A representative from the National Capital Planning Commission explains the function of the levee on the Capital Mall to an IVLP Climate Change group.
Meridian International Center
Participants standing in front of the U.S. Capitol
Welcoming Ceremony at Meridian International
Popol Vuh at the Newberry Library
Group meeting for the first time
Manuel Xol Tol in the National Museum for the American Indian
Artifacts in the National Museum for the American Indian
Alberto Marroquin Garcia presenting a gift at the Bureau of Land Management
Our Pakistani high school leaders
Candles lit at the Baghdad City of Peace Festival
Thamer Alyas non-governmental organization
A Henna booth at the Baghdad City of Peace Festival
IYLEP graduates creating a piece of art to showcase at the Basra City of Peace Festival
Woman releasing bird at the Free a Bird Booth
Children with painted faces at Basra City of Peace Festival
Art at the Basra City of Peace Festival
Global Leadership at Meridian
Global Health at Meridian
Artist Salama Nasib works with East Lansing youth at the Broad Art Museum, where Past Forward was last on display.
Participants from the 2015 cohort of the Afghan Diplomats Training Program.
Pictured from left to right: Nikhil Agarwal, Senior Correspondent at the Press Trust of India; Azizullah Soroush, Reporter at The Daily Afghanistan; Bibi Aisha Ilyad, Dari News Anchor at 1TV Media; Mir Salam Khan JOGEZAI, News Producer at PTV Corp LTD News Department; Bob Woodward, Associate Editor at The Washington Post; Rupak Dev Sharma, Chief of Business Bureau at The Himalayan Times; Smriti Dhungana, Correspondent for Nepal Republic Media, Nagarik and Republica; Ulugbek Akishev, Editor for the Journalistic Research and Special Reports Department at Kloop.kg news website; Tipu Sultan, Deputy Head of Reporting and Special Correspondent at Prothom Alo; Titokugan Ayakkannu, Assistant News Editor for the Tamil Thinakkural Asian Media Publications Ltd.; and Mohammed Syed, Principal Correspondent at The Times of India. Photo credit: Brittany Lynk
Events this month took place in Stockholm, Bamako, Kolkata, and Abu Dhabi, among others
The Emerging Leaders of Pakistan (ELP) Fellows enjoying the Precita Eyes Mural Arts Tour in San Francisco.
ELP participants at Washington Square with Human Rights Group – I am Your Protector – in New York.
ELP Fellows enjoying the Precita Eyes Mural Arts Tour in San Francisco.
ELP Fellows at Stanford University with former Secretary of State George P. Shultz.
ELP Fellows at the Uber Headquarters.
Happy Thanksgiving!
A Thanksgiving Message
The program launched in Washington, DC with a reception hosted by the Embassy of The Netherlands
The fellows visit Shinola during their case study of the city of Detroit.
Peace activists gather for a mutual cause in New York City. Photo by Grove Harris, courtesy of The Pluralism Project.
U.S. Congress-Korean National Assembly Exchange Program Participants at the Einstein Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Guatemalan Indigenous Leader group standing outside Newberry Library.
The Leaders enjoyed a private viewing room for the book.
Manuel Xol Tol blessing Omar Mazariegos.
Manuel Xol Tol reading from the Popol Vuh.
Soft Power: October
IYLEP Flyer 2016