1. Alphonso Jackson

   Alphonso Jackson was appointed to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in 2020.

2. Dr. Carmen Estrada Schaye

   Dr. Carmen Estrada Schaye was appointed to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in 2022.

3. Food Security Seminar Lincoln, Nebraska

   

   Fulbright Foreign Students and U.S. Experts Gather in Lincoln, NE, to Discuss the Critical Issue of Food Security.

4. U.S.-Africa Partnerships Advance Shared Priorities

   From December 13-15, President Biden will host the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit (ALS) in Washington, D.C.

5. Increasing Religious Tolerance in Tajikistan

   A 2011 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participant, Hotam Fayzulloev was inspired by the relationships he saw in the U.S. between people of different faiths.

6. Alexander Shmidt

   First Name

   Alexander

   Participant Headshot

   

   Short Biography

   

    

   Content created by Virtual Intern  Helen Zeidman

   Alexander Shmidt is a social entrepreneur and leader who works to provide opportunities for communities in Israel and overseas. As a social business specialist, consultant, and lecturer, Shmidt is a connector of people.

   In 2013, Shmidt participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), focusing on Community Leadership Development. Shmidt gained an appreciation for creating partnerships with other people by visiting four different states and meeting with over 60 socially responsible organizations. Shmidt says, "I came back from the IVLP as a different person... changed by witnessing the power of diverse teams in changing the world."

   Shmidt uses knowledge of team-building gained during IVLP in his work today. Through facilitating incubators, he encourages the development of socially conscious businesses and non-profit organizations. His human-centered approach focuses on promoting people before businesses. Shmidt teaches project managers how to think like designers and build business models that will build community.

   Shmidt currently serves as the Representative of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in Belarus. JDC has been on the ground in the former Soviet Union for decades, caring for the region’s elderly Jews when the majority of the world didn’t even know they existed. Alex and his team, through JDC network of Hesed Social Welfare Centers, works on a massive scale to ensure that the former Soviet Union’s Jews in need are able to not only to survive, but age with dignity and with support of a caring Jewish community.

   As a socially-oriented entrepreneur, Alexander Shmidt helps aspiring businesses and community organizations develop plans to change the world one community at a time.

   Edited by Virtual Interns Regina Navarro-Gomez and Kristin Mitra

    

   Home Country

   Israel

   Last name

   Shmidt

   IVLP Alumni

7. MentorTalks: Art, Science, and Space Diplomacy

   From a Fulbright ETA to leading digital efforts for the Artemis missions as a contractor at NASA Headquarters, Thalia Patrinos talks about perseverance and more.

8. AEIF 2018 by the Numbers

   More exchange program alumni than ever are fostering change in their home communities as a result of their international exchange experiences. The U.S. Department of State received over 1,300 eligible proposals – 30% more than last year!

9. timeline2

   1961

   Congress passed the Fulbright-Hays Act to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries

10. The Community College Initiative Program Commemorates First 10 Years

    The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is commemorating the Community College Initiative (CCI) program’s 10th anniversary (2007-2017) through the publication of Community College Initiative Program: The First Ten Years.

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