1. Tajikistan Women's Taekwondo Coaches Delegation

   

   Working with the embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the U.S. State Department office recruited 12 female taekwondo coaches for a program in the U.S.

2. Snowboarders from Kyrgyzstan Visit the U.S.

   

   The U.S. Department of State office brought twelve snowboarders from Kyrgyzstan to participate in the first-ever Snowboarding Sports Visitor program.

3. Russian Hockey Players Come to the U.S.

   

   Russian youth ice hockey players and coaches traveled to the U.S. for a two-week sports exchange program.

4. U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Players Travel to Guatemala

   

   Partnering with US Soccer, the U.S. State Department sent former Women’s National Team Players Tracey Noonan and Shannon MacMillan to a sports envoy program in Guatemala.

5. Suriname Alumna Elected President of Regional, Professional Association

   The election of IVLP alumna Jane Winifred Smith as President of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) marks the first time the organization's presidency has been occupied by Suriname.

6. TEDxAthens Conference Founder Connects with Counterparts in Austin, Texas

   Five years after his first International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) experience, Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou will return to the United States as a “Gold Star” IVLP alumnus.

7. 2023 YLAI Fellows Build Partnerships and Economic Resilience in the Western Hemisphere

   On May 9, the U.S. Department of State welcomed 250 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) fellows to the United States. 

8. It's Our Identity, It's Our Pride

   

   Rohit Ranjitkar, program director of the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust and grantee of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, talks about preserving Nepal's cultural heritage as seen in its unique architecture.

9. Sagar Prasai on #WithoutLimits

   

   Lives Without Limits: Sagar Prasai, a Community Solutions Program participant form Nepal, tells us what living without limits means to him.

10. Cristophorus Budidharma on #WithoutLimits

    

    Cristophorus Budidharma, a US Youth Leadership Program participant from Indonesia, tells us what living without limits means to him.

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