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News Archive

Press Releases

11/24/2008 - Thanksgiving Greetings from Margaret Crotty & AFS-USA

10/20/2008 - 2008 AFS-USA Galatti Nominee Announced!

10/9/2008 - AFS Students from Malaysia Star in Reality TV Show

7/1/2008 - 2007 Galatti Award Winner Judy Weyand Honored

3/21/2008 - Ward Chamberlin, Public Broadcasting Pioneer and Co-Founder of AFS Intercultural Programs, to Be Honored With a 2008 Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Award

12/1/2007 - Travelzoo and AFS Intercultural Programs Join Forces

12/1/2007 - AFS recognized for 50 years of student exchanges

11/7/2007 - AFS' 2007 IEW Press Release

9/27/2007 - AFS Intercultural Programs Celebrates 60th Anniversary with Gala Event

8/30/2007 - AFS Intercultural Programs/USA Announces Transition to New President and CEO

4/27/2007 - Worldwide Petition Calls for Increases in Student Exchanges Programs

3/5/2007 - Oscar for the AFS Alumni

6/28/2006 - 18+ Community Service Call Schedule

5/19/2006 - AFS will Gather Leading Members of the Diplomatic and Business Community in New York to Celebrate Global Intercultural Understanding

10/1/2004 - Archived General Information Press Releases

AFS in the Media/News

11/20/2008 - At Riverdale Jewish Center Muslim student finds a haven for prayer

11/10/2008 - Exchange student keeps in touch with AFS family

11/7/2008 - Behind the Scenes

11/4/2008 - Thai student is enjoying Boothbay and America

11/3/2008 - Spending my senior year in Germany

11/3/2008 - German experience hard to put into words

11/3/2008 - Still climbing mountains

10/22/2008 - Exchange students expand cultural understanding

10/22/2008 - AFS memories shared during recent ORHS 50th class reunion

10/22/2008 - Exchange students head to Sitka for Alaska Day

10/6/2008 - Forty Years Later, She Still Calls Her 'Mom'

10/3/2008 - Returning AFS student says town not changed much

10/3/2008 - Intercultural Dialogue Day marked in Hungary

9/30/2008 - Visiting Students Get Inside Look at Local Government

9/29/2008 - Eagle Scout a not-so-typical teen

9/29/2008 - Postcards from Italy

9/1/2008 - Best of Friends: Petaluma’s first foreign-exchange student returns to visit her host

9/1/2008 - Exchange student revisits, 50 years later

9/1/2008 - Meet: Carolina Branco, Shenandoah's '08 AFS student

9/1/2008 - Former Exchange Student Recalls Fond Memories

8/22/2008 - Host Family Welcomes AFS Students

8/17/2008 - Girl's Trip to Ghana a Changing Experience

8/17/2008 - Bringing the World to a Spare Bedroom

8/16/2008 - Exchange Student Returns to Tiffin 40 Years After Graduation

7/11/2008 - Memories of Minnesota

7/1/2008 - Exchange Students Say Goodbye

6/13/2008 - AFS Students Experience Cultural Immersion

6/10/2008 - Thai teacher returns home

6/9/2008 - AFS Exchange Program Helps Change Lives

6/8/2008 - Rotolo students get cultural awakening from Chinese teacher

6/4/2008 - Clarksville family surrogates for exchange students

6/3/2008 - The Rewards I’ve Enjoyed Hosting an AFS Student

5/23/2008 - With a little help from her friends

5/21/2008 - Teen must leave his family for 2nd time

5/20/2008 - Exchange students enjoying last days at DLHS

5/16/2008 - Visiting students bring their culture, take back accent

5/13/2008 - My Turn: Reality Writes What Hollywood Can't

5/7/2008 - Year in the Bluffs enlarged world for German astronaut

5/3/2008 - Exchange students break cultural barriers

5/2/2008 - AFS Students 'Become Your Children'

4/19/2008 - Thai Exchange Student Immersed in Cape Life

4/12/2008 - Today's National Volunteer Week Highlights

4/11/2008 - Exchange student learning Chinese for THS play

4/4/2008 - AFS World War I Ambulance Driver and Flying Ace Honored in Boston for his Sacrifice in France in 1918

4/4/2008 - Opening hearts, opening homes

3/30/2008 - Host families sought for exchange students

3/27/2008 - Following her dreams

3/20/2008 - AFS Fundraising Workshops

3/11/2008 - Ambassadors of peace

3/10/2008 - It's about more than a Fun Night

3/10/2008 - Not right or wrong - just different

3/4/2008 - North, South mark 55 years of AFS 'families'

2/24/2008 - Payette High School student set to embark on an educational adventure to New Zealand

