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Results are Tagged with "International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)"

Culinary Diplomacy

Photo of three chefs

Culinary experts from 25 different countries visited the United States as participants in the International Visitor Leadership Program.

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.”

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.

The Confidence to Lead: Lilia Sevastyanova

The Confidence to Lead: Lilia Sevastyanova

Kenya on My Mind: An Interview with Mayor Heidi Davison

Maasai women and children greet American visitors.

In September 2008, eight American women traveled to Kenya to develop empowerment networks with Maasai women.

International Visitor Leadership Program 70th Anniversary in 2011

IVLP participants

In 2011, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) celebrated its 70th birthday as the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program.

Infrastructure and Economic Development for Turkey

Lokman participated in the program during his first term as mayor of Kazan, a district of Ankara, on the theme of Municipal Governance and Intergovernmental Relations in the U.S. in 2006.

IVLP: Parks, Biodiversity, and Ecotourism Management

Rescued from near extinction, the American Bison is now a familiar site in America's grassy plains.

Each year, the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) brings over 4,000 foreign visitors from all over the world to the United States to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to experience the U.S.

Malawi Permaculture

Cornfields hold the promise of continued sustainable development in the Republic of Malawi, Africa.

International Visitor Leadership Program alumna Betty Chinyamuyamu describes a sustainable development project that she worked on in her home county of Malawi.

International Visitor, Mr. Ali Mzee Ali of Tanzania

Ali Mzee Ali, Chairman of the Zanzibar House of Representatives

Mr. Ali Mzee Ali, Chairman of the Zanzibar House of Representatives, participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program.

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