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FLEX Student of the Month — October 2012

Anna is ambitious, driven and determined to make the most of her FLEX program year.

Home Host Exceeds Expectations as a Citizen Diplomat

Over the past 11 years, International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participants from all around the world have walked through Anita Bevan’s front doors. Anita lives by a quote displayed in her Reno, Nevada home, “May all who enter as guests leave as friends.”

South Sudan and Sports Diplomacy: Basketball Coaches from the World’s Newest Nation

One of the participants shares tips on shooting with a D.C.-area coaching peer.

Sports Diplomacy brought five coaches to the U.S. from South Sudan for a dynamic people-to-people exchange focused on creating opportunities for young South Sudanese to play basketball.

The Spirit of Volunteerism in Zambia

During his time in the United States as a participant in the International Visitor Leadership Program, Mark Chilongu of Lusaka, Zambia was struck by the way in which Americans shared their time and resources to care for the poor.

Russian Volleyball Players Visit the U.S.

Russian boys train at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.

The first sports visitor program brought Russian volleyball players and coaches to Southern California for a beach volleyball.

Iraqi Taekwondo Program

The taekwondo visitors start with the basics at a special training session led by a representative of the Korean Embassy.

Working with the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, the U.S. State Department organized a dynamic taekwondo sports program.

Volunteerism in Latin America

Nathaly's leadership mobilizes her peers to tackle Latin America’s most pressing issues.

The Confidence to Lead: Lilia Sevastyanova

The Confidence to Lead: Lilia Sevastyanova

Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.

The Kazakh group practice drills at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Kazakhstan Sitting Volleyball Team Comes to the U.S.

U.S. and Egyptian Educators Benefit from Collaboration

Ez Eldin Salem participated in the State Department’s Teachers of Critical Languages Program, which brings teachers from China and Egypt to teach Mandarin and Arabic in U.S. elementary and secondary schools for one academic year.

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