Press Releases

7/3/2008 - 2007 Galatti Award Winner Judy Weyand Honored

6/26/2008 - The Joy of Hosting Exchange Students

6/6/2008 - Reflections on Robert F. Kennedy: 40 Years After His Death

5/27/2008 - AFS Fallen Heroes - Memorial Day 2008

4/18/2008 - Global Warmth: Celebrating 50 Years of Diversity: Write an Article of Your Life Changing Experience With AFS!

4/1/2008 - Giving Peace a Chance - AFS is part of exciting event in New York March 29 - April 4

3/2/2008 - A Message from AFS

3/2/2008 - Click here to see the statement in Arabic

2/6/2008 - AFS and The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s International Peace Movement Meet to Build Initiatives Aimed at Promoting Peace

12/11/2007 - Travelzoo and AFS Intercultural Programs Join Forces

12/5/2007 - AFS Announces the 2007 Galatti Award Winners

10/30/2007 - AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS HONORS OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS

10/29/2007 - OCTOBER 29 PROCLAIMED AFS DAY IN NEW YORK CITY

10/24/2007 - Celebrating Its 60th Anniversary, AFS Starts Planning for the Next 60 Years: AFS World Congress Convenes in New York City

4/27/2007 - WORLDWIDE PETITION CALLS FOR INCREASES IN STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

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

2/24/2006 - OGILVYONE To Develop AFS Argentina communication

2/6/2006 - J. Brian Atwood, Dean of the Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs elected Chairperson of AFS International’s Board of Trustees

12/3/2005 - AFS Announces the 2005 Galatti Award Winners

9/21/2005 - AFS International Announces Winners of its Student Essay Competition

5/25/2005 - AFS Intercultural Programs, Inc. Announces Appointment of President of AFS International Francisco Cazal

3/23/2005 - AFS Announces 2005 Awards for Excellence Scholarships Winners

3/1/2005 - AFS International Announces Election of Trustees

12/1/2004 - AFS Announces the 2004 Galatti Award Winners

8/3/2004 - AFS Helps Project GRAD Newark Make College Prep Global

6/5/2004 - AFS Gets an "A" for Quality

6/3/2004 - AFS Wins International Award

AFS in the Media and News

5/21/2008 - The Rewards I’ve Enjoyed Hosting an AFS Student

3/24/2008 - Brazilian Teacher Exchanges Ideas in Minnesota

3/18/2008 - Ambassadors of Peace

3/7/2008 - An equal exchange in Maine, USA

2/25/2008 - Bolivia native shares experiences so far

2/19/2008 - Exchange does these families good

1/23/2008 - Exchange students visit St. Joseph, Arkansas, USA

1/15/2008 - Japanese student notes differences in North Carolina

1/10/2008 - AFS YES Students Prepare Aide Package to Iraq

1/4/2008 - Iowa Sophomore to Participate in AFS Program During Summer of 2008

12/14/2007 - Chilean exchange student leaps into swirl of American teenhood

12/4/2007 - Student from Egypt gets fun dose of snow, Steeler mania

12/4/2007 - AFS Life Trustee Featured in PBS Documentary "The War"

12/4/2007 - Learn About International Student Exchanges on 'Talk 2 America'

11/14/2007 - Students learn lessons in a new land

11/5/2007 - Exchange student takes U.S. to heart

10/18/2007 - Visiting teacher brings taste of Thai culture

10/15/2007 - Still On The Map: An AFS Experience 50 years Later

10/2/2007 - Seguin High’s first exchange student returns

8/16/2007 - See the world in your own backyard

8/15/2007 - Campus Check: AFS calls for more youth exchange programmes

8/10/2007 - Local family knows that peace begins at home

7/30/2007 - 7 foreign exchange students due soon

7/30/2007 - Teens from Around World Graduate from American High Schools

7/13/2007 - Residents laud exchange program's efforts, cultural benefits

7/10/2007 - AFS Iceland 24-Page Insert in Morgunbladid

7/2/2007 - MLHS Class of 1957 to Ingegärd Sjöblom: ‘Välkomnande rygg’

7/2/2007 - Foreign students learn to love America

6/20/2007 - Exchange proves worthwhile

6/14/2007 - An Opportunity to Exchange Ideas

6/5/2007 - Wish for sister created a family

5/30/2007 - Swedish VIP returns to Akron

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

12/8/2006 - The Power of International Exchange

9/5/2006 - Opening eyes to other cultures

8/18/2006 - Two AFS Exchange Students Arrive For Their Year At NHS

6/23/2006 - World should join to raise a cup more often

5/5/2006 - Ingrid Ngai Sze Wun: International Scholar

4/1/2006 - Jan Eliasson, Sweden

2/28/2006 - Ole! Felix

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

1/23/2006 - FRIENDS AROUND THE WORLD; Exchange students, hosts share a weekend of fun

