International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)

Since 1966, Global Ties Arizona has contributed to creating a more peaceful, just and connected world through the promotion of people-to-people exchange and citizen-to-citizen diplomacy.

As a Community-Based Member, Global Ties Arizona works to further U.S. foreign policy objectives through The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP): a premier professional exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Every year, Global Ties Arizona welcomes hundreds of IVLP participants to the Greater Phoenix area. Emerging leaders are carefully nominated by U.S. embassies around the world, and thus the participants make up an elite group. They represent over 160 countries and have a range of areas of expertise. Inspired by program themes and professional interests, throughout the year, Global Ties Arizona connects these IVLP participants to relevant Arizona counterparts, allowing international visitors to: formulate their own unique perspectives about the United States, to expand their professional networks, and to recognize the sustainable value of international collaboration in community leadership initiatives.

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We proudly implement the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program, our nation’s premier professional exchange program. Through this program, we bring up and coming, transformational foreign leaders across diverse fields from all around the world to Arizona to:

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Meet Their Counterparts

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Exchange Best Practices

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Form Lasting Connections That Advance Arizona Abroad

During their time in our state, leaders engage in dynamic meetings, promote diversity and the exchange of culture through community engagement, and support local tourism.