Results are Tagged with "Western Hemisphere"
Simon Nascimento Talks About EducationUSA
Simon Nascimento talks abouts the effects EducationUSA has had on his life.
Kennedy-Lugar YES Program
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program provides scholarships to high school students.
Lead with your heart
Shirley Harrison, Executive Director of the International Visitor Center of Jackson, Mississippi, talks about her experience with IVLP and the importance of people-to-people exchanges.
I Appreciate Your Kindness
Laura Dupuy, Executive Director of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy reflects on one particular participant from a group of international visitors, broadcast journalists from Iraq, and the impact that the experience had on both of their lives.
Drivers of the Economy: African Women's Entrepreneurship Program
Diane von Fürstenberg speaks at the The African Women's Entrepreneurship Program event in Washington, D.C.
Professional Fellows
A group of 225 fellows from 31 countries arrived in Washington, D.C. to participate in the the Professional Fellows Congress which took place May 3-4, 2011 at the Renaissance Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.
Young Basketball Players from the Democratic Republic of Congo Visit the U.S.
The U.S. State Department welcomed a group from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the first Sports Visitor program of the new year.
Russian Hockey Players Come to the U.S.
Russian youth ice hockey players and coaches traveled to the U.S. for a two-week sports exchange program.
Sports Visitors: Mongolian Wrestlers
Partnering with USA Wrestling, the U.S. State Department brought members of the Mongolian men’s and women’s national freestyle wrestling teams and their coaches to New York.