1. Delegation from Serbia Seeks to Boost Serbia’s Economy Through Bankruptcy

   The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) hosted four delegates from Serbia in hopes of boosting the country’s financial infrastructure through bankruptcy.

2. Honoring the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Heroes through IVLP

   Human Trafficking is not exclusive to one singular region; it occurs in every country. Traffickers often exploit the most vulnerable and marginalized.

3. 2022 TIP Report Heroes Connect with U.S. Community Leaders Through the IVLP

   Human trafficking is a pervasive global issue that affects every country in the world, and the Department of State has made combating human trafficking a top priority.

4. I Call the Shots! - Sports Diplomacy Empowers Female Referees

   Fourteen female basketball officials from Mexico joined counterparts in the U.S. for professional development and women’s empowerment workshops.

5. American Basketball Players Travel to Venezuela

   

   Two U.S. Sports Envoys, Kayte Christensen and Darvin Ham, joined former Maryland and current Memphis Grizzlies player, Greivis Vasquez, for a series of basketball clinics in Greivis’ hometown, Chacao, Venezuela.

6. Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.

   

   Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.

7. The Spirit of Volunteering

   

   Hip-hop organizer Apostolos (Tolis) Aristeidou learned an profound lesson on volunteerism during his time as an International Visitor in the U.S.- and he plans to bring this new found spirit back to his home country, Greece.

8. I am a Citizen Diplomat

   

   National Council for International Visitors "Citizen Diplomats" from around the country share what they believe it means to be a citizen diplomat.

9. Tolis of Greece Returns for an Encore

   

   "One of the highlights on my trip was my meeting with Howard Schwartz, the organizer of the top Hip Hop dance event in the world, Hip Hop International, and the producer of the television show America’s Best Dance Crew."

10. Soccer Envoys in Brazil: Getting More Women and Girls Involved in Soccer

    

    Brazil is a nation of soccer, but when it comes to women and girls’ participation in soccer, the numbers tell a different story.

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