International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)
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International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) supports current and emerging foreign leaders through U.S. professional exchanges to share best practices, develop leadership skills, and build lasting relationships.
Funder: American Councils for International Education
Due Dates: No direct application (annual nomination and selection)
Funding Amounts: Three-week professional exchange
Summary: IVLP brings current and emerging foreign leaders to the United States to exchange professional best practices, develop leadership skills, and build lasting relationships.
Key Information: Participation is by nomination and selection by staff at U.S. Embassies worldwide, not direct application.
Description
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the United States’ foundational professional exchange program. American Councils for International Education administers it in partnership with the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs as one of seven national program agencies. The program connects current and emerging foreign leaders with American counterparts through short-term exchanges that reflect participants’ professional interests and support U.S. foreign policy goals.
Three-week programs combine professional site visits, interactive workshops, speaking engagements, and cultural activities to expand professional networks and knowledge while developing leadership skills. Themes have included agriculture, emerging technology, energy security, STEM education, national security, economic development, civic education, combating trafficking in persons, entrepreneurship, and space policy. Outside Washington, DC, American Councils partners with local nonprofit organizations and Global Ties U.S. members to connect participants with communities across the country.
