1. International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa

   Writers gather in Iowa City for this 10-week residency to work on personal creative writing projects, to give readings and lectures, and to interact with American audiences and literary communities across the U.S

2. June 2022 CBYX US Participant of the Month

   The German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce McKinleigh Lair as the June Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) U.S. Participant of the Month!  

3. "Heritage in Peril" Photo Gallery

   

   U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was joined by distinguished members of the preservation and museum community for “Heritage in Peril: Iraq and Syria,” an event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on September 22, 2014 to highlight the destruction of irreplaceable cultural heritage taking place throughout Iraq and Syria.

4. Commemorating World AIDS Day through Urban Art - Photo Gallery

   

   Maxx Moses, a gifted graffiti muralist from New York, traveled to the city of Bulawayo Zimbabwe on an ECA sponsored Arts Envoy.

5. The Language of Dance

   Alana has studied ballet for thirteen years and hopes to become a professional ballet dancer. At an audition for an intensive summer ballet program, she heard about the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program implemented by the Russian American Foundation (RAF). This program combines Russian language instruction, cultural immersion, and ballet training with Master Teachers of Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

6. OneBeat, YALI Alumnus "Gets Loud" About Social Justice

   OneBeat and Mandela Washington Fellowship alumnus Alain Chirwisa of the DRC makes socially conscious music and art, focusing on social justice and women's issues.

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   Museums Connect: Raising Disability Awareness in New York and Spain

   

   Watch how Museums Connect's emPOWER Parents program created a cross-cultural network for parents of children with an autism spectrum disorder between Queens, NY and Madrid, Spain to provide support and resources.

8. Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship

   A component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship is a special opportunity for up to four U.S. students to pursue projects around an aspect of international contemporary or popular music as a cultural force for expression. Preference is given to creative projects that are conveyed in a dynamic fashion and are accompanied by a feasible plan.

9. American Music Abroad - Video

   

   The Department of State's American Music Abroad program sends artists around the world to foster new dialogues musically.

10. Rhythm Road: Oscar Williams Jr. and the Band of Life

    

    Oscar Williams Jr. and the Band of Life talk about the importance of music and how it is a universal language in the clip highlighting their upcoming Rhythm Road tour for the U.S. Department of State.

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