1. Leveraging WhatsApp for Women-Led Business in Africa

   [Southern Africa, October 2022] Women entrepreneurs in three African nations got a boost for their businesses through a seminar with a top marketing executive from the social media platform WhatsApp, hosted by the U.S. government.

2. A Conversation That Blossomed Into a Collaboration

   The “Entrelazando Experiencias” event created networking opportunities for 400 exchange alumni from 9 Latin American countries.

3. Youth TechCamp

   

   The U.S. Department of State hosted the first Youth TechCamp in Washington, D.C. for 21 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program alumni

4. American University Students Conduct First Student Led Virtual Exchange, and Connect with Students Around the World

   Twenty undergraduate students at American University’s School of International Service designed and piloted their own virtual exchanges with students from Brazil, the Czech Republic, India, Japan, Kenya and Morocco.

5. “Museums in a Suitcase” Foster Understanding and Counter Violent Extremism in Libya  

   Due to the ongoing conflict, museums across Libya remain closed to protect their collections from looting and other damage.  As a result, many communities in Libya have lost a vital link to their country’s rich past that museums and public programming create.

6. IWOC Recipients and Massachusetts Nurses Association Talk Challenges and Organizing Amidst COVID-19

   International Women of Courage (IWOC) awardees Sister Alicia Vacas Moro of Spain and Ana Rosario Contreras of Venezuela spoke with the President of the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) on April 14.

7. Dance! Diplomacy in Motion

   

   Check out the four dance companies scheduled to tour around the globe in 2012 as part of the U.S. Department of State's DanceMotion USA program.

8. Dance Diplomacy - DanceMotion USA

   

   Through the DanceMotion USA program, the U.S. Department of State supports a series of tours by a select number of American contemporary dance companies to increase cross-cultural understanding between the United States and countries around the world.

9. Groundbreaking Musical Exchange - Center Stage

   

   Center Stage, is a groundbreaking cultural diplomacy initiative that connects foreign artists with American communities through the performing arts.

10. A Year of Highlights for High School Students with Disabilities

    This academic year (2012-2013), 30 FLEX, YES and A-SMYLE students with disabilities traveled thousands of miles from home to learn, grow, and contribute to their American host communities.

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