Embassy Exchanges

Exchange Programs

International Visitor Leadership Program

The International Visitor Leadership Program brings participants to the United States from all over the world each year to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to experience the U.S. firsthand. The emphasis of the program is to increase mutual understanding through communication at the personal and professional levels.

More than 200 current and former Heads of State, 1,500 cabinet-level ministers, and many other distinguished world leaders in government and the private sector have participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program.

The US Embassy invites current or potential leaders in government, politics, the media, education and other fields to participate in the program. Program topics are varied and change each year. Nominations are usually submitted in the beginning of the fiscal year (October) and programs take place throughout the year. In some cases, programs may also arise during the course of the year. 

For more information, please contact the Cultural Affairs Section at 2229670.

Study of U.S. institute

Study of the United States (U.S.) Institutes are six-week academic programs for multinational groups of university faculty from abroad. Institutes are held at university campuses throughout the United States and focus on a particular theme or topic in American studies. Approximately 18-30 foreign educators participate in each institute. Program dates for the 2006 Study of the U.S Institute begin in early June and end in August 2006.

Closing date for applications is February 1, 2006.

For information on programs, please contact the Cultural Affairs Section at 2229670