Diplomacy Begins Here: Space for Innovation

From May 31 to June 4, we welcomed 4 leaders from Georgia, accompanied by two interpreters, for the program titled “Strategic...

From March 20 to 26, we welcomed 5 international leaders for the program titled “Regional Intercity Collaboration.” The aim of the...

From February 20 - 25, we welcomed 7 international leaders from Albania, Argentina, Ecuador, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Republic of North...

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

From Feb. 17 to 21, we welcomed 15 international leaders from Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Italy, the Republic of Kosovo, Latvia,...

Welcome to the first post in our “Why I Give” series, where we spotlight the inspiring stories of individuals who support Global Ties...

Global Ties Iowa works to facilitate international exchanges beyond the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). For the first...

From July 9 to 22, Global Ties Iowa had the incredible opportunity to host a delegation of 18 Iraqi and Kurdish students in eastern Iowa...

From March 23rd to 26th, we had the pleasure of hosting four international leaders from Guinea-Bissau for the program “Public...

On Sunday, March 24th, 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting a screening of 2023 Oscar-nominated short documentary, “Stranger at the Gate”...

From July 5th to 9th, we hosted “Preventing Domestic and Gender-Based Violence: A Project for Kazakhstan” in eastern Iowa, hosting seven...

From June 20th to 23rd, we hosted “Disability Rights: A Project for Tajikistan” in eastern Iowa. The program welcomed five delegates from...

From June 21st to 25th, we hosted “Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalist – Research and Investigation: A Multi-Regional Project” and...

From June 13th to 17th, we hosted “Engaging Youth through Performing Arts: A Regional Project for the Near East and North Africa” in...

From June 14th to 17th, we hosted “Institutional Response to Domestic Violence: A Project for Kosovo” in eastern Iowa. Five...

From June 1st to 4th, we hosted an IVLP delegation, “Drivers of Economy Strengthening Women Entrepreneurs: A Project for Pakistan” in...

From May 20th to 24th, we hosted a delegation from Morocco! This group of international leaders were in eastern Iowa for an IVLP program...

We recently said goodbye to a group from Latin America who were in eastern Iowa for an IVLP project titled, “The Role of NGOs and...

This past April 13th to 18th, we hosted a multi-regional IVLP delegation for a program titled “Youth and Civic Engagement.” Members of...

From December 1st to 7th, we hosted a delegation from Japan for a program titled “Supporting Students through the College Admissions...