2025 Professional and Cultural Exchanges
Each year, we have a group of international delegates visiting the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area who are looking to stay with local families in their homes for a few days OR join them for dinner! Volunteer with us!
Fill out if interested in hosting visitors for dinner: HOST DINNER APPLICATION
Don’t miss out on the news about recent exchanges!! Read more here!!
**Please email Melissa McDonald, mmcdonald@cincyworldaffairs.org
International Visitor Leadership Program
We host more than 250 exchange visitors annually through the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). IVLP participants travel to the United States for short-term exchange programs designed to build understanding between professionals from abroad and local communities.
Through workshops, volunteer activities, and site visits, we work with local specialists across disciplines as resources for engaging and informative meetings for international leaders. These are exchange programs that matters and provide strong global ties to Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Programs explore a variety of careers whether it’s regional trade issues, countering gender-based violence, cybersecurity or entrepreneurship.
World Affairs Council is a member of Global Ties U.S., a national nonprofit partner of the U.S. Department of State.
Exchange Groups and Dates for 2025:
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February 12th – February 15th: Human Trafficking: Prevention and Mitigation with delegates from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Djibouti, Guinea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sudan, and Togo.
- February 7th – February 12th: Disability Rights and Independent Living with delegates from Georgia.
- April 16th – April 22nd: Promoting Women’s Security with delegates from Algeria, Chad, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia
- April 20th – April 26th: Secondary School Administration with delegates from Palestine.
- May 28th – June 2nd: Transparency and Accountability in Government with delegates from Belize, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of North Macedonia, Morocco, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tunisia, Uganda.
- June 18th – June 24th: Leadership in Law Enforcement with delegates from Australia, Estonia, Germany, Kenya, Liberia, Malaysia, Philippines, SriLanka, and Suriname.
- June 26th – July 1st: Economic Development through the Arts with delegates from Algeria, Angola, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa.
- July 30th – August 4th: Combating Illegal Fishing off the Coasts and Lakes in Africa with delegates from Algeria, Angola, Namibia, Seychelles, and South Africa.
- August 27th – September 1st: U.S. Judicial System: Protecting Women and Children
