Photo of Lei Yu, a Gilman program participant in Germany

YES Alumna Guest Blogs for New York Times

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from U.S. undergraduates.
Congratulations to the Grand Prize Winners of the ExchangesConnect Video Contest!

Congratulations to the winners of the ExchangesConnect video contest, "Change Your Climate, Change Our World!"
English Teaching FORUM, Volume 48 - Number 1, featuring snowboarding, is now available

The latest English Teaching FORUM is now available. The feature article in this issue is on snowboarding. A lesson plan, “Create Your Own Sporting Event,” continues the sporting theme.
Photo of a group of exchange program participants.

Our Mission

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange.

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Photo of Snowboarders and Sports Envoys Amber Stackhouse and Erin Comstock posing after a press conference with photos from an official meeting with the National Olympic Committee of Armenia. Snowboarding in Armenia

Sports Envoys Amber Stackhouse and Erin Comstock traveled to Armenia to encourage women and girls to participate in sports.

 

Photo of Andriy Maksymovych, an exchange program alumnus who ran across Ukraine to raise money for premature babies. Exchange Program Alumni Changing Our World

Find out what our alumni are doing to improve their communities.

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