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Diplomacy Begins Here: Space for Innovation
Join us Friday, October 3, 2025, for the Diplomacy Begins Here: Space for Innovation Summit in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. Learn more


Dr. Tamarie Rocke: ReFillery Co and NewBo City Market
Dr. Tamarie Rocke is from Belize City, a small, English-speaking country in Central America nestled on the Caribbean coast just south of...
May 19


Shafira Rizki Aulia: A YSEALI PFP Recap
In 2024, Shafira Rizki Aulia of Indonesia was in eastern Iowa as part of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional...
Mar 3


YSEALI PFP: A Partnership Between eastern Iowa and the Philippines
Earlier this year, Apols Garmay of the Philippines was in Iowa City as a Fellow for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative...
Nov 22, 2024


Taghreed Al-Alawi: Bringing Community Service Back to Bahrain
Taghreed Al-Alawi is an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alum from the Kingdom of Bahrain who traveled to eastern Iowa for...
Apr 16, 2024


Gonzalo Diaz: Bringing Iowa City to Argentina’s Classrooms
Gonzalo Diaz is an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alum from Argentina who traveled to eastern Iowa for a program...
Feb 6, 2024


Patience Ziramba’s Mandela Washington Fellowship: Using Newfound Business Skills for Success
Patience Ziramba from Zimbabwe came to eastern Iowa in summer 2022 as a Mandela Washington Fellow. She is an accomplished writer and...
Jun 10, 2023


The Impact of Dennis Jarpah's Mandela Washington Fellowship: Improving Healthcare in Liberia
Dennis Jarpah of Liberia came to Iowa as a Mandela Washington Fellow in the summer of 2022. As a proprietor of Den-Vera Medical...
May 4, 2023


International Exchange has a Lasting Impact: Milan Radovic's visit to Iowa
International exchange has a lasting impact on all parties involved. Lifetime Member Denise Tiffany recently shared with us an account...
Dec 15, 2022
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