Washington, DC —American Councils for International Education is delighted to announce the appointme
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AnnouncementsWASHINGTON—As the cities, states, and countries where American Councils operates begin to reopen, the senior leadership team continues to prioritize the safe
Across the GlobeDushanbe, Tajikistan became her second home. Her experience on the National Security Language Initiative for Youth program inspired her to open a children's library in Tajikistan, which led to an invitation to present at an international conference. She is currently a high school senior with plans to study international relations in college.
Alumni UpdatesThe first time he applied for an international exchange program, 17-year-old Carlo Aragon didn’t realize he was starting down a path toward a career in the US Foreign Service. He was in high school, at a meeting of the international club, when he heard about the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y). The president of the extracurricular club at the time had just returned from a summer studying Arabic in Egypt and recommended that Carlo apply for the State Department scholarship program.
Alumni UpdatesElise, a NSLI-Y alumna who studied Morocco, was honored by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' as Alumna of the Month.
Alumni UpdatesYoung graduates of the US Department of State-funded National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program (NSLI-Y) assembled in Washington, D.C. in early January to learn how to represent the NSLI-Y Alumni Association nationally and in their home communities throughout the US
Across the GlobeBefore arriving in Amman, Jordan to study Arabic, Omar had never met a Jordanian and wasn't sure what to expect.
Across the GlobeLeigh Lawrence credits NSLI-Y for first sparking her now long-term interest in language and culture studies. After participating in a summer 2010 NSLI-Y program to Beijing, China, Leigh went on to study Chinese through The Language Flagship program at Arizona State University.
Across the GlobeWASHINGTON, D.C. May 21, 2012 Senior government officials and leaders in international education were convened on Monday to testify before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, chaired by Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka.
