1. Fortune-U.S. Department of State Global Women's Mentoring Partnership

   This month, talented, emerging women leaders from 11 countries began the 15th annual Fortune-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership, a public-private partnership between the U.S. Department of State, Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, and Vital Voices Global Partnership.

2. Finding your Voice: Encuentra Tu Voz

   An Arts Envoy Program supporting freedom of expression and human rights of artists from Cuba and around the world.

3. IDEAS Grant Competition Now Open for U.S. Colleges and Universities

   The U.S. Department of State’s IDEAS Program is pleased to announce the launch of its 2024 IDEAS grant competition, which assists U.S. colleges and universities in creating, diversifying, and/or expanding their study abroad programming in support of U.S. foreign policy goals.

4. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Welcomes New Members at 274th Quarterly Meeting

   The Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board held its 274th Quarterly Board meeting February 9, 2017 to welcome five new members and the reappointment of Board Member Maneesh M. Goyal.

5. The IVLP and “The Problem We All Live With”

   This summer, the U.S. Department of State’s Office of International Visitors (OIV) initiated a virtual International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project which explored racial and social disparities, probing America’s complicated history, current social justice movements, and the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color.

6. A New Type of Film Workshop - In The Cloud

   When the AFS program in Egypt was postponed due to security reasons, ECA was inspired to adopt a new method used by Tiffany Shlain, an AFS participant and leader in filmmaking and technology.

7. 2023 TechGirls Closes with a Women’s High-Tech Coalition on Capitol Hill

   The program recognizes the power of STEM as a vehicle to create economic, educational, and societal opportunity and equity globally.

8. Women Leaders in STEM Explore the U.S. through the IVLP

   In 2022, the U.S. Department of State hosted 41 international women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

9. U.S. Embassy Launches New Initiative to Support Malaysian Women Entrepreneurs

   Today, Ambassador Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir and Secretary-General for the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development Dato’ Dr. Junaidah binti Kamarruddin officiated the Malaysia launch of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE).

10. Fulbright Arctic Initiative

    The Fulbright Arctic Initiative (FAI), a component of the Fulbright Scholar Program, promotes international, multi-disciplinary collaboration on Arctic research.

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