"Learn, enjoy what you have learned, and share with others…" Following this maxim, Karina Chupina seeks to inspire people with disabilities to overcome obstacles and live life to the fullest. Hailing from St. Petersburg, Russia, Chupina traveled to Tecumseh, Michigan in 1996 to take part in the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program.

International Visitor Leadership Program alumnus Ahmed Aboutaleb made history on January 5, 2009, when he was installed as mayor of Rotterdam, becoming the first Muslim, first Moroccan-born, and first foreign-born Dutch citizen to become the mayor of a large city in the Netherlands. Aboutaleb came to the Netherlands at the age of 15.

Austrian historian and ethnologist, Dr. Valeria Heuberger, an International Visitor Leadership Program alumna, has taken a keen interest in the roles that Muslims have played in both the Austrian and U.S. militaries. That interest, which spans from the First World War to the present-day, has led Heuberger down a path of research comparing and contrasting approaches to diversity on two continents.

Hailing from the hills of Tetovo, an ethnically diverse town in northwest Macedonia named after the legendary hero Teto famous for clearing the city of snakes, modern-day hero and alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Program Xhane Kreshova benefits the community by empowering women and improving women's health.

As an obstetrician-gynecologist and former Vice Dean of the College of Medicine and Allied Science at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi diagnosed her own breast cancer at a very advanced stage in March 2006.  Despite her own medical career, she struggled to gain confirmation of the diagnosis and treatment options. Dr. Al-Amoudi is an alumna of the International Visitor Leadership Program.

Considered by many to be Quebec’s foremost expert on American politics, Fulbright American Studies Institute alumnus Frédérick Gagnon is recognized for his insight into the current U.S. presidential campaign and for provoking thoughtful discussion on U.S. elections in Canada.

As part of the Legislative Education and Practice Program (LEAP), Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) Russian Federation alumnus Denis Pimenov had an internship in the Kentucky state legislature.

Bakur Kvaratskhelia , of Tbilisi, Georgia, participated in an exchange in December 2007 through the Legislative Education and Practice Program (LEAP).  He currently works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia as a Deputy Director of the Department of Diplomatic Protocol.

When David An embarked on his Fulbright Student fellowship to China and Taiwan, he expected to move beyond just research to experience Taiwan’s democracy and elections and China’s village elections first hand.  But his Fulbright experience far exceeded his expectations.