The American Embassy is soliciting applications for the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute. The four-week program will take place during the month of July, 2012.

ASSIST scholarships provide an opportunity for a selection of the world’s finest students to study on scholarship for one year in American independent schools of stature.

One Beat invites musicians from all over the world to apply and be part of a residency and tour program focused on creative collaboration and social engagement.

The American Embassy in Budapest is pleased to invite applications for the summer 2012 Study of the United States Institutes for Secondary School Educators to take place over the course of six weeks beginning in mid June 2012. Deadline: December 15, 2011

The American Embassy in Budapest is pleased to invite candidate nominations for the summer 2012 Study of the United States Institutes for Scholars. A total of six institutes will be offered for university-level faculty and other scholars. Deadline: December 15, 2011.

The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is looking for applications to a U.S. based community leadership program for civic and community leaders. Application deadline: November 7, 2011.

Please find enclosed full transcript of the remarks of US Secretary of State at the Westin Saint Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA, delivered on September 16, 2011.

Enter this year's ExchangesConnect Photo Contest, "Dance With Us: Motion Across Cultures," for a chance to win an iPad2 tablet computer! Submissions deadline: October 25, 2011

The U.S. Embassy in Budapest is looking for a certified, experienced, and flexible English as a Foreign Language instructor, preferably with native or near native Hungarian and experience in teaching Business English.

As part of an ongoing effort to engage young people in policy issues critical to their future, the Open Society Foundations today announced $20 million in funding to strengthen debate programs around the world.