1. 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.

2. Yes Abroad: Make the World Your Classroom

   

   The YES Abroad program provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students to develop a perspective of a Muslim culture first-hand.

3. Using Comic Books to Engage Youth Around the World

   In 2019, ECA's Collaboratory partnered with the nonprofit organization, the Comic Book Project (CBP), to support two innovative comic diplomacy programs.

4. 2017-18 Fulbright Top Producing Institutions

   The lists of more than 150 U.S. higher education institutions that sent the most Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars abroad in academic year 2017-2018 are now available and highlight the Fulbright Program’s strong institutional diversity and impact on American communities.

5. Pacific Islands Track and Field Delegation Experience the Universal Language of Sports

   

   The U.S. Department of State’s ECA has conducted several track and field programs, but none quite as unique as this most recent one with the Pacific Islands.

6. For the People on Taiwan, Mental Health Care is Now Just a Tap Away

   Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumna Lynia Huang had one main goal — to make mental health care accessible to all, which is why she co-founded Bamboo Technology as a mental health service company.

7. Building Bridges by Building Telescopes

   Through the Virtual Communities Connect initiative, the ECA Collaboratory funded a series of pilot projects that allowed U.S. Embassies around the world to develop meaningful virtual programming with American communities and institutions that help advance American foreign policy goals.

8. First Sports Envoys with Disabilities Travel to China to Advance Disability Rights and Inclusion

   

   Addressing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in China has emerged as a significant foreign policy issue in the twenty-first century. Dr. Becky Clark and Dr. Andrea Woodson- Smith made a historical trip serving as the first ever disabled sports envoys to travel on behalf of the State Department to Guangzhou, China.

9. Envoys Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown Travel to China

   

   Working with the Women’s National Basketball Association, the U.S. Department of State sent former WNBA stars Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown to Shenyang, China.

10. Swaziland Soccer Coaches Visit the U.S.

    

    The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs hosts Swaziland coaches for soccer clinics and programs

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