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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
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>>Impact
Study on ECA Exchange Programs in Iowa
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce
the release of the "Outcome Assessment of International Exchange
Programs in Iowa." The purpose of the evaluation was to assess
the overall impact that ECA's international exchange programs
have on U.S. communities and American volunteers who host or meet
with these visitors and on a sample of foreign exchange participants.
The evaluation, which focused primarily on ECA's International
Visitor Leadership Program and the Community Connections, Sister
Cities and Partners of the Americas programs, also assessed the
extent to which these exchanges promote mutual understanding between
people of the United States and people of other countries. The
evaluation involved seven ECA grantee organizations in Iowa. Other
ECA program evaluations can be found on the ECA evaluations program
page at http://exchanges.state.gov/education/evaluations/completed.htm.
Read
the evaluation one-page summary.
Read
the evaluation executive summary. |
>>Karen
Hughes Sworn in as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs
"I believe there is no more urgent challenge for America's national
security and for a more peaceful future for all the world's children
than the need to foster greater respect, understanding and a sense
of common interest and common values between Americans and people
of different countries, cultures and faiths." --Under Secretary
Hughes, Sept. 9.
Read
the full transcript. |
>>Secretary
Rice and Under Secretary Hughes Hold Town Hall Meeting on Public
Diplomacy
"Public diplomacy has to be a priority for this Department
and for this government. And public diplomacy is not just the
job of public diplomacy professionals, even though it is absolutely
critical, it is the job of everybody who is interested in and
concerned about American foreign policy." --Secretary Rice
, Sept. 8.
Read
the full transcript. |
 >>Women
from the Middle East Meet with Assistant Secretary of State for
Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina H. Powell
On Thursday, August 25, 2005, Assistant Secretary of State for
Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Dina H. Powell (pictured
second from right) met with 18 women from the Middle East who
are participating in a 3-week International Visitor Leadership
Program, sponsored by ECA. The groups will travel to several cities
throughout the United States to learn about entrepreneurship and
civil society. For more information, please visit the International
Visitor Leadership Program page at http://exchanges.state.gov/education/ivp/.
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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.
The International Visitor
Leadership 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 programs, including ECA's CultureConnect web site.
The Alumni Affairs Division is committed to continuing to engage with the alumni of Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) exchange programs in order to increase the mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries.
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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