Since July 2012, Gulf Coast Diplomacy has partnered with the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) to support intercultural learning and educational exchange between high school students in Northwest Florida and their peers from Iraq.
IYLEP is sponsored and funded by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Since 2007, the U.S. Department of State has supported IYLEP as an educational exchange initiative that introduces Iraqi youth to civic learning, academic enrichment, and cross-cultural dialogue. Over the years, our region has welcomed Iraqi youth participants and adult mentors for short-term exchange programming that emphasizes learning, reflection, and shared experience.
Gulf Coast Diplomacy looks forward to hosting future IYLEP exchanges and continuing to support educational exchange opportunities that foster mutual understanding between communities.
