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~I <br />/f <br />INTERNATIONAL VISITOR <br />LEADERSHIP PROGRAM <br />http://exchangesstate.gov/education/ivp <br />Introduction Alumni <br />'The L.S. Department of: State's Bureau {YLPSfJnPgtOT Almost :300 IV hP ahtmni are <br />of I?ducational and Culnual Affairs eucrent oc former Flcads of <br />Funds and ad'mInisters the Internation:il Government or Chiefs of State. <br />Visitor Leadership Program (IVLI'), one • OYet 130,OQ0 Intentationai Ytsiiors _}lu,nril include: <br />of its premier professional exchange ~'R Partiapated in Bte psngrdm Since <br /> <br />programs. 'The Ib'LP is designed to build iEs inception ~ 1340. <br />• Pree4dent Havtrfd Ii~n: <br />rai o <br />% <br />mutual understanding between the U.S. . lOtyFt~al ~tp p~e~ ~ ~~ y~ekg ~ <br />_ <br />AJ~bunirtnvt (`8?) <br />and other countries through carefull}' in length, and atetudeS Yi52s to fur <br />designed visits that reflect the participants' U.S. tifieS. MP parGc:'ipart8s meet Wiif1 • prendent fllvare l hzGr G ek~~ of <br />professional interests and support LIS. professional eountecparis and visit U_S" <;o/amGez ~,~~~ <br />foreign polio}' goals. Participants are pu6GC and p[tteate SBCCof ott,]aRIZailon5 <br /> <br />established ar potential foreign opuilon n:tated to the propel thecne_ In <br />addition, ItIS ae'e ¢Stmlly honied by <br />• Prerrdenf [Llu~cri KiGarkl o{ Kettpae <br />makers in goverxnnent, public polio}', Ame[ican faEtdGes 8ttd pa[fictipaie in (~99) <br />media, educa.riov, labor, the arts, and other Ctilf3t[al aCttvt~ies. <br />ke}~ fields. Selected bi' ~nerican embassies • Tr/rkirli Pre~~irTrru t3h~darllals Gad <br />abroad, International Visirors come to • ~ en e~enple, ten Rashtun t[d7a1 <br />(9~) <br />the !-fni±<_d Stares ro m_eee and confer ~.vith elders and cocrrcctunify leaders tram <br /> <br />their professional counterparts and ro gain ~0 6oCdeP fegiGtlS O4AfghaniSt2n 8etd <br />pajpSgn met Yw4it1 U_S, gave[nment <br />` FornrerPrunn lbSini.der F-Pe!€x Guru <br />an appreciation of the ethnic, atltucal, ¢fFtCiatS and non'9ovemmental ertb'fies of ]Vcui %ecalund (`98J <br />political, and socio-economic diversity t0 explore Sitategies of cross~tvrder <br />of the U.S. In 2009, approximately 4,400 eaoperation and the integration ~ Ural . President Nr~olo.r Sarkol ~ of <br />International Visitors participated in 761 ~ end goVeEnaRCe ~~ 1s3tlofkll Prax<e /'KS) <br />projects through the program. dewetapraent pnont<es. <br /> <br />' • {li arty fjlVen point during rite Ileac • Pnrne Minister G~nrdort Brmvn o~ The <br />The IV LP is carried out through close ~ppgy(y 2$©iVs a[e on prajee(s Unzferl krn~+dom 04/'92) <br />collaboration with seven non-profit in rite Urx~aed Shea Ir12009, over <br />program agencies in ~'CashIngtot>, ~.C_ 4,4L10 Ns participated in cverT61 <br />and a nehvoxk of over 90 communin^- proleEEs on then~s StrCh 85; EdCCat10llal and [r0ltllrai PPO9f amS <br />based organizations across @te IJ.C, whose <br />t:nunter~errorism "The International Visttox Leadership <br />mevtbers arrange professional meetings, • tnie[[Safi€xtal tli[rte and DNg Program exchanges art among <br />cultural activities and home hospitalitj pre~entian more titan 3QOt10 annual exctanges <br />for the visitors. "These argaruzations are • Qf1ETii13ttr~ HNIRfpS managed by the Depaxttnenl' of <br />members- of the National Council for • Civic Eduea4ion State's Brueau of Echxcaeiarrd and <br />International ~Tisiroxs. (hhfr//wamuxzx:o-r~/). • ~~ t~an9ge[[tCrtt Cultural Affairs. Orther academic <br />Tens of thousanuds of Americans volunteer • Fa~gn RoCICy and professional exchange progxatns <br /> <br />eheir time and expertise to stxengthcning • <br /> <br />• ReLgierus To~rarsee <br /> <br />Darnocracy snd Rule ~ laNr <br />includ'c die Pvlbni ht Pro>xam. and' <br />g b <br />relations lxnveen the United' States and • ~ the C'i'troen Exchanges Program. Pot <br />other countries du~ough the International fiirthcx information, see. <br />C~ISICO,L Leadelsltup Prclgl'atn. WWfU.CYChR11~9CR ttRYY.,$!/Y.~ <br />`ThR ~FZ Itrp~YgUa O~PYIIJ/Ltelb r Op/Jarlnnm'h i 10 <br />., <br />' 1l1PlIPrtJ'raA(/ tl'Y [)b/fiPGi SYC/1sJ GRi4{ 1FJC !Imzranazr fJtlOple lhTO&~J drrr4t C.X~CiZeMee pA61 /0 DNlr(5Y' atR~/IC]~J1P <br />, <br />- E01.7) (31!!dl". lOrAX) gF[7/Jh PIIY?t Ll~t#ZJ7P1' ,. <br />". 7?FVFRT7vAH,NT itF :Tit P1IR~1il I ~')b€'A33C~~tJn G. AGH1 CftL Flfry 44 i. i'T'., .?:S @~/tp <br />