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  1. Lead With Your Heart

    Photo of Shirley Harrison, Executive Director of the International Visitor Center of Jackson, Mississippi

    Shirley Harrison, Executive Director of the International Visitor Center of Jackson, Mississippi, talks about her experience with IVLP and the importance of people-to-people exchanges.

  2. Expand Your World

    Photo of Michelle Kwan

    Expand your world! Learn about short-term hosting opportunities.

  3. 2013 International Women of Courage Awards

    Photo of John Kerry and Michelle Obama presenting award to IWOC honoree

    Established in 2007, the annual Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award honors women around the globe who have exemplified exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for human rights, women's equality, and social progress, often at great personal risk. This is the only Department of State award that pays tribute to emerging women leaders worldwide.

  4. WEAmericas - IVLP 2013 Photos

    photo of IVLP WeAmericas participants

    Photos from the launch of WEAmericas IVLP program.

  5. Unpublished

    WEAmericas - IVLP Photo Gallery

    photo of IVLP WeAmericas participants

    View photos from the WEAmericas initiative.

  6. Joannie of Benin Becomes a Leader

    When the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou nominated Joannie Bewa to attend the International Visitor Leadership Program’s (IVLP) “Young African Leaders” with 19 of her colleagues from across Africa, she jumped at the chance to gain a better perspective of U.S. culture and policy.

  7. Unpublished

    African Women's Entrepreneurship Program

    The African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) is a State Department initiative launched to identify and build networks of women entrepreneurs across Sub-Saharan Africa.

  8. Turkmenistan Participant Connects with Disabilities Organizations

    In his home country of Turkmenistan, Ibragim Nurjanov has been a tireless advocate for the well-being of people with disabilities, both as a sports trainer and as a participant in the Democracy Commission. As such, he was a natural candidate for an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on the topic of “Promoting Disability Rights.”

  9. Hosting Exchanges for 30 Years, and Still Learning

    "My hope is to remain involved with the IVLP program until I can no longer do so, as it has – and continues to be – an extraordinary gift in my life.”

  10. Chance Encounters Lead to New Possibilities for Yolanda

    “I need to do something!” Rueda said to the U.S. Ambassador to Spain after meeting him at a volunteer award conference. “ The ambassador, taken by Yolanda’s passion to help others, recommended her for a VolVis International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Just a few months later, Yolanda came to the United States on a volunteerism and social innovation-focused IVLP with another Spanish colleague.

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