This week, the U.S. Department of State welcomes more than 30 public officials, academics, and security analysts from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states and aspirant countries to the United States for a special International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on the enduring legacy and future of the NATO Alliance.
From October 21 to November 1, 2024, international participants will visit Washington, DC; Annapolis and Baltimore, MD; Norfolk, VA; and Colorado Springs, CO, for discussions with their American counterparts on outcomes of the July 2024 NATO Summit in Washington, DC, and strategies to counter military and non-military threats posed by disinformation, cyber-attacks, and other contemporary challenges. The program will also explore U.S. efforts to bolster key alliances and partnerships, U.S.-NATO military coordination, and support for NATO through domestic mechanisms like the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
Program highlights include engagements with interlocutors from the U.S. National Security Council (NSC), the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Defense, Business Executives for National Security (BENS), Maryland State leadership and the Maryland National Guard, Joint Force Command – Norfolk (JCF-NF), the El Pomar Foundation, United States Space Command, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. For press inquiries, please contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at ECA-Press@state.gov.