How the African Union is Working Towards Eradicating Hunger and Malnutrition 

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The Power of International Collaboration Through Exchange  By Colin Blais, Senior Program Associate, International Visitor Leadership Program    On July 31, 2023, seven representatives from the United States Permanent Mission to the African Union arrived in Washington, DC, to begin their two-week exchange in the U.S. as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The “Best Practices to Improve Food Security” program focused on international food policy and convened networks of peers and professional counterparts in Sacramento, California and Detroit, Michigan.   Representing various offices and subdivisions within the African Union, African Union Commission and African Union Development...

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Women in Science: Creating Women Who Dare

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To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are highlighting Pong Limsan, CEO and Founder of First Womentech Asia and alumna of the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).   How has participating in international exchange for STEM issues transformed your life, career, or education? Did any new opportunities arise from this experience? The “Advancing Women’s Participation in the Technology Sector” IVLP program was a wonderfully magnificent experience for me not only as a woman but as a business leader. It complemented my path to be a woman who believes, dares and maintains...

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An eye on our most vulnerable

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Meer Ahsan Habib is a National Consultant – Communication Specialist, National Adaptation Plan Process at UNDP Bangladesh and 2021 participant in the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) project, “Transparency and Accountability in Government for the Indo-Pacific.” Habib develops the communications strategy of the National Adaptation Plan of Bangladesh. By engaging policy experts and the public, he provides policy analysis and suggestions to create an inclusive National Adaptation Plan and comprehensive position papers on climate change adaptation for Bangladesh’s Department of Environment. Habib is also a freelance columnist for several media outlets and has written numerous op-ed...

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Obama’s Best Quote from the #SOTU

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President Obama delivers the State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 28, 2014.

We may be a little biased, but our ears definitely perked up when we heard this one:

 


Since we know a thing or two about exchanges here at Meridian, here are a few things you may not know behind this quote:

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