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IVLP Impact Awards Perspectives: Building Bridges for Women’s Political Empowerment

IVLP brings former white supremacist, Auschwitz Museum workers together

The Impact of Exchange: Changing Race Relations in South Africa

February 1, 2019

Manuel Comeron (bottom) pictured with the American delegation meeting with the Liège Police Force during the Community Connections program

From Participant to Programmer: Meridian IVLP Alumnus on Exchanges...

December 20, 2018

The U.S. and Korea participants meeting with former Congressman and then President & CEO of the Korea Economic Institute, Donald Manzullo.

Strengthening the Partnerships Between the State of Illinois and...

October 11, 2018

American participants visiting the Namsangol Hanok Village in downtown Seoul.

“Finding the value of a global outlook” – U.S....

September 26, 2018

Elizabeth Ferris with staff of Centre for Disaster Studies, University of Kerala, and K.S. Bijukumar, US consutate, Chennai.

U.S. Speaker on Her Recent Program in India on...

September 19, 2018

Jarret pictured in the official Room of the Committee on Foreign Affaris and Reunification of the Korean National Assembly.

“Cultivating the Next Generation of American Leaders” – U.S....

August 22, 2018

Prue, first on the left, along with the other U.S. participants pictured in front of the Blue House, the executive office and official residence of the South Korean head of state.

“South Korea is Indeed a Special Place” – U.S....

July 11, 2018

Jason Cox, a participant in the 2011 U.S. Congress - Republic of Korea National Assembly Exchange Program pictured here teaching at the Korean Naval Academy

From U.S. to Korea – A Participant’s Journey

May 25, 2018

The American participants in the 2015 U.S. Congress - Republic of Korea National Assembly Exchange Program pictured here in downtown Seoul. Jessica is the third person from the left.

How an Exchange Program Shaped the Career Path of...

May 9, 2018

The U.S. participants in the 2013 U.S. Congress - Republic of Korea National Assembly Exchange Program meeting the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Unification.

The Exchange Program that Opens the World to U.S....

December 20, 2017

Meeting with Faculty and Mr. Yugabrata 'Bubu' Kar, the Founder of the NGO Barefoot at St. Xavier's High School.

Sustainable Tourism in India: U.S. Speaker Kelly Bricker Lends...