1. Administrative Partners

   The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) administers the Program under policy guidelines established by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB). with the assistance of binational commissions and foundations in 50 countries, U.S. embassies in more than 100 other countries and cooperating agencies in the United States.

2. ECA Monitoring Evaluation Learning and Innovation (MELI) Unit

   The Evaluation Division of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of ECA’s educational and cultural programs, which work to build friendly, peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through academic, cultural, sports, and professional exchanges, as well as public-private partnerships.

3. Group Study/ Research

   Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, the Fulbright-Hays--Group Projects Abroad Program, provides support for overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for U.S. teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor.

4. Ongoing Evaluations

   Evaluation reports currently in-progress. The Division's evaluation projects are large-scale, 18-to-24 month studies designed to assess outcome achievement and long-term impacts, with respect to overall State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and program goals.

5. Language Scholarships for High School Students NSLI-Y: 7-Weeks in Turkey

   

   Emily Morin, a 16 year-old from Washington, D.C. studied abroad for 7 weeks in Turkey with the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.

6. Fulbright Arctic Initiative

   The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will create a network to stimulate international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues while increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Using a collaborative model to translate theory into practice, program participants will address public-policy research questions relevant to Arctic nations’ shared challenges.

7. YES Story: Zaid

   

   Zaid discusses his exchange experience in Indiana as a Jordanian Christian with many Muslim friends.

8. Center Stage: Connecting Music and Culture

   

   Video of Center Stage group, Democratoz, a band from Algeria that celebrates the way music can connect people throughout the world.

9. State by State Impact

   International students bring nearly $36 billion to the U.S. economy.

10. Martha Yamilett Martinez Briseno

    First Name

    Martha Yamilett

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    Content created by Virtual Intern Mira Yu

    Before her IVLP, Yamilett Martinez Briseño was the Director General of the Office on International Affairs and Exchanges program at the Sonora Ministry of Education when in 2004, Briseño participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project, "Leadership Development for Women." During her project, she was exposed to new critical thinking methodologies and met women working in different professional sectors in the federal government and at a number of nonprofit and private sector organizations.

    Briseño currently serves as the General Director of Sonora's Office of International Cooperation (OFECI) and credits her participation in the IVLP for enhancing her leadership skills and showing her new approaches she could use to strengthen economic development, border community initiatives, and cross-border relationships.

    Briseño has been the catalyst for growth of many Sonoran programs and she credits the IVLP as the foundation for many of these bilateral initiatives between Arizona and Sonora. She created opportunities to combat crime through binational training and information exchanges, expanded the Chief Science Officers (CSO) Program, and increased gastronomic tourism visits to the area.

    Yamilett Martinez Briseño is a leader who has successfully used her networks to build opportunities and works tirelessly to improve the lives of citizens in Sonora.

    Content edited by Sallie Bestul, Regina Navarro-Gomez, and Jenna Williams

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    Martha Yamilett Martínez Briseño

    Home Country

    Mexico

    Last name

    Martinez Briseno

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