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

   After returning home from her exchange program on human rights in the United States, Sharon worked with 21 other Rwandan exchange alumni students and educators to launch high school human rights clubs throughout Rwanda.

2. International Writing Program - Video

   

   Christopher Merrill, Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, explains the valuable cultural exchanges that take place each year when writers from around the world gather for a semester in Iowa City to discuss and share their craft.

3. Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists

   

   Watch the video to learn more about the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists. Journalists talk about their experience.

4. Program History

   Learn about the history of International Leadership Visitor Program (IVLP)

5. NSLI-Y Summer Language Program

   

   Established in 2006, the National Security Languages Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) promotes the study of critically needed languages by sending American high school students overseas for intensive language study.

6. Murrow Program Gives International Journalists Close Look at American Media

   The Murrow Program gives emerging media professionals from around the world the opportunity to examine rights and responsibilities of the free press in a democracy.

7. The International Visitor Leadership Program 75th Anniversary

   

   For the past 75 years the International Visitor Leadership Program has connected emerging leaders from around the world to the United States. Today the International Visitor Leadership Program has brought more than 200,000 people from over 190 countries to address the today’s critical issues.

8. Continuing the Exchange After the Exchange Program Ends

   Continuing the Exchange After the Exchange Program Ends

9. Office of Global Educational Programs

   The Office of Global Educational Programs plans, develops, administers and monitors the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, the Community College Initiative Program, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program and several exchange and professional development programs for secondary school teachers and educators, with the help of private, non-profit organizations.

10. International Visitor Leadership Program 70th Anniversary in 2011

    

    In 2011, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) celebrated its 70th birthday as the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program.

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