Global Ties Iowa works to facilitate international exchanges beyond the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) . Since spring 2024, we have welcomed participants from the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP) . This exchange program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance Fellows’ leadership and professional skills, a

Dr. Tamarie Rocke is from Belize City, a small, English-speaking country in Central America nestled on the Caribbean coast just south of...

In 2024, Shafira Rizki Aulia of Indonesia was in eastern Iowa as part of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional...

Earlier this year, Apols Garmay of the Philippines was in Iowa City as a Fellow for the  Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative...