1. Freedom to Express - International Writing Program

   

   Learn more about the International Writing Program.

2. Life After Chernobyl

   

   Professional photographer and Fulbright alumnus, Michael Forster Rothbart, recounts his work documenting a Ukrainian village 24 years after the Chernobyl disaster.

3. Interagency Meeting on Design and Public Policy

   

   Design offers a way for our government to better and more effectively serve its citizens. In the inaugural Interagency Meeting on Design & Public Policy, designers & policy makers in government came together to discuss their human-centered design thinking process.

4. International Writing Program - Video

   

   Christopher Merrill, Director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, explains the valuable cultural exchanges that take place each year when writers from around the world gather for a semester in Iowa City to discuss and share their craft.

5. Veronica Corchado Espinoza, Director, Municipal Institute for Women

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   Veronica Corchado

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   Veronica Corchado Espinoza is an avid defender of women's rights and has spent her career working to reduce violence against women in her hometown of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Dedicated to social change and motivated by her IVLP, Corchado established "The Collective for Arts, Community, and Equality," a civil society organization in Ciudad Juarez to empower at-risk youth through education, sports, and the arts. The center stimulates local interest in art but more importantly provides a safe zone for girls and women in some of the city’s most historically violent communities.

   Through the "Safe Corridor" initiative, Corchado is helping women living or working downtown recover their public spaces. She is globally-minded in her endeavors, actively collaborating with international organizations to reach her goals. During her 2010 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Corchado became inspired by initiatives to deter violence in Los Angeles and implemented similar ideas at home.

   Veronica Corchado Espinoza is a life-long advocate for women’s rights using arts and advocacy to inspire women to bring about changes within their community.

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   Home Country

   Mexico

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   Espinoza

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6. NSLI-Y Summer Language Program

   

   Established in 2006, the National Security Languages Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) promotes the study of critically needed languages by sending American high school students overseas for intensive language study.

7. Alito Alessi on #WithoutLimits

   

   Alito Alesso, an Arts Envoy from the United States, tells us what living without limits means to him. Share your #withoutlimits story on social media.

8. Priceless Laos: Lao Temple of the Golden City

   

   The iconic Lao Temple of the Golden City in Luang Prabang is a place unlike any other. Learn more about our work to preserve and protect cultural heritage around the globe.

9. It's Our Identity, It's Our Pride

   

   Rohit Ranjitkar, program director of the Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust and grantee of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation, talks about preserving Nepal's cultural heritage as seen in its unique architecture.

10. The Power of the Pen: Garang John, Edward R. Murrow Participant

    

    Garang John of South Sudan shares his personal story as a journalist on the Edward R. Murrow exchange program.

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