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Schools, universities, community groups, and professional organizations
interested in requesting a speaker during International Education
Week or at other times during the year may contact the following
organizations:
Department of State
The
Bureau of Public Affairs arranges for representatives of the Department
to speak in the Washington, DC area. For more information, please
call (202) 647-7129.
The Department also administers two programs which send U.S. diplomats
to schools, universities, and community organizations throughout
the United States.
Hometown Diplomats: Department employees volunteer their
time on scheduled trips back to their hometowns to talk to local
organizations, elementary and high schools, college alma maters,
meet with state and local elected officials, and to participate
in media interviews. For more information, contact:
Office of Public Liaison
Room 2206
Bureau of Public Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC 20520-2204
(202) 647-8411
Diplomats-in-Residence: Each year, the Department of
State assigns Senior Foreign Service Officers to the position
of Diplomat in Residence (DIR) at certain colleges and universities
throughout the United States. The DIR program is central to
the effort to recruit the best and brightest to represent America's
rich diversity to the world. More at http://www.careers.state.gov/resources/diplomats.html.
Peace Corps Speakers Match
Returned
Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) speak at many events and in classrooms
year-round about the countries in which they've lived and their
Peace Corps experience in general. To locate an RPCV in your community,
register on the Speakers Match website, http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/speakersmatch/.
Speakers Match was developed by the National Peace Corps Association
through a cooperative agreement with Peace Corps. Teachers can
also visit the National Peace Corps Association's website at www.rpcv.org
and go directly to NPCA Affiliate Groups, many of which have their
own Speakers Bureaus. For further assistance, email wwsinfo@peacecorps.gov.
International Visitors
The
Department of State and other organizations sponsor programs which
bring international professionals to the U.S. Programs are coordinated
by international visitor councils across the country. If you are
interested in inviting international visitors into your classroom
or hosting them for a home-stay in a real American home, contact
your local affiliate of the National Council for International
Visitors. More at www.nciv.org.
Association for International Practical Training
The
Association for International Practical Training (AIPT), a non-profit
cultural organization, hosts over 5,000 trainees from more than
90 countries in businesses and institutions throughout the U.S.
AIPT can provide international exchange participants and their
host employers along with AIPT staff as speakers. They speak on
the cross-cultural experience, specific career options, and globalization.
Speakers are available nationwide and can be arranged year round
with at least four weeks lead time to organize the event. Requests
should be sent to govrel@aipt.org.
More at www.aipt.org.
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