International Visitor Leadership Program

“The group learned a lot during its trip to the U.S., most importantly – that diversity of opinion, tolerance and mutual respect are strengths, not vulnerabilities, and that transparent, accountable, balanced and representative political systems are the best framework for a strong, sustainable and productive national rebirth effort.” – IVLP Participant

As our world gets smaller and more interconnected, individuals, industry, and governments increasingly need to communicate and collaborate.

The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program.  Launched in 1940, the IVLP is a professional exchange program that seeks to build mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders.  These visits reflect the International Visitors’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States. 

The program’s distinguished alumni include such individuals as Margaret Thatcher, Anwar Sadat, Giscard D’Estaing, Indira Gandhi, Julius Nyerere, F.W. deKlerk, Tony Blair, and Nicolas Sarkozy.

In the past year, nearly 300 officially sponsored IVLP visitors in Denver have come through Denver. All of these visitors are emerging leaders in government, business, arts and culture, journalism, and education in their home countries.
 

Click here for a list of upcoming visitors.

                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn more about the IVLP program and how visitors are selected at the Department of State’s website: http://exchanges.state.gov/ivlp/ivlp.html.

For more information on the International Visitor Leadership Program in the Rocky Mountain Region, please email Tessa Carter at tessa@worlddenver.org.

 

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