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INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States, current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields experience this country firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. Professional meetings reflect the participants’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States.

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GlobalTexas serves as the local implementation partner for IVLP projects in Austin, Houston, and surrounding communities in over 50 counties in central and east Texas.

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The International Visitor Leadership Program is an exchange program under the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The ECA works to build friendly, peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries through academic, cultural, sports, and professional exchanges, as well as public-private partnerships.

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Learn more:

     • International Visitor Leadership Program (external website)

     • International Visitor Leadership Program (one-page download)

     • Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (external website)

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