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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Tolis of Greece Returns for an Encore

    IVLP Gold Star Tolis Aristeidou of Greece (2nd from left) organizes Hip Hop events in his country

    "One of the highlights on my trip was my meeting with Howard Schwartz, the organizer of the top Hip Hop dance event in the world, Hip Hop International, and the producer of the television show America’s Best Dance Crew."

  4. The Confidence to Lead: Lilia Sevastyanova

    The Confidence to Lead: Lilia Sevastyanova

  5. A Road to Civic Education in Bangladesh

    After returning from the program, he transformed the focus of his organization towards youth civic education and is a dynamic advocate for the issue throughout his country.

  6. Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

    Consolata was selected as the U.S. Department of State’s Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of her role in empowering women entrepreneurs to become part of the business network in her country and the East Africa region.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.”

  10. Culinary Diplomacy

    Photo of three chefs

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

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