1. Global Sports Mentoring Program Exchange Alumna Becomes first Macedonian Woman to Climb Mount Everest

   

   Ilina Arsova, a mountain climber from Macedonia and alumnae of the State Department and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program, is reaching new heights to engage women and girls in sports.

2. Applications Open for Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative Fellowship Program

   The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program.

3. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program

   

   As Director of Law and Regulation at the Ministry of Sport, Hongxia Wei is responsible for policymaking, legislation, popularization of law, and jurisprudential study in sport.

4. 2017 Finalists of the YLAI Professional Fellows Program Announced

   This October, 250 business and social entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean will arrive in Atlanta, Georgia to kick-off their four-week Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program.

5. 2018 Finalists of the YLAI Professional Fellows Program Announced

   This September, 250 business and social entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean will arrive in Detroit, Michigan to start the five-week Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program.

6. Human Rights Clubs in Rwanda (Youth Leadership Program)

   

   Alumni of U.S. Department of State's Youth Leadership Program, started Peace Clubs for local high school students in Rwanda.

7. Catching Criminals, With an Assist from Exchange Programs

   Professional exchange programs can have immediate results, even on issues as complex as international crime.

8. Global Sports Mentoring Program: Majidah Nantanda

   

   Majidah focused her action plan during the 2013 Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) on creating more opportunities for girls to play soccer at all levels in Uganda and has since made headway in doing so and gained support for her project.

9. The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women - U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program

   

   The Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women - U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program leverages the expertise of the public and private sectors to form a partnership that encourages inclusive economic growth in the Middle East and Northern Africa.

10. The U.S. Department of State’s Global Sports Mentoring Program Receives Peace and Sport’s “Diplomacy Action of the Year Award”

    On October 18, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Sports Diplomacy Division received the prestigious “Diplomacy Action of the Year Award” from Peace and Sport, an NGO based in Monaco devoted to sport for social change, at the organization’s annual forum in Rhodes, Greece.

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