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I am a Citizen Diplomat
National Council for International Visitors "Citizen Diplomats" from around the country share what they believe it means to be a citizen diplomat.
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Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Katka Lessing
Katka Letzing, Lead Program Officer and Marketing Manager, Institute for International Education, West Coast Center, San Francisco, California tells a story of learning about individual courage while having fun and developing a new hobby on the San Francisco Bay.
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Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Jena Melancon
Jena Melancon, Executive Director, Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council, talks about the visit of a group of Boy Scout Leaders to the local Boy Scout chapter, and how their interaction has had lasting community effects.
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Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Dorothy Riddle
Dorothy Riddle tells a story of how the simplest of activities can change someone's whole perspective on life and relationships.
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Reflections on the Impact of the International Visitor Leadership Program - Carina Black
Carina Black talks about how an International Visitor changed the course of a high school student's life.
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Kenya on My Mind: An Interview with Mayor Heidi Davison
In September 2008, eight American women traveled to Kenya to develop empowerment networks with Maasai women.
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UGRAD Alum Organizes Charity Run Across Ukraine
While studying in the United States, Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD) alum Andriy Maksymovych met an activist who biked across the U.S. to raise money for charity. Andriy decided to adapt the idea to raise money for premature babies in his native Ukraine.
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A-SMYLE Program Photos
Photos from the American Serbia and Montenegro Youth Leadership (A-SMYLE) Exchange Program.
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Pacific Islands Track and Field Delegation Experience the Universal Language of Sports
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.
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Colombian Track & Field Visitors: On Track to Empower Women and Girls
Under the Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative, ECA teamed up with U.S. Embassy Bogota to develop a fast-paced track and field program for Colombian girls.
