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Save the Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024
Speaker: Oksana Marafioti

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.

Upcoming International

Visitor Group

Topic: Advancing Economic Prosperity: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development

Focus: The social, economic, legal, and political factors that encourage the development of private enterprise.

Countries: Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burma, Burundi, Comoros, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong S.A.R., India, Italy, Laos, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Türkiye, Uganda, Uzbekistan

Date: August 6 – August 12, 2025

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Topic: Water Conservation Policy and Resilient Agriculture

Focus: Research and implement “smart” water management solutions and drought-resistant crop cultures.

Country: Turkmenistan

Date: August 27 – September 2, 2025

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Topic: U.S. Judicial System: Protecting Women and Children

Focus: Examining the American legal system and U.S. efforts to protect and strengthen women’s rights and the welfare of children, including within the juvenile justice system.

Country: Albania, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Brazil, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, India, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

Date: September 1, - September 6, 2025

Recent International Visitor Delegations

Country:

Iraq

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Country:

Kazakhstan

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Country:

Multi-Country

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Country:

Multi-Country

“What Happens in Vegas Can Change the World”

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Our role is to identify pockets of excellence in the community with the potential to create positive change.

Numerous departments at UNLV have used this program as an opportunity to build

relationships with peers around the world.

WACLV has hosted more than 1,100 visitors from over 100 countries in the past 10 years. 

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Notable IVLP Alumni 

Since inception, over 350 Chiefs of State and /or Heads of Government are IVLP program alumni

Our Previous Visitors & Programs

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Global Ties U.S. powers individuals, communities, and nations to build trust and advance peace and prosperity through international exchange.

The organization, established in 1981, is a non-partisan, non-profit.

Proudly
Affiliated
With

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World Affairs Council, 6375 W Charleston Blvd - WCI311, Las Vegas, NV  89146
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