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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
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>> Learn
About the International Visitor Leadership Program
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs funds and administers the International Visitor Leadership
Program (IVLP), one of its premier professional exchange programs.
The IVLP is designed to build mutual understanding between
the U.S. and other countries through carefully designed visits
that reflect the participants’ professional interests and
support U.S. foreign policy goals. More...
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>> Congress-Bundestag
Youth Exchange Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs is sponsoring events in Washington, DC this week to
celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Congress-Bundestag Youth
Exchange. The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program
was initiated 20 years ago to celebrate the 300th anniversary
of the first German immigration to North America. The program
is supported under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act
of 1961 by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
as well as the German Bundestag. More...
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>> First
Afghan Fulbrighters in 25 Years Arrive in the United States
The first group of Afghan Fulbright grantees to come to the
United States from Afghanistan in 25 years has arrived in
the United States to begin study at American universities.
Six students arrived over the weekend, with an additional
11 students expected to arrive over the summer. This group
of Afghan Fulbright grantees will study in the United States
in graduate coursework for one year, starting in the fall
of 2004. The students will focus on areas that assist Afghanistan's
national development, such as law, political science, public
administration, economics, English language teaching and journalism.
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>> Assistant
Secretary Patricia S. Harrison Meets with YES International
High School Students
During the week of June 7, 2004, dozens of high school students
who have completed the inaugural year of the P4L-YES (Partnerships
for Learning Youth Exchange and Study) program, were in Washington,
D.C to wrap up their school year. Assistant Secretary Patricia
S. Harrison spoke to them June 8 at the State Department,
stating, "Your ten months in the U.S. is coming to an
end this week. I hope that this is just the beginning of the
exchange, not the end." More...
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>> International
High School Students in Washington, D.C. to Conclude Inaugural
Year of Partnership for Learning Youth Exchange and Study
(P4L-YES) Program
The U.S. Department of State welcomes to Washington students
who are concluding a year of academic study at high schools
in the United States. Approximately 60 students, who have
been living with families in 20 states across the nation,
are in Washington, D.C., for activities to wrap up the first
year of the Partnerships for Learning, Youth Exchange and
Study program (P4L-YES). For most of the students, this is
their first visit to the capital. More...
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The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters mutual
understanding between the United States and other countries through
international educational and training programs. The bureau does so by
promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private
citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by
presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity
to overseas audiences.
The Fulbright
Program provides grants for Graduate Students, Scholars and
Professionals, and Teachers and Administrators. This site includes Fulbright
Commissions and other information on the program.
EducationUSA
promotes U.S. higher education abroad, supports overseas advising centers,
collaborates with U.S. educational organizations to strengthen
international exchange, and manages the Gilman
study abroad scholarship program.
The Office of English
Language Programs creates and implements high quality, targeted
English language programs overseas to promote mutual understanding between
the United States and other countries. Staff, including overseas-based Regional
English Language Officers, plan, conduct and support programs
sponsored by American Embassies and Consulates.
Programs for Eurasia and
Southeast Europe include activities involving individual fellowships
or institutional linkages.
Requests for Grant
Proposals announce the latest bureau funding opportunities for
academic, and non-profit institutions seeking exchanges and training
grants.
The Humphrey Fellowships
bring mid-level professionals from developing countries to the United
States for a year of academic study and professional
experiences.
Study of the U.S.
promotes better understanding of the U.S. through Summer Institutes for
foreign university faculty. This site also contains an extensive number of
links to on-line American Studies resources.
Educational
Partnerships Program supports educational linkages between U.S. and
foreign post-secondary institutions through faculty and staff exchanges on
themes of mutual interest.
The International Visitor
Program brings participants to the U.S. to meet and confer with
professional counterparts and to experience firsthand the U.S. And its
institutions.
The Office of Citizen
Exchanges develops professional,
cultural and youth programs with nonprofit American institutions,
including voluntary community organizations, professional associations,
and universities. Thematic categories for grants include civil society,
NGO development, civic education, media development, judicial training,
intellectual property rights, and public administration among other
themes. The office has three geographic divisions — Europe/Eurasia;
Near East,
South Asia and Africa; and Western Hemisphere and East Asia — as well
as divisions for youth
and cultural,
including ECA's CultureConnect web site.
International
Cultural Property Protection represents U.S. responsibilities in
protecting the cultural patrimony of other countries.
The Ambassador's
Fund for Cultural Preservation, established by Congress for the fiscal
year 2001, aims to assist less developed countries in preserving their
cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures.
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