Last week, AFS-USA, along with other leaders in international student exchange, met with DAS Bernadine Futrell who represented the U.S. Department of Education to discuss the importance of exchange programs and how the DOE can work with AFS-USA and others to encourage more American schools to host international students.

We look forward to continuing collaborations between AFS-USA, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of State, and our colleagues in the exchange industry. Together we can inspire and support more schools to welcome exchange students as we prepare the next generation to become the kind of global citizens that the world needs! Read more here.

Pictured in the photo left to right: Marcelle Benedicta – VP at Greenheart International, Gwen McNallan – President of STS Foundation, Bernadine Futrell, Ph.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Discretionary Grants & Support Services, Tara Hofmann – President and CEO at AFS-USA, Keri Dooley – Executive VP at AFS-USA, and Marcel A. Maebara – CFO at ISE