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  1. Youth Ambassadors

    The Youth Ambassadors Program brings together high school students and adult mentors from countries across the Americas.

  2. Teachers of Critical Languages Program

    U.S. schools may host participants of the Teachers for Critical Languages program.

    U.S. Host School Applications: Generally due late January

  3. U.S. Speaker Program

    The U.S. Speaker Program is a nimble, rapid response public diplomacy tool that advances national interests by recruiting prominent American experts to interact in-person or virtually with foreign decision-makers and other professional interlocutors to explain and further key policy priorities that protect, strengthen, and benefit the United States.

  4. American Film Showcase

    This program brings award-winning American documentaries, feature films, and animated shorts to audiences around the world.

  5. Stevens Initiative

    The Stevens Initiative was launched in 2015 as a living memorial and to continue the legacy of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, who studied abroad in Europe and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco. The Initiative is a public-private partnership that is building global competencies and 21st century skills for young people in the United States and the Middle East and North Africa. Through virtual exchange, the Initiative connects youth through technology to collaborate and learn together, giving them access to a substantive international exchange. Through an open competition managed by the Aspen Institute, sub-grants are awarded to organizations to implement virtual exchanges.

  6. Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Abroad

    American high school students in YES Abroad program spend one academic semester or year living with a host family and attending high school abroad.

  7. DanceMotion USA

    DanceMotion USA sends American dance companies overseas to connect with audiences and communities through dance workshops, lecture demonstrations, public performances, and other arts education activities.

  8. Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

    The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program provides merit-based scholarships to outstanding American undergraduate students with high financial need, equipping them with the international experience, global networks, and foreign language skills essential to keep the United States safe, strong, and prosperous.

  9. Arts Envoy

    The Arts Envoy Program shares the best of the U.S. arts community with the world to foster cross-cultural understanding and collaboration and to demonstrate shared values and aspirations.

  10. Sports Envoy Program

    Athletes and coaches in various sports are chosen to serve as envoys or ambassadors of sport in overseas programs that include conducting clinics, visiting schools and speaking to youth.

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