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US Government Officials Encourage Hosting of International Students in US Schools

The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, on behalf of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education, recently released a letter about the value of hosting international students and encouraging school superintendents to do so to benefit their school communities. You can read the full letter here. Share our […]

New Podcast Episode: Exchange Through the Eyes of Host Siblings

Visit www.afsusa.org/podcast to listen to this new episode! Description: In this episode, we hear from Erika from Norway and her host sister Jessica. Erika is in the middle of her exchange year in Ohio. Our second interview is a conversation with former host sister Janne Debes, who is still close with her Japanese host sister after more […]