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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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Team USA Empowers Young Women and Girls

Team USA comes back from their gold medal run in Pyeongchang to host a clinic for young girls in Northern Virginia.

Title Graphic reads "J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program" below illustration of clouds and the tail end of a plane with a banner that reads: 300,000 Foreign Citizens to the U.S.

J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program Incident Reporting - OPA

Learn about the J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program, the Office of Private Sector Exchange Administration (OPA), and how program sponsors, exchange visitors, and interested parties can identify and report incidents.

Celebrating Black History

Every year, thousands of international students, educators, and professionals experience African-American history and culture through State Department exchange programs. Learn more!

My Fulbright Story: ‘A Chance is a Wonderful Thing’

A Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award gives University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate Charles Coleman a chance to create lasting connections and increase mutual understanding. http://eca.state.gov/fulbright

Tony Memmel and His Band: Back From Tour

After his #AmericanMusicAbroad tour, guitarist Tony Memmel, shares how music helped him connect with youth with physical differences around the world.

International visitors are the largest group of volunteers at the NYC Marathon

For the third year in a row, J-1 Visa exchange participants were the largest and most diverse group of volunteers at the New York City Marathon. Watch how they embrace the American values of volunteerism and civic engagement, and share their culture with their American communities.