- The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the United States’ foundational professional exchange program. Through short-term exchanges with interlocutors in the United States, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields develop lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States. IVLP participants are nominated and selected by diplomats at U.S.… Read More
- With over 60 percent of Uzbekistan’s population being under the age of 30, the youth of Uzbekistan have the potential to transform the country through their contributions to the labor market. To accomplish this, Uzbekistan’s youth require support to secure or create employment in the existing job market, and to develop the skills they need in the job market of the future economy. YES aims to improve the quality of school-based economics and entrepreneurship programs and after-school soft skills… Read More
- The best way to understand a region’s story isn’t through its monuments — it’s through its people. That ethos powered the 2025 American Councils Insider Tour, where 11 American travelers joined us on a weeklong journey through the Western Balkans to explore Kosova and Albania. From Prishtina to Tirana, the Balkan Insider Tour gave travelers a firsthand look at how alumni of exchange programs administered by American Councils shape their countries' progress and development. As local alumni… Read More
- April 25–26, 2025 — The American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR) marked a significant milestone this spring, commemorating five decades of leadership in Russian language education and scholarship. The virtual ACTR 50th anniversary conference, “Teaching and Learning Russian as a Second and Heritage Language,” convened more than 350 scholars, educators, and policymakers from 254 colleges and universities across 24 countries. “As geopolitical and linguistic landscapes continue to shift… Read More
- June 12, 2025 | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — American Councils for International Education joined the Government of Mongolia and the U.S. Embassy to mark the official opening of the Center of Excellence for English Language Teaching (COEE) at the National University of Mongolia. Funded by the U.S. Embassy and implemented by American Councils, the COEE will expand access to high-quality English instruction and teacher training nationwide. Since March, the COEE has trained more than 200… Read More
- June 2 marked a milestone for American Councils for International Education in Uzbekistan as the fifth cohort of the Young Professional Internships Program (YPIP) officially launched, welcoming a dynamic group of 93 emerging leaders. The 2025 cohort joins a growing network of 167 young leaders shaped by the professional opportunities offered through YPIP, with one in 10 alumni working at American organizations or companies affiliated with or headquartered in the United States. The opening… Read More
- Last month, five senior cybersecurity officials from the Republic of Korea traveled to the United States to strengthen bilateral cooperation and explore strategies for addressing emerging digital threats. Over three weeks, the group engaged with leaders across U.S. government, academic, and private sectors through the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), administered by American Councils. With engagements in more than 115 communities nationwide, IVLP… Read More
- May 29, 2025, Almaty, Kazakhstan – The C5+O.N.E. (Opening Networks through English), which is funded by the U.S. government, held an official kick-off ceremony of the Cohort Four focused on “English for Economic Development”. Over 700 economic development professionals from throughout Central Asia began studying English in the C5+O.N.E., adding to the more than 1,000 professionals who have already completed the program. The event brought together representatives of government, NGOs, media, and… Read More
- In October 2024, American Councils commemorated its 50th anniversary with the conference, Public Diplomacy and International Education in the 21st Century. Held at the Jack Morton Auditorium, the conference was co-hosted by George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, and the Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics. The conference brought together a virtual and in-person audience of hundreds… Read More
- Reciprocal international exchange programs provide American participants access to life-changing experiences. These people-to-people experiences enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting partnerships between emerging leaders from foreign countries and the United States that strengthen economic growth and innovation. In November, Viktoria Capek, Communications and Development Manager at The Venture Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, implemented a Professional Fellows… Read More
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