright Program.

2. Music Diplomacy through the International Visitor Leadership Program

   Recently, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) launched the first-ever multi-regional International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on the influential role music plays in promoting social justice and advancing civil society.

3. Cashews and the Lessons of the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program

   Minata Kone, a Burkinabé alumna of the 2012 African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), is living proof for the women and girls of Burkina Faso and all of Sub-Saharan Africa, that they can be successful international business women.

4. African Women's Entrepreneurship Program

   The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program(AWEP) is a State Department initiative launched to identify and build networks of women entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa.

5. Launching the 80th Anniversary of the International Visitor Leadership Program

   Throughout 2020, the U.S. Department of State is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its flagship professional exchange program, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

6. Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Matt Madden

   

   Matt Madden, Program Manager for the Kentucky/Southern Indiana World Affairs Council, tells of a musical journey from Iran to Owensboro and Louisville, Kentucky for a folk, bluegrass and jazz jam.

7. Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Jena Melancon

   

   Jena Melancon, Executive Director, Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, talks about the visit of a group of Boy Scout Leaders to the local Boy Scout chapter, and how their interaction has had lasting community effects.

8. Stevens Initiative Announces New Grants to Support Virtual Exchange Programs Domestically and Abroad

   Today, the Stevens Initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, announced six new grants to schools and organizations to implement virtual exchange programs for students at educational institutions ranging from middle school through the university level.

9. Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists

   Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists brings 75 emerging leaders from around the world to examine journalistic practices in the United States.

10. Google+ Hangout on International Education and the Value of Exchange Programs

    

    Assistant Secretary Evan Ryan participates in a Google+ Hangout on international education and exchange programs at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2013.

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