Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Exchange Programs

1. A-SMYLE Student of the Month: December

   Vanja, a World Link student from Serbia, has been selected as the A-SMYLE student of the month for December 2012.

2. A-SMYLE Student of the Month: October

   Valentin, an American Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange student from Serbia, has made a great impression on his host family, school, and community.

3. Supporting the Next Generation

   Supporting the Next Generation Through English Language Learning.

4. TechGirls: Lara’s Story

   “I have a responsibility to take care of those who are less fortunate and to make a difference in their life,” says Lara Kasbari after completing the four week U.S. State Department TechGirls program.

5. The Richness of Diversity

   I learned that there is great richness in diversity, and each person had an impact on me.

6. TechGirls: Fatma’s Story

   Before Fatma began her three week TechGirls exchange program in the United States, she had yet to venture outside of her “tiny slice of life in Yemen.”

7. Standing Together for Human Rights

   Daman helped set up the summer 2011 program for the first two delegations of Afghans participating in the ECA U.S./Afghan Professional Partnership.

8. The Challenges That Make Life Fun

   Anna Voronina travels to North Carolina and gets to fulfill a life-long dream.

9. Out of the Books and into the Real World

   As an A-SMYLE student I was involved in many things in school.

10. Rebuilding a Georgian City

    Charlie Bush felt energized when he learned of his acceptance into the ECA Legislative Fellow Program. Charlie, a City Administrator, would be leaving the U.S. and traveling to the Republic of Georgia to exchange ideas on democracy and political participation.

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