Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Overview

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) designs and implements educational, professional, and cultural exchange and other programs that create and sustain the mutual understanding with other countries necessary to advancing United States foreign policy goals. Under the leadership of Assistant Secretary Marie Royce, ECA programs cultivate people-to-people ties among current and future global leaders that build enduring networks and personal relationships and promote U.S. national security and values.

ECA combines its time-tested tools of professional, cultural, and academic exchanges with innovation and technology that expand audience reach and impact. The Bureau continually looks at ways to develop new and more cost-effective models for its programs and uses virtual exchanges, alumni engagement, cultural heritage protection and preservation, and rapid-response mechanisms to respond nimbly to U.S. foreign policy priorities. ECA is also constantly cultivating new audiences in order to get the best return on investment for U.S. taxpayers, and stay in front of an ever-changing world.

Category:
Bilateral and Multilateral Agency
Sectors of Interest:
Arts and Culture, Education, Youth Empowerment
Subsectors of Interest:
Higher Education, Youth Participation and Leadership, Scholarships, Cultural heritage preservation
Country of Coverage:
Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Headquarters:
United States

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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
https://eca.state.gov/
ECA_Press@state.gov
afcp@state.gov
Washington,D.C.-USA
Hans Posey
Grantor Contact
USA
poseyhe@state.gov
Jennifer Gibson
Branch Chief, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
gibsonjm@state.gov
Brian Keane
Deputy Director; Cultural Heritage Center; Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
keaneb@state.gov
Joyce Forbes
Director of Digital Content
forbesjp@state.gov

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