M I S S I O N

The Alliance is an association of non-governmental organizations comprising the international educational and cultural exchange community in the United States. Our mission is to formulate and promote public policies that support the growth and well-being of international exchange links between the people of the United States and other nations.

Activities
Principles
Services

A C T I V I T I E S

	Agenda
	Formulating a set of public policy concerns and recommendations which support the broad common interests of the organizations making up the international exchange community in the United States.

	Advocacy
	Organizing an effective program of government relations activities, including direct representation to policy makers and the marshalling of grass-roots constituencies in pursuit of this common agenda.

	Forum
	Providing a meeting ground for the leadership of the international exchange community to discuss issues of mutual concern and to develop cooperative approaches to address these issues.

	Coalition Building
	Developing constituencies to support international exchange both within the exchange community and in other sectors of American society.

	Information Services
	Furnishing comprehensive information about policy issues affecting the future of international exchanges and other matters of broad interest to the international exchange community.

	Public Awareness
	Building public awareness about the critical role of international exchange in meeting global, national, and individual needs.

P R I N C I P L E S

	The experience and relationships gained through
	international exchange are essential to furthering global peace, freedom, mutual understanding, international cooperation, economic prosperity, and the growth of human knowledge.

	International exchange enhances the effectiveness
	of the United States in dealing with other nations by building the global competencies of the U.S. citizens, skills which are increasingly important in the world emerging at the close of the 20th century.

	Participating in international exchanges contributes
	fundamentally to a person's intellectual development.

	The conduct of the international exchange must
	embody the highest standards of quality, integrity, and professionalism, and must offer the fullest possible equality of opportunity.

	The international exchange community in the
	United States has a responsibility to advocate public policies needed to sustain and strengthen international linkages with other countries through educational and cultural exchanges.

S E R V I C E S

	Professional representation for the international
	exchange community to policy makers in Congress, federal agencies, and elsewhere.

	Comprehensive monitoring of the policy
	developments affecting international exchange through the Alliance's Policy Monitor, the most authoritative source available for timely detailed information on policy trends.

	Leadership in organizing the international exchange
	community as an effective constituency for its goals and programs.

	Workshops, presentations, and meetings on
	policy-related issues and advocacy skill development for member organizations.

	Publication of the International Exchange Locator,
	the most comprehensive directory available on U.S.-based organizations, federal agencies, and Congressional offices involved with international exchange.

	Special policy studies and other articles on issues
	of interest to the international exchange community.

1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 620
Washington, DC 20036-1912
Telephone: (202) 293-6141
Fax: (202) 293-6144