1. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Helps Business Owner Expand Operations in the Dominican Republic

   Gabriela Lee, Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) graduate from 2019, is the founder and chef at Damn Good Kitchen (DGK) in Dominican Republic.

2. Alumni from 12 Countries Come Together to Tackle Disinformation, Strengthen Democracy

   First-Ever Alumni TIES TechCamp Reconnect Advances Digital Citizenship Through Media Literacy

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Summit for Democracy (S4D) IVLP Initiative

   The Summit for Democracy IVLP initiative will bring mayors and municipal leaders from five continents together to address the three pillars of the Summit.

6. 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. 

7. Expansion of the EducationUSA Academy

   The EducationUSA Academy aims to prepare international youth to pursue higher education in the United States by providing participants with the information, skills, and experience needed to submit strong applications for admission to U.S. colleges and universities.

8. Chilean IVLP Alumna Reconnects with American Counterparts

   Five years after her International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) experience, Geraldine Mlynarz, a Chilean biotech CEO and entrepreneur, will share with her American counterparts the impact that her IVLP experience had on promoting women’s entrepreneurship in Chile and the region.

9. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Invites Members of the Public to Listen and Comment on Four Proposed Policy Changes at the Board’s 276th Quarterly Meeting

   On September 14, the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board will convene at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. for its quarterly meeting.

10. State Department Announces Gilman Top Producing Institutions

    The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the inaugural list of U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most students overseas on the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program in academic year 2016-2017.

Pages