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

11/23/2005 - AFS Thailand head receives commendation

11/16/2005 - YOUTH SPEAK: My Iberian Immersion - by Morgan Hartley

11/8/2005 - “Bio’s AFS-Talk” - German VIPs from politics, economy and media discuss student exchange

11/1/2005 - Learning with Chinese Teacher is a First for Whitefield

8/24/2005 - Corvallis, Oregon and AFS - The Power of Place and Memory

5/12/2005 - Going Home with a Wealth of Memories

3/6/2005 - Who needs snow to ski?

2/25/2005 - Returning to where his future was born

1/12/2005 - Exchange student, SL family still close 5 decades later

9/3/2004 - AFS Alumnus Speaks at the National Peace Corps 25th Anniversary

7/14/2004 - "End of Stay" Orientation for YES Students

6/3/2004 - Donat and Irina

News from the field

7/17/2008 - AFS Australia Volunteer Honored with an Ambulance Service Medal

6/18/2008 - Europe Day Celebrates Intercultural Dialogue

6/18/2008 - AFS and Space Exploration: Dr. Hajime Yano of Japan and His Work on Hayabusa's Sampler

2/4/2008 - AFSer, Running for President in Ghana, Tours USA

1/4/2008 - AFS Egypt Volunteers Attend National Training

12/14/2007 - Video-letters of German AFSers on National TV's website

11/7/2007 - German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel meets AFS host student

8/20/2007 - Reflections from a FLEX program participant from Russia to USA

7/6/2007 - Jeg fant min bortkomne AFS-venn!

6/7/2007 - Survival Spanish

6/6/2007 - AFS Malaysia Celebrates Teachers’ Day with the Prime Minister

6/5/2007 - Petition Drive Kicks off in Turkey

6/5/2007 - AFS Thailand Hosts Press Conference to Launch Peace Petition Drive

5/30/2007 - Petition Drive's Blog Highlights

5/22/2007 - Petition Drive - Kick-off in Germany!

5/22/2007 - A Petition for a Global Expansion of Educational Youth Exchange Programs

5/7/2007 - Paraguay - General Assembly 2007 held in Asunción: new boardmembers

4/18/2005 - From Australia to Guatemala, a Trajectory of Service with AFS

3/21/2005 - Tragedy and recovery by the banks of the Nile: Amanda’s AFS Community Service:

1/28/2005 - Dreaming in Spanish:Thirty Years of AFS Memories

1/12/2005 - Celebrating the Holidays with AFS Panama

12/17/2004 - AFSers Volunteer in Honduras

12/3/2004 - My AFS Shanghai Volunteer Experience

11/5/2004 - AFSers Welcomed by the Malaysian Semai Tribe

10/27/2004 - Fifteen Minutes of Fame in Portugal

9/20/2004 - Nine Years Ago in France

8/9/2004 - Richard Hua Scholarship Helps AFS Student Excel

8/9/2004 - A Piggy Bank Grows into a Foundation

8/4/2004 - Snow Had Been but a Word for Me

7/19/2004 - A Letter from an AFS Mother

7/12/2004 - Argentinian Student Meets Rugby Greats

6/3/2004 - A Teacher in Thailand

6/2/2004 - Culture Shock and Snow in North Carolina

6/2/2004 - Four Seasons, Four Worlds in Finland

2/6/2004 - A Peruvian in Latvia

Local News

6/7/2008 - Petition for Global Education Youth Programs Delivered to United Nations Alliance of Civilizations

1/22/2008 - AFS-USA Announces 2008 Returnee Speaker Series

12/5/2007 - 2007 JANUS--A Publication of AFS International Archives and Communication

9/28/2007 - Bravo! 170,000 Signatures for the Peace Petition!

