International Visitors Leadership Program

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About IVLP

The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Launched in 1940, IVLP seeks to expand mutual understanding between Americans and individuals from other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders. Each year, thousands of visitors from all over the world travel to communities throughout the United States to meet and confer with their professional counterparts and to experience American culture firsthand.

 

2020 VCWA Visitors Map

Number of 2020 Visitors

Make It

Who We Meet With

  • University of Vermont

  • Burlington Free Press

  • Burlington Electric

  • Members of the Vermont General Assembly

  • VT Digger

  • Burlington Police Department

  • Norwich University

Addressing the issues that matter.

Each year the VCWA welcomes hundreds of international visitors from over 60 countries to Vermont. The result? An exchange of ideas that prepares communities around Vermont and the world to address today’s most pressing issues.

2020 Project Themes

Visitors from around the world travel to Vermont to connect with our local experts on hundreds of topics. We have highlighted the most common topics of 2020.

A World of Ideas in Vermont

Each year, the VCWA connects hundreds of visitors with NGOs, local businesses, government officials, and other community members throughout Vermont. Meetings, site visits, workshops, and round table discussions, provide opportunities to expand professional networks and share information. Recent program topics include renewable energy, government accountability, social entrepreneurship, and youth leadership.

Participants Testimony

 

“I will remember Burlington because it gives me the ideal ‘set up’ of how a community should work to address its problems. The heritage, culture, and character of this place made a positive impression on me.”

— Visitor from the Philippines

“Twenty years ago, the gap between the US and Russia was unbridgeable. This program showed me that we share the same values. I believe our relationship will continue to improve.”

— Visitor from Russia

“The beautiful people. The local products. The support for the community. The beauty and serenity. The magical snow falling. That is how I remember Vermont.”

— Visitor from Fiji

Upcoming IVLP Groups.

Maybe you want to exchange experiences. Maybe you want a fresh perspective. Maybe you want to practice your language skills. Or maybe you want to be an 802 Diplomat. Whatever it is, the VCWA is eager to have you connect with our upcoming visitors. Check out who’s coming next by scrolling through our calendar!

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