Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

CITIZEN EXCHANGES –
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS DIVISION
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The Office of Citizen Exchanges supports professional programs that take place in the United States and overseas. These exchanges demonstrate how Americans deal with the issues of professional interest to the foreign participants. In addition, programs are designed to give Americans international and cross-cultural perspectives. These programs normally have two or more components and may extend over more than one fiscal year. They may include travel by American specialists overseas and visits of foreign specialists to the U.S. as part of the same, coordinated program. Introductory tours of the United States generally are not supported.

Subject areas for Office of Citizen Exchanges include conflict resolution, environmental protection, trade unions, education administration and curriculum reform, media development, judicial training, local government, intellectual property rights, rule of law, public administration, small business development and management training, citizen networking, and other academic and professional disciplines. Emerging leaders and young professionals in a range of fields are preferred for participation in these programs.

Following a thorough review and independent paneling of all technically eligible proposals, and based on recommendations by various Department of State offices, funding decisions are made by the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs.

The Office of Citizen Exchanges has three divisions that manage professional-level grants within geographic areas:

Europe/Eurasia Division (including the Community Connections Program)
Near East, South Asia and Africa Division
Western Hemisphere and East Asia and the Pacific Division

For further information, contact:
Office of Citizen Exchanges (ECA/PE/C)
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Department of State
SA-44, 301 Fourth Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20547
Telephone: 202-619-5348
Fax: 202-619-4350

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