Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Incorporated

Global program:twenty-five ascendant leaders from five continents participated in the prestigious 2023 global program last spring, visiting the united states for enlightening exchanges with critical thinkers in their fields. The spring 2023 global fellows came from the worlds of venture capitalism, politics, medicine, banking, environmental protection, law enforcement, public transportation and academia. The fellows concluded their travels energized and emboldened them to make a significant impact in their home countries and regions through initiatives that included designing reusable food and beverage packaging to reduce waste, creating judicial alternatives to traditional courts, establishing a national digital safety and cybersecurity program, expanding innovative coastal zone clean-up programs, enhancing enforcement mechanisms for rural vaccination programs and building museum spaces to help people struggling with mental health issues.

Eastern europe program:in the fall, Eisenhower Fellowships welcomed 20 exceptional leaders from 11 countries to the u.s. for its groundbreaking 2023 eastern europe program. The 2023 eastern europe fellows hailed from the worlds of politics, media, human rights law, innovative design, counterterrorism, energy security, european integration, the arts, finance and conflict mediation. As part of their fellowship, the eastern europe fellows attended Eisenhower Fellowships' 70th anniversary world forum in san francisco, where they networked with new colleagues from around the world and experienced firsthand the energy and spirit of the global network. The eastern europe fellows are now back in their home countries working to apply what they learned to bolster democratic self-government and advance human rights in their region.

Global fellows network: the global fellows' network fosters continued connection and engagement among fellows around the world. Eisenhower fellows currently have organized nearly 60 national and regional fellow chapters. Chapter members engage in activities such as recruiting, holding preliminary candidate interviews, organizing regional conferences and hosting incoming usa and international fellows. Fellows provide visiting fellows with both home hospitality and mentoring. Ef fellows participate in the ef global network council (gnc). Ef produces regular newletters and encourages fellows to share their experiences on social media. Ef also assists global fellows in promoting and facilitating regional conferences and Eisenhower day of fellowship events. In october, Eisenhower Fellowships hosted an extraordinary world forum in san francisco to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding and lay the groundwork for the exciting next phase of the organization's work around the world. The forum-leaders confronting global challenges: what works?-brought together 410 Eisenhower fellows and other thought leaders from 56 countries, with 14 panel discussions, 66 distinguished speakers and three dazzling evening events. The gathering featured the rich multi-disciplinary expertise of ef's global network with panel discussions on subjects ranging from peace and stability in a turbulent world to climate change and the challenge of public health in a time of pandemics. Participants attended panels on migration, income inequality, civic participation in a time of polarization, the future of education and the promise, power and perils of ai and other technologies that cut across so many dimensions of modern life. The focus of the three-day conference was on emerging solutions in some parts of the world that can be applied in other countries and regions. Participating in the 70th anniversary world forum were fellows from four programs severely disrupted by the covid pandemic. Ef brought fellows from the 2020 women's leadership program, the 2021 usa and global programs and the 2020 zhi-xing china program to finally meet each other and immerse themselves in the ef global network.

Global scholars program:this important new dimension of ef's programs introduces promising american young leaders to the world beyond u.s. shores, immerses them in the ef global network and extends the legacy of president dwight d. Eisenhower to a new generation of young americans. This unique program sends recent american college graduates to europe for a year of postgraduate studies leading to a master's degree. The 2023 class of Eisenhower global scholars brings together a u.s. navy veteran of a nuclear-powered warship, a medical researcher promoting health equity in sub-saharan africa, a san francisco-based specialist in immigrant integration and a human rights activist working to expand the reach of civil society in venezuela.in the fall of 2022 these four, highly accomplished graduates of prestigious american universities began an all-expenses-paid year of intense academic study and cultural immersion at oxford and ie university pursuing master's degrees in public service and international relations. Other programs: in addition to its international programs, Eisenhower Fellowships also operates a usa program, which sends between 10-12 u.s. citizens abroad annually. This year, eleven mid-career u.s. Leaders, including five usa justice fellows and one agricultural fellow, traveled to 15 different countries to expand their horizons and connect with Eisenhower fellows overseas. The usa fellows lead change in the fields of artificial intelligence, international relations, poverty reduction, agriculture and philanthropy. The programs of these american fellows were strengthened with the generous participation of Eisenhower fellowship'Fellowships's global network of fellows in the host countries. In the fall the usa fellows connected in philadelphia with 20 eastern europe fellows visiting the u.s. several of the usa fellows also attended ef's 70th anniversary world forum in san francisco to network with new global colleagues, some of whom they later would visit on fellowship.