1. The Collaboratory Launches 22.33 - A Podcast of Life-Changing Stories

   Each year, State Department-sponsored exchange programs connect approximately 350,000 people in almost every country and all U.S. states.

2. Principal DAS Lussenhop Honors Fulbright Top Producers and HBCU Institutional Leaders

   On February 18, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) hosted a reception to honor the 2019-2020 Fulbright U.S. Top Producing Institutions and the 2018-2019 Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leaders.

3. CATF Members Support Repatriation to Haiti

   The United States has returned over 470 cultural and historical antiquities to Haiti — the largest repatriation of art from the U.S. to Haiti — thanks to a bilateral effort between the two countries.

4. Networks Can Stop the Black-Market Antiquities Trade

   In the Middle East, an age-old problem has resurfaced. Thieves are taking advantage of any chaos caused by recent conflict to loot historical treasures.

5. In Ancient Cities Reclaimed from ISIS, Restoration Work Begins

   As ISIS is driven back from conquests in northern Iraq and Syria, a challenge looms: cataloging the damage to cultural sites and treasures from antiquity, repairing what can be fixed, and figuring out how to let people see them again.

6. U.S. Sends Stolen Ancient Gold Coffin Back to Egypt

   New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art — commonly known as the Met — has returned a prized item from its collection of Egyptian antiquities after learning that the piece was actually a stolen artifact.

7. “Museums in a Suitcase” Foster Understanding and Counter Violent Extremism in Libya  

   Due to the ongoing conflict, museums across Libya remain closed to protect their collections from looting and other damage.  As a result, many communities in Libya have lost a vital link to their country’s rich past that museums and public programming create.

8. IVLP Gold Stars Connect on the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is proud to champion inclusivity with its comprehensive programs. With alumni who are members of the disability community, the impact of their efforts goes beyond their time participating in their exchange programs.

9. Digital Documentation and Storytelling Build Greater Appreciation for Jordan’s Cultural Heritage

   An inventory and storage upgrade project supported by the State Department at the Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum was put on hold in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

10. Training Panamanian Customs to Prevent Cultural Property Smuggling

    Trafficking stolen, looted, or forged art, antiquities, and other cultural objects benefits criminal organizations and terrorist groups, erodes the legal art market, and harms our relationships with foreign partners and allies.

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