by Laine Cavanaugh | Aug 29, 2017 | Alliance Commentary
ROCKVILLE, MD., August 28, 2017 – The Alliance for International Exchange, an association of cultural exchange agencies, asked EurekaFacts to find just that. The Summer Work Travel program—one of five programs included in the J1 Visitor Exchange Program—brings more than 100,000 college students from 100 countries to the United States during their summer break. These students typically work at amusement parks, ski destinations and hospitality small businesses during their peak seasons.
by Laine Cavanaugh | Aug 29, 2017 | Alliance Commentary
Comes on Heels of White House Threat to Eliminate the Program
by Alliance Staff | Aug 28, 2017 | Alliance Commentary
Impact on American Business, Tourism and Diplomacy Devastating; New Study Shows Program Strengthens U.S. Economy.
by Alliance Staff | Jul 20, 2017 | Alliance Commentary
It has been a busy summer for those of us who promote the growth and impact of international exchange programs. In May, the White House released a detailed budget that called for an unprecedented 32 percent cut to the Department of State, and a 55 percent cut to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), which funds and oversees a wide range of critical international exchange programs which enable people-to-people diplomacy. If enacted, these cuts would greatly damage the United States’ soft power diplomacy and put our nation at risk.
by Alliance Staff | Jul 18, 2017 | Alliance Commentary
More than 160 Former U.S. Ambassadors Oppose Cutting Funding for State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
by Alliance Staff | Jun 19, 2017 | Alliance Commentary
Statement by Ilir Zherka, Executive Director of the Alliance for Internatioanl Exchange:
President Trump’s new policies towards Cuba includes a detrimental restriction for Americans traveling to the island for educational purposes. The administration’s argument for cancelling this travel category is the erroneous assumption that people-to-people exchanges do not help the Cuban people and instead only benefits the Cuban government.