2/24/2008 - Bolivia native shares experiences so far

2/19/2008 - Exchange does these families good

2/19/2008 - Exchange Students Offer The World

2/19/2008 - Visiting Egyptian Student Adjusting to Life Downeast

2/18/2008 - North Tonawanda: Student gives back

2/7/2008 - CMS Encourages Study Abroad

1/19/2008 - Japanese student notes differences in North Carolina

1/18/2008 - Bringing the World Home

1/3/2008 - Cargill Global Exchange Fund Scholarship

1/1/2008 - AFS pioneers relive Kiwi experience

1/1/2008 - Central Lee sophomore to participate in AFS program during summer of 2008

12/25/2007 - Families’ bond bridges cultural divide

12/7/2007 - AFS celebrates 60 years in Humboldt County

12/5/2007 - Volunteer Judy Weyand Announced as 2007 AFS Galatti Winner

11/24/2007 - Exchange students take to Sonoma

11/14/2007 - Community Ed. Receives International Flair

11/11/2007 - Some different views of life in the Valley

11/10/2007 - Students learn lessons in a new land

11/10/2007 - Exchange student dispelling misconceptions about Egypt

11/9/2007 - Parents working to send daughter to Australia

10/28/2007 - Students Discuss the Possibility of Peace in Today's World

10/27/2007 - AFS Intercultural Programs Honors Outstanding Volunteers

10/25/2007 - Exchange student takes U.S. to heart

10/19/2007 - AFS stay fostered lasting ties between Swedish woman and Kewanee family

10/16/2007 - Hosting Foreign Students Can Open Up New Worlds

10/6/2007 - Visiting teacher brings taste of Thai culture to PHS

10/6/2007 - Getting past preconceived notions or Creating New Notions

10/5/2007 - Teacher from China shares her culture with students

10/3/2007 - WW II Experience Inspires Student Exchange program

10/1/2007 - 'Aliens in America' Gets It Kinda Wrong

9/27/2007 - World of experience

9/24/2007 - Ken Burns shares an old friend’s untold war story

9/21/2007 - Exchange students return for host's birthday

9/19/2007 - Expanding Cultural Awareness

9/17/2007 - Apponequet hosts three exchange students this year

9/17/2007 - Redlands-Yucaipa AFS and Colton AFS area teams ice cream social Thursday

9/12/2007 - Our World: Realize the depth of the American Dream

9/10/2007 - New faces from abroad

9/6/2007 - Hosting with a lot of heart

9/4/2007 - AFS Intercultural Programs Founder Ward Chamberlin Featured in Upcoming Ken Burns Epic on World War II

9/4/2007 - Dawsonville Family Welcomes Exchange Student from Iceland

8/27/2007 - Coming to America

8/24/2007 - Family plays host to Siberian teen through AFS

8/22/2007 - Lessons in a foreign land

8/21/2007 - AFS Family: Second Generation

8/21/2007 - So far, foreign exchange student has favorable impression of U.S.

8/21/2007 - Exchange program expands SouthCoast's cultural reach

8/14/2007 - Summer months a time of transition for AFS families

8/13/2007 - Family hosts foreign students to promote peace

8/9/2007 - See the world in your own backyard

8/7/2007 - Bonds Across Boundaries

7/31/2007 - 7 foreign exchange students due soon

7/25/2007 - From Amish-land to Kiwi-land

7/25/2007 - Teens from Around World Graduate from American High Schools

7/24/2007 - Good Exchange in Texas

7/23/2007 - Local Family Knows That Peace Begins at home

7/9/2007 - Exchange students say experience changed them for the better

7/9/2007 - Teens conquer debate jitters, tackle marine biology and snowboarding

7/6/2007 - Planting seeds of understanding worldwide

7/5/2007 - AFS Students Aren't the Only Ones to Gain

7/5/2007 - Residents laud exchange program's efforts, cultural benefits

7/3/2007 - Home away from home: German student spends the year in Shrewsbury

7/3/2007 - Oil City High student to study in Tasmania

6/30/2007 - A Piece of the Peace AFS students head home, sign global peace petition

6/29/2007 - Young scholar bound for classes in Cairo, Egypt

6/29/2007 - AFS Holds Spring Reception; Student Bid Farewell

6/29/2007 - 50 Years Later, Swedish AFSer Recalls H.S. Days

6/28/2007 - Foreign students learn to love America

6/27/2007 - Looking back before they leave

6/27/2007 - Tears flow as families say goodbye

6/27/2007 - Women training to become liaisons for foreign exchange student program

6/27/2007 - Exchange student grows to love U.S.

