1. State Department Emphasizes Importance of Keeping Exchange Participants Safe

   On February 26, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jennifer Zimdahl Galt hosted a dialogue with ECA cooperative partners and sponsors that administer exchange programs to discuss how to continue to strengthen efforts to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of exchange participants.

2. Music & Film Diplomacy at the State Department

   The U.S. Department of State has long recognized the role of music in diplomacy, with its emphasis on free expression, improvisation, and democratic and collaborative teamwork.

3. Tunisian Swimmers Visit the U.S.

   

   Partnering with USA Swimming, the U.S. State Department brought 13 athletes—12 youth and one coach—to the U.S. for a swimming-focused program.

4. Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports in Morocco

   

   Working with the U.S. Embassy in Rabat, the U.S. State Department dispatched two former U.S. Women’s National Team players and one former coach to Morocco for a sports envoy program.

5. Track and Field Athletes from the Caribbean Visit the U.S

   

   In partnership with USA Track and Field and the Oregon Track Club, the U.S Department of State organized a dynamic track and field program to empower women and girls.

6. Enhance Your Career: Learn Turkish in Turkey!

   

   Liz Clark, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) alumna, tells about how learning Turkish on her CLS program helped enhanced her career.

7. Polish Professionals Gain Insight on Veterans Care

   During a 3-week program entitled “Wounded Warriors Assistance,” a group of two doctors, a psychologist, a journalist, and a disabled veteran, focused their studies on veteran care.

8. British American Parliamentary Group Exchange Brings Lawmakers Together From Across the Pond

   This annual International Visitor Leadership Program exchange welcomes British Members of Parliament to the United States to explore U.S. politics and the legislative process at both federal and state levels.

9. U.S. and International Officials Cooperate to Create a More Safe and Secure World

   On April 17, the U.S. Department of State will host more than 100 international law enforcement, security, judicial, and NGO officials for the third annual Towards a More Safe and Secure World initiative. Participants of this annual International Visitor Leadership Program initiative spend three weeks cooperating with their U.S. counterparts to find solutions to shared global security responsibilities.

10. Egyptian International Exchange Alumna Visits Dallas, Fort Worth

    Earlier this month, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth welcomed IVLP alumna Riham Awad to Dallas, Texas.

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