1. Museums Connect: Raising Disability Awareness in New York and Spain

   

   Watch how Museums Connect's emPOWER Parents program created a cross-cultural network for parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder between Queens, NY and Madrid, Spain to provide support and resources.

2. J-1 Participants Experience Volunteerism in U.S. Communities

   The State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors J Day, a nationwide event held every August that connects J-1 visa students and professionals with their local communities.

3. 2019 TechWomen Take Over Silicon Valley

   This year, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsored one-hundred and six women leaders in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields from Africa, the Middle East, and South and Central Asia through the 2019 TechWomen exchange program.

4. ECA Launches the Get Fit Virtual Campaign

   This week, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Sports Diplomacy Division will launch the Get Fit virtual campaign.

5. ECA Announces Fulbright Program’s 75th Anniversary Celebration at Kennedy Center, Invites Public to View Via Livestream

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce that it will host a celebration of the Fulbright Program’s 75 years of impact at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on November 30 at 7:00 PM EST.

6. I Call the Shots! - Sports Diplomacy Empowers Female Referees

   Fourteen female basketball officials from Mexico joined counterparts in the U.S. for professional development and women’s empowerment workshops.

7. IVLP Volunteerism: United We Serve

   Volunteerism: United We Serve An International Visitor Leadership Program

8. TechWomen SpeakOUT on StoryCorps

   

   Menekse Gencer (Silicon Valley Mentor) & Noha Abousonna (Egyptian TechWoman) talk about their journey working in technology as women.

9. Сочи-2014: Спорт Дипломатия в действии

   

   Michelle Kwan, 5-time World Figure Skating Champion, 2-time Olympic Medalist, and Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State shares SportsUnited's winter sports photos and well wishes in the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

10. U.S. Department of State to Host Series of Career Readiness Workshops for Gilman Alumni

    The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ USA Study Abroad branch will host a series of career readiness workshops for approximately 150 alumni of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program over the next two weeks.

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