When an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) or Open World project has teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), non-profit management, best practices in education, or entrepreneurship as an objective, Basil Kuloba, the executive director of INERTIA Education Programs, Inc., makes time in his calendar to share his experiences with exchange participants. Kuloba co-founded INERTIA...
The 80 Faces of Exchange Celebration is a project of the U.S. Department of State commemorating the success of 80 years of the International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) and its alumni. As a virtual intern and content creator for this celebration, I had the unique experience of connecting back to those involved in the IVLP...
Each year, the U.S. Department of State invites opinion makers from around the world to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Gulf Coast Diplomacy is one of the fewer than 90 organizations trusted to craft IVLP experiences at the community level, and we are always pleased to introduce the region to a new...
When I was a graduate student in the International Affairs Program at Florida State University several years ago, I interned at Gulf Coast Diplomacy, then called Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council. The internship allowed me to meet people from all around the world and to showcase the best parts of Northwest Florida, where I grew...
