1. American Music Abroad - Video

   

   The Department of State's American Music Abroad program sends artists around the world to foster new dialogues musically.

2. Virtual Exchange

   

   See photos of Virtual Exchanges in action. Learn more about Virtual Exchanges, Design Thinking and MOOCs from ECA's Collaboratory.

3. Museum Representatives from Around the World Convene for Museums Connect Colloquium

   10 American museums met their overseas counterparts in Washington, D.C. during the 2013 Museums Connect Colloquium.

4. Michael Schwartz on #WithoutLimits

   

   Michael Schwartz, an Empower Program Participant from the United States, tells us what living without limits means to him.

5. Lives Without Limits

   

   What does living without limits mean to you? Explore the programs and initiatives offered by the State Department.

6. Innovative Support for Innovative Solutions

   The U.S. Department of State and RocketHub team up in a pilot partnership to help exchange program alumni find alternative funding for their innovative solutions.

7. NSLI-Y Alumni Learn About Digital Networking and Career Development

   Panel guests at the event included Assistant Secretary of State Evan Ryan who encouraged alumni to continue their language learning and consider a career with the Department of State.

8. American Music Abroad - Wordsmith on Tour and in Studio

   

   Baltimore-based rapper Wordsmith toured Africa in 2016 with the American Music Abroad program, part of American Voices, funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

9. National Ability Center: PyeongChang Winter Paralympics – South Korea

   

   National Ability Center sent an American training team and 12 American youth with disabilities, in the sports of alpine skiing and snowboarding, to South Korea to teach Korean youth and coaches best practices. The Korean and American groups had the opportunity to attend the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremonies!

10. Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat, Ph.D

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    Magda Bou Dagher

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    Content created by Virtual Intern Meghan Crowley

    Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat is an important figure in Lebanese environmental conservation circles. She began her environmental career in 2008, and recently became the president of a nonprofit focusing on reforestation and launched an online database of native Lebanese flora (http://www.lebanon-flora.org).

    In 2013, she participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) entitled “Women’s Innovation in Science and Engineering,” and spent three weeks in different cities across the United States. She expanded her network due to her IVLP and now collaborates with colleagues she met from the Smithsonian Institution. Together, they've researched DNA barcoding and metabarcoding, with the goal of exploring biodiversity. Another favorite memory from her IVLP experience was visiting the National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. to see how they bring science to the world through their interactive programming.

    Prior to her IVLP experience, most of Kharrat’s international collaboration took place with colleagues in other parts of the world. The exchange gave her an even broader network and provided opportunities to collaborate with Americans. Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat is a plant geneticist attempting to understand the historical evolutionary process of tree populations and flowering plants to help inform conservation policies. She has become a strong advocate for international exchange programs to build global connections.

    Content edited by Sallie Bestul, Regina Navarro-Gomez, and Jenna Williams

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