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

    Dr. Woodson-Smith plays wheelchair basketball with some of the students at Guangzhou English Training Center (GETCH).

    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.

  2. May 2013 Quarterly Meeting

    Students discuss Fulbright Program scholarship opportunities with Fulbright alumni and campus advisors during the U.S. Department of State’s Exchanges Information Fair at the University of Chicago.

    The 259th quarterly meeting of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) took place in Chicago, Illinois, May 5-7, 2013.

  3. Soccer Envoys in Brazil: Getting More Women and Girls Involved in Soccer

    Julie Foudy provides positive encouragement to a girl for scoring a goal.

    Brazil is a nation of soccer, but when it comes to women and girls’ participation in soccer, the numbers tell a different story.

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

    The sports visitors learn new track and field techniques and exercises at a clinic in Washington.

    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.

  5. International Education Week Events Throughout Time

    See photos from International Education Week throughout the years.

  6. Fulbright: Engage the World!

    Still image from Fulbright video.

    March, 2013, Secretary Kerry addressed a group of Fulbright students and encouraged them to use their Fulbright opportunity to make lifelong connections and to become full global citizens by engaging with the world around them.

  7. TechGirls 2013: A Network of Young Innovators

    Photo of TechGirls Participant and Mentor

    TechGirls is an international exchange program designed to empower young girls from the Middle East and North Africa with the knowledge and resources to pursue higher education and careers in technology.

  8. Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute Alumnus Reflects on His Fellowship

    Photo of Benjamin Franklin Scholar

    Daniel Voda, a 2010 BFTF Alumnus from Moldova, reflects on his experience at the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute.

  9. U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program Matches

    Photo collage of mentors and mentees.

    The U.S. Department of State and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program is the central program in the U.S. Department of State’s initiative to engage, inspire, and empower women and girls worldwide through sports.

  10. Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Reflects

    Still image from FFSB video.

    The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) reflects on their experience supervising the global Fulbright Program.

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