1. Tunisian Swimmers Visit the U.S.

   

   Partnering with USA Swimming, the U.S. State Department brought 13 athletes—12 youth and one coach—to the U.S. for a swimming-focused program.

2. Mongolian Leaders Visit U.S. to Learn About Disability Rights

   

   A delegation of 8 Mongolian disability rights advocates, including the Minister of Population and Development, Members of Parliament, and representatives of civil society, visited the U.S. on a Professional Fellows On-Demand exchange program to learn about the Americans With Disabilities Act.

3. Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators 2016 Alums, Sherwan Ameen and Kristina Urbonienė, Develop an Online Cultural Exchange Program among Iraq, Lithuania, and the United States

   The SUSI experience revealed how diverse the United States is and how important it is to know your rights, to stand for them, and to be a strong and creative personality with your unique social, cultural and educational background.

4. One International Engineering Student’s Journey to Study in the U.S.

   Educational Resources and Opportunities Available Through EducationUSA

5. 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.

6. Russian Volleyball Players Visit the U.S.

   

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

7. Saudi Arabian Girls Come to the U.S. for Basketball Clinics

   

   Working with the Embassy in Riyadh and the consulate in Jeddah, the U.S. State Department brought over six female teenage basketball players and two coaches for a two-week program.

8. Japanese Baseball Delegation Visits the U.S.

   

   The U.S. State Department, partnering with the Little League World Series and Ripken Baseball, brought Japanese baseball players and coaches from Japan’s disaster-affected prefectures to the United States from August 8-23, 2011.

9. South African Basketball Coaches Come to the U.S.

   

   From March 8 to 19, 2012, South African coaches met with U.S. sports professionals, held clinics with young American athletes at local schools, participated in an NBA clinic, and engaged in activities focused on team-building and injury prevention in the Washington, D.C., area.

10. Track and Field Athletes from the Caribbean Visit the U.S

    

    In partnership with USA Track and Field and the Oregon Track Club, the U.S Department of State organized a dynamic track and field program to empower women and girls.

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