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International Women of Courage 2021 Opening Ceremony

2021 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award. This award honors women who have demonstrated exceptional courage, strength, and leadership in acting to improve the lives of others, from families to communities to countries. Next, the IWOC honorees will participate in International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Virtual exchanges to connect with American communities, universities, businesses, non-profit organizations, and others. Now in its fifteenth year and conferred by five Secretaries of State since the inception of IWOC, the U.S. Department of State has honored more than 155 International Women of Courage from over 75 countries.

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Study in New Zealand on a Gilman International Scholarship

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provides scholarships to U.S. undergraduates with financial need for study abroad, including students from diverse backgrounds and students going to non-traditional study abroad destinations.

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Host Mom Q&A: Mother's Day Edition

A host mother and an exchange participant talk about the joy of hosting. Learn more about hosting an exchange student at hosting.state.gov

English Teaching Forum

Download and read the latest issue of Forum at americanenglish.state.gov

Next Level Hip-Hop Cypher at the Lincoln Memorial

Learn more about the Next Level exchange program: https://exchanges.state.gov

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Language Learning with Emojis

Our National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) alumni used emojis to teach us a few words in Mandarin Chinese.