6/27/2007 - Exchange students say their good-byes

6/25/2007 - Out of chaos: Finding new worlds

6/24/2007 - AFS Exchange Student in Charleston preparing to return to Germany

6/22/2007 - Superstitions among Latvian traditions that leave mark on exchange student

6/21/2007 - My Year in Buffalo

6/21/2007 - Students Sign AFS Petition to Promote Peace Through Student Exchange

6/18/2007 - AFS parents know it's a small world

6/18/2007 - Real Hope for the Future

6/12/2007 - Exchange program a ‘valuable experience' for students, families

6/11/2007 - Study Abroad Isn’t Just for White Students

6/8/2007 - Fawn family has hosted 9 foreign exchange students

6/7/2007 - Sayonara high school: Semester in Japan prepares Maiden senior for college

6/4/2007 - New Hope, MN Student Wins AFX Full Scholarship!

6/1/2007 - Wish for Sister Created a Family

6/1/2007 - The Land of the Rising Sun Welcomes a Californian Student

5/30/2007 - A Hosting Story: The Hope Exchange

5/25/2007 - It Makes the World Smaller

4/4/2007 - AFS and Its Lifetime Impact: Who ever knows “What could have been”?

3/7/2007 - Life After the YES Program

3/5/2007 - Oscar for the AFS Alumni

2/17/2007 - Surin Pitsuwan: A bridge between East and West

1/10/2007 - Guest recalls a special year in Kent: Nigel Roberts was AFS student in 1962

1/1/2007 - Our NYC office has moved!

10/25/2006 - Exchange Students Find Common Ground

10/7/2006 - Learning ways of the world

9/30/2006 - Read AFS in the Media/News articles

9/20/2006 - AFS connects Neenah with Middle East:

8/23/2006 - Opening eyes to other cultures

8/3/2006 - Organization promotes world peace through student exchange

7/3/2006 - Notebook: A Son Who Left Us Too Soon

6/22/2006 - Student pair finds a full house in Clarksville

5/4/2006 - AFS students enjoy family experiences while at D-DHS

4/8/2006 - Muslim teen at home with Jewish family in Brewer

4/4/2006 - Down-Easters Return from Down Under after Visiting 'Family'

3/20/2006 - Foreign exchange student returns to Vinton

3/16/2006 - Life in Italy

3/15/2006 - Dell AFS 'brothers' reunite in Italy

3/8/2006 - We will be builders of nations

2/21/2006 - Thinking Globally—Erskine teacher broadens students' horizons

2/18/2006 - AFS Concert celebrates youth exchange students

2/14/2006 - AFS students agree travel experience is 'amazing'

11/29/2004 - AFS Hosting

News from the field

11/18/2008 - A Student Shows What International Education Week Is All About!

10/1/2008 - Post Your AFS Event

8/27/2008 - Become a Host Family

8/26/2008 - The Joy of Hosting Exchange Students

7/19/2008 - AFS as a Way of Life

7/19/2008 - 'Off the Beaten Path' Bloggers

7/19/2008 - Hosting YES students!

6/17/2008 - Local Exchange Student Changes Perceptions of Muslim Cultures

6/3/2008 - AFS Student Exchange Program Changes Lives

5/26/2008 - Differences + YES = Understanding

5/15/2008 - The Year that Changed Me for the Better

5/14/2008 - Twin Ports 'Woman Of The Year'

5/1/2008 - National Volunteer Week Highlights

4/28/2008 - My Journey to a YES Country and a Land of Smiles

4/23/2008 - Alumni Video from India

1/17/2008 - Join Us In Welcoming Our 2008 YES Malaysian Scholars!

1/8/2008 - 6th Annual CSIET Advisory List Cover Design Contest

12/24/2007 - AFS-USA Galatti Nominee Announced!

12/10/2007 - International Education Week 2007 Results

12/9/2007 - Pacific Cascades Visiting Teacher from Thailand takes part in on-line video Conference

12/5/2007 - Scholarship for AFS Alumni

11/24/2007 - Paris in Japan

11/23/2007 - AFS-USA/THAILAND Volunteer Exchange Update!

11/11/2007 - AFS Area Team Websites

11/2/2007 - Secretary Condoleeza Rice on International Education Week

10/15/2007 - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Meets With YES Students

10/5/2007 - Japan opens doors to Asian studes, teacher scholars

10/1/2007 - Announcing the NEW Global Educator Program, Global LEAP!

10/1/2007 - Peace Event a Huge Success for Malaysian Alumni

10/1/2007 - AFS students and teachers bring world culture to WEM

9/25/2007 - AFS New Zealand on history tour for 60th birthday

8/21/2007 - Reflections from a FLEX program participant from Russia to USA

8/16/2007 - Catching the AFS Bug

8/6/2007 - Scholarships to Japan

7/26/2007 - Letter: AFS experience life-changing

7/20/2007 - The Greatness of Kansas: One Student's Year in the Heartland

7/20/2007 - A Hosting Experience in Words

7/12/2007 - AFS Essay Contest Winners: My DIfferent View...

