1. Philippines Program in Phoenix: Baseball Sports Visitors Experience Spring Training

   

   The U.S. State Department hosted six female and six male baseball and softball coaches from the Philippines for a Sports Visitor program.

2. Youth Programs

   The Youth Programs Division is committed to empowering the next generation and establishing long-lasting ties between the United States and other countries.

3. Collaboratory: Virtual Exchange Programs

   State Department's Collaboratory supports virtual exchanges and the use of digital tools to increase the reach & impact of traditional exchange programs.

4. Global Sports Mentoring Program

   Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and ESPN President John Skipper announced the U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program.

5. MECEA Section 108A: USG Employees on Foreign Government-Sponsored Exchange Programs

   The information below provides a primer on Section 108A of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (MECEA) and the process related to establishing a cultural exchange program under this statute. It covers the basic technical points that need to be addressed in a letter of request to set up a program under Section 108A of MECEA.

6. 47 Business and Social Entrepreneurs from Europe Begin 2021 YTILI Fellowship Program

   Last month, 47 business and social entrepreneurs from 36 countries in Europe began the 2021 Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative (YTILI) Fellowship Program.

7. Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Jena Melancon

   

   Jena Melancon, Executive Director, Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, talks about the visit of a group of Boy Scout Leaders to the local Boy Scout chapter, and how their interaction has had lasting community effects.

8. U.S. Department of State and Education New Zealand Announce Partnership to Support the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

   U.S. Department of State and the New Zealand government agency Education New Zealand announce a new partnership.

9. Women's World Cup Program

   

   18 high school students from around the world participated in a U.S. Department of State sports diplomacy program about the Women's World Cup.

10. Combating Holocaust Denial and Distortion Through the International Visitor Leadership Program

    This week, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs began the Countering Holocaust Denial and Distortion virtual International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project.

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