1. Sister Cities International

   Sister Cities International (SCI) is a not for profit member association for U.S. sister community organizations that was founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956.

2. IVLP Impact Awards

   The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the IVLP Impact Awards Initiative to provide follow-on support to recent IVLP participants.

3. Denise Grant

   Denise Grant is a highly regarded counsel to executives and Boards of Directors on complex issues across a range of business, leadership, organizational, governance and policy matters.

4. Sweets and Solutions: AWE Alumna Fights Hunger in The Bahamas

   [Nassau, July 2022] Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumna, Chef Chanté Basden, is passionate about two things: food and her community.

5. Protecting Cultural Patrimony: Pueblo of Acoma

   

   The State Department opposes the sale of Cultural Patrimony.

6. A Bridge Between: Creating Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs

   Creating Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs

7. Highlighting the Power of Exchange Programs During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

   All over the United States and around the world, human trafficking exists.

8. Giovanni Falcone

   First Name

   Giovanni Falcone

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   Short Biography

   

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   In 1991, one of his most important accomplishments was establishing the witness protection program. The program served as a turning point in combating the Italian Mafia and still functions in Italy today. During his time in Palermo, Falcone played a fundamental role in Palermo’s Maxi Trial, a significant criminal trial in Sicily that ran from 1986 to 1987, and that resulted in hundreds of convictions for Mafia-related crimes. Falcone immersed himself in the world of anti-Mafia law and accepted a position in the Ministry of Justice in Rome in 1991. In 1992, after several previous attempts, Falcone, his wife, and three bodyguards were assassinated by the Mafia while driving from the Palermo airport into the city.

   Falcone was posthumously recognized as an extraordinary hero of conscience for his lifelong work fighting the Mafia in Italy. Giovanni Falcone was a tenacious fighter for justice and he personally credited the International Visitor Leadership Program as an important component for some of his key accomplishments.

   Judge Falcone is commemorated each year in Palermo by his family and friends who have formed the Fondazione Falcone.

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   Home Country

   Italy

   Last name

   Falcone

   IVLP Alumni

9. Cultural Antiquities Task Force and Colombian Officials Partner for a Seminar on Cultural Heritage Protection

   From October 10-12, 2018, members of the Cultural Antiquities Task Force (CATF), the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, and the Colombian Ministry of Culture held a seminar on cultural heritage protection and preservation in Bogota, Colombia.

10. Ending Human Trafficking in India, One Story at a Time

    This year, the Collaboratory partnered with U.S. Consulate General Kolkata to support a pilot project called “Ending Human Trafficking in India, One Story at a Time.”

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