7/3/2007 - AFS Exchange Student Awarded for Volunteer Service

6/21/2007 - Challenges and Opportunities

6/21/2007 - Learning the 'C'est la Vie' lifestyle in Illinois

6/21/2007 - Changing the World, One YES Student at at time

6/21/2007 - An Experience without Measure

6/21/2007 - What a Year in Our Nation's Capital!

6/21/2007 - Rocky Start, to an Amazing Ending

6/5/2007 - Swedish VIP returns to Akron

5/31/2007 - A Simple 'Yes' Changed Their Lives

5/30/2007 - Scholarship News Flash: Speedwell Foundation AFS Scholarship

5/29/2007 - Buy "The Exchange Student Survival Kit" by Bettina Hansel

5/16/2007 - An International Thank You

5/16/2007 - Firsts in the U.S.

5/14/2007 - Rock n' Roll Purim Show in Bethesda, MD Invites International Guests

5/13/2007 - Scholarship News Flash

4/30/2007 - The Littles' trip to Thailand

4/25/2007 - Thank You AFS Volunteers: A Message from President Alex Plinio

4/5/2007 - ACTION ALERT: Urge Legislators to Support Exchange Funding today!

3/31/2007 - Excerpts from Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns

2/26/2007 - Honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

1/1/2007 - DEADLINE: January 17 for the 7th Annual Alliance Advocacy Day

10/16/2006 - AFS Volunteer Wins 2006 Maryland Volunteer of the Year!

8/14/2006 - A Wedding in the "Land of Smiles"

8/10/2006 - Journey Back: An AFS Driver’s Memories of France, 1944-45

8/5/2006 - Soccer and AFS: An Intercultural Reminiscence

8/1/2006 - Rekindling the AFS Flame Five Decades Later

7/30/2006 - The 2006 AFS Galatti Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service

6/14/2006 - Promoting Intercultural Exchange and Cultivating International Understanding in China

6/6/2006 - Roses from Isabel: How an AFS student found her Argentine soul

6/6/2006 - New Book By An AFS WWII Ambulance Driver

5/26/2006 - Jan Eliasson, President of the Sixtieth Session of the UN General Assembly Addressed Guests at an AFS International United Nations Luncheon Celebrating Intercultural Understanding

5/24/2006 - Making History with Your History - AFS Brazil 50th Anniversary

5/8/2006 - EU-Japan volunteer exchange website online!

3/30/2006 - In Memoriam of Prof. Dr. Jaroslava Moserova, Founder of AFS in the Czech Republic

3/30/2006 - India Calling!

3/21/2006 - “Imagine How I Would Have Felt…” - US Ambassador Eaton Visits AFS Panama

3/13/2006 - Developing Herself, Along with the World

3/1/2006 - AFS International President Concludes Successful Visit to Japan

2/28/2006 - Ole! Felix

2/15/2006 - A Passage from India

2/15/2006 - Armchair travelers; AFS students bring a foreign flair to your home

2/1/2006 - Our Neighbors.... Pauliina Posti; AFS student shining brightly at Esko High School

1/27/2006 - Happy Chinese New Year!

1/24/2006 - AFS New Zealand makes prime time with culture shock

1/23/2006 - Friends Around the World

1/23/2006 - AFS Chairperson is Honored with one of New Zealand's Highest Honors

1/5/2006 - AFS Students Carry the Torch for the 2006 Winter Olympics

12/23/2005 - Saudi student gets year-long dose of U.S. culture

11/23/2005 - Two families meet after 32 years of friendship

AFS Highlights

12/9/2008 - Top summer picks for 2009

11/19/2008 - AFS Global Leaders Scholarship Program

10/31/2008 - Sign up for an Online Info Session

10/31/2008 - Japan Year Program Departing March 2009 - Deadline Extended

10/31/2008 - 8 Great Reasons to Study Abroad, Spring Departures 2009

10/3/2008 - Read Blogs written by AFSers

7/26/2008 - Exchange student returns to Red Hook after 50 years

5/25/2008 - A Message of Appreciation to AFS Host Families

4/13/2008 - Destination Thailand: Photo slideshow

3/3/2008 - NEW: AFS Egypt Teacher Program

10/27/2007 - Listen to AFS Founder Ward Chamberlin speak about AFS

12/13/2006 - Holiday Fundraising Tips

10/31/2006 - Calling all Photographers!

AFS News

9/29/2008 - Culture shock in Costa Rica