9/26/2007 - AFS on history tour for 60th birthday

9/17/2007 - September 21 is the International Day of Peace

9/14/2007 - Global Leadership in the 21st Century

9/13/2007 - AFS Thailand Holds Orientation for 2008 Programs

9/13/2007 - AFS in Indonesia Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary

9/4/2007 - A World of Opportunity

8/31/2007 - AFS Intercultural Programs Founder Ward Chamberlin Featured in Upcoming Ken Burns Epic on World War II

8/22/2007 - Exchange students savour Indian flavours

8/20/2007 - AFS Philippines 50th Anniversary Celebration

8/16/2007 - Young people speak out for peace

8/16/2007 - Student Voice: Indian Independence is a Day to Celebrate, Remember

8/1/2007 - Three Dot Dash! Looking for A Few Excellent Young People To Be Part of Global Teen Initiative in March 2008

7/30/2007 - U.S. Embassy Vienna--Ambassador's Exchange Scholarship Award 2007

7/13/2007 - Open Your Home to an International Student

6/14/2007 - AFS Intercultural Programs Opens Chapter in Mumbai

6/8/2007 - US Ambassador to Argentina Hosts AFS to Celebrate the Importance of Exchanges

6/6/2007 - The Alpine Peace Crossing and an Appeal for Peace

6/5/2007 - Chair of AFS International Board of Trustees Addresses International Educators

6/5/2007 - AFS Norway Photo Contest Winners!

5/14/2007 - The Exchange Student Survival Kit

5/7/2007 - Thai Educators Visit to Latvia

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

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

4/10/2007 - Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion Invitation

4/10/2007 - A visit to Belgium

3/7/2007 - Life After the YES Program

3/5/2007 - Oscar for the AFS Alumni

2/17/2007 - Francisco Cazal, AFS President, Completes Successful Visit to Japan, February 2007

12/30/2006 - AFS and President Gerald Ford

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

10/17/2005 - Megaseminar in AFS Norway

9/30/2005 - THE JANUS: A RECORD OF THE UNIQUE HISTORY OF AFS

8/2/2005 - AFS International President, Francisco Cazal to visit Ghana

6/17/2005 - AFS Alumnus Elected President of the UN General Assembly

6/9/2005 - German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder praises AFS-host families

2/1/2005 - VIP Farewell Celebration for Malaysian YES Program Participants

12/20/2004 - AFS Egypt Promotes Volunteerism

12/13/2004 - Celebrating AFS Volunteers

10/12/2004 - India Calling!

7/19/2004 - A Youth Ambassador Speaks Out

7/1/2004 - D-day for AFS USA

6/3/2004 - Connecting Locally and Globally: Casa de la Chinca and AFS

6/3/2004 - Islam and Icelanders - Communication-Understanding

AFS News

6/6/2008 - AFS Life Trustee Receives Cassandra Pyle Award from NAFSA

5/1/2008 - AFS Returnee Honored with Germany's Order of Merit Award

4/14/2008 - UNESCO International Essay Contest

4/7/2008 - AFS World War I Ambulance Driver and Flying Ace Honored in Boston for his Sacrifice in France in 1918

4/3/2008 - International Youth Forum Held in St. Petersburg, Russia

4/3/2008 - AFS Switzerland Achieves Official Quality Certificate

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

3/20/2008 - Prestigious State Award for Czech AFS volunteer

3/12/2008 - AFS Belgium Flanders celebrates its 60th Anniversary

3/5/2008 - In Honor of Black History Month: Dr. Martin Luther King and AFS Driver Lewis M. Purnell

2/12/2008 - Kirk Browning 1921-2008

1/22/2008 - AFS Chile Holds Successful Social Service Camp

12/18/2007 - 2007 Holiday Message from Tachi Cazal

12/14/2007 - Phillippine exchange students arrive for two-week visit in Japan

12/7/2007 - An AFS Driver at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941

12/7/2007 - 2 Scholarships Announced for AFS Alumni!

11/29/2007 - James W. Michaels (1921-2007)

11/5/2007 - AFS Thailand Organizes “Congratulation Party” for AFS returnee

11/1/2007 - AFS 60th Anniversary Celebrations a Resounding Success

10/4/2007 - WW II Experience Inspires Student Exchange program

8/15/2007 - Catching the AFS Bug
by Rebecca Messner (top row, second from left)

6/21/2007 - AFS—60 Years Spreading Peace Around the World

2/17/2007 - Happy Chinese New Year!

1/16/2007 - Honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

12/19/2006 - AFS Diversity Scholarships in Action

12/19/2006 - Rekindling the AFS Flame Five Decades Later

12/19/2006 - Holiday Message from AFS International

12/5/2006 - AFS Announces the 2006 Galatti Award Winners

11/1/2006 - JANUS September 2006 Is Here!

11/1/2006 - AFS World Congress press release: Atty Sulaiman revisits host town Wanganui

10/25/2006 - Autumn 2006 - AFS to start recruiting for the next 2007 year cycle in India

10/10/2006 - It Was 60 Years Ago: Saluting the Vision of AFS Founders – AFS commemorates historic meeting that led to the founding of the AFS International Scholarships.

9/22/2006 - From Ohio to Turkey with AFS: Developing Life-long Friendships

8/24/2006 - Scholarships for AFS Alumni

8/18/2006 - Global Presence: Enhancing Youth Education and Quality of Life in Mexico

8/3/2006 - Presentation of Raymond McKim Mitchell

8/3/2006 - Now is the Time!

8/1/2006 - The 2006 AFS Galatti Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service

7/21/2006 - Journey Back: An AFS Driver’s Memories

7/5/2006 - Soccer and AFS: an Intercultural Reminiscence

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

5/25/2006 - 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!

4/18/2006 - Dr. Kenan Sahin Is Awarded the 2006 Golden Door Award

4/7/2006 - Scholarships for AFS Alumni

4/7/2006 - Peace as the Bulls-eye

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

3/13/2006 - Developing Herself, Along with the World; Nancy Benjamin, Ph.D., Senior Economist, Africa Region, The World Bank

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

2/15/2006 - A Passage from India

1/27/2006 - Happy Chinese New Year!

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

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 - HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

12/23/2005 - Christmas card designs win awards for five Polk County High School students

12/12/2005 - Alexander Longolius Receives the Bundesverdienstkreuz Award

12/12/2005 - Helga von Hoffmann in Memoriam

12/6/2005 - Message to AFS Volunteers

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

11/16/2005 - International Education Week: Improving Student Achievement Around the World

10/24/2005 - Argentina's VP Scioli presented with AFS Argentina's Ambassador Award by AFS INT President Tachi Cazal

10/24/2005 - Becoming a Citizen of the World: How the AFS experience is shaping one young woman’s life

10/11/2005 - Torino World Congress Concludes Reaffirming AFS Values and Mission:

9/14/2005 - Making a Difference - Today More than Ever

8/15/2005 - Namaste! AFS Returns to India

8/5/2005 - AFS Galatti Award Nomination Period Opens

8/3/2005 - 2004 Annual Report: Making A Difference – Today More Than Ever

7/21/2005 - AFS Promotes Recruitment of a Diverse Participant Population

7/16/2005 - Peace Through Understanding - Update on the AFS Student Essay Competition 2005

7/8/2005 - Volunteers Launch Projects in AFS Germany

7/6/2005 - AFS Ambulance Driver Revisits Bergen-Belsen

5/11/2005 - AFS in Costa Rica Celebrates its 50th Anniversary:

4/5/2005 - AFS Partner Director (Hong Kong) Honored with Prestigious Award

3/18/2005 - Roberto Ruffino Addresses Comenius Agency Meeting

3/4/2005 - AFS International Announces Election of Trustees

2/16/2005 - Wayne Edwards Honored for his Extraordinary Service to AFS

2/13/2005 - An AFS Valentine: The Story of Subhash and Kalpana

2/2/2005 - Leslie Bains’ Visit to Malaysia Coincides with the Launching of Friends of AFS

12/31/2004 - AFS Brazil Speaks about Youth and Peace

12/31/2004 - Year End Message

12/3/2004 - AFS Italy Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

11/18/2004 - Volunteer Spirit in Costa Rica

11/15/2004 - AFS Celebrates International Education Week

11/9/2004 - AFS Egypt Celebrates Iftar

10/27/2004 - AFS World Congress – Invited to Sound

10/22/2004 - Four Generations of AFS Egypt Alumni

10/12/2004 - AFS Norway Celebrates 90 Years of AFS

9/30/2004 - AFS World Congress 2004

9/27/2004 - AFS Switzerland Celebrates the International Day of Peace

9/22/2004 - Pioneers Go East!

9/22/2004 - U.S.-Saudi Youth Ambassadors Program Makes U.S. Debut

9/3/2004 - Fillipino AFSers Reunite

8/23/2004 - Olympic Goals for AFS in China

8/19/2004 - The Galatti Award: Honoring Outstanding Volunteer Service

8/2/2004 - Online Course: Intercultural Learning

7/26/2004 - Grassroots Fundraising in France

7/26/2004 - A Stamp of Approval

7/13/2004 - Diversity Grants for 2005 Awarded to Eight AFS Partners

7/13/2004 - Abdelkodous Gets His AFS Year After All!

6/30/2004 - Minister of Education Awards AFS Japan

6/29/2004 - AFS on Top of the World

6/17/2004 - AFS International Has a New President

6/4/2004 - AFS Japan Celebrates 50 Years

6/4/2004 - Galatti Award Presented at AFS USA Gala at UN

6/3/2004 - Dining with Diplomats in Brazil

6/3/2004 - Anne Frank Exhibit - AFS Builds Tolerance in Costa Rica