Press Releases

12/5/2009 - Tachi's Thank You to AFS Volunteers!

10/8/2009 - AFS Mourns the Passing of Irving Penn, 1917-2009

3/30/2009 - AFS President visits Honduras

12/10/2008 - Francisco (Tachi) Cazal's Thank You Message to Volunteers

12/10/2008 - AFS Announces the 2008 Galatti Award Winners

12/10/2008 - Turtle Trek in Costa Rica

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

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

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

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

AFS in the News

10/15/2009 - AFS Returnees Reminisce in the Philippines

7/29/2009 - Cruise Of A Lifetime

7/22/2009 - Teen recalls US lessons

7/22/2009 - Hosting exchange students worthwhile

5/28/2009 - Exchange students soak up Kiwi style

5/19/2009 - MIHS an ‘international experience’

5/18/2009 - South Caldwell student ready for her dream adventure

5/7/2009 - Jim Luce of Orphans International Worldwide examines AFS then and now

5/7/2009 - Former AFSer composes "a harmonious concoction"

5/1/2009 - AFS Honduras Earth Hour

4/3/2009 - Bringing the world to Fayette County

4/3/2009 - Local chefs share cooking talents

4/1/2009 - Chilean finds warm home in Sonora

3/31/2009 - Two Bridgehampton students to spend summer abroad

3/30/2009 - German exchange student returns to Beaumont for 50th class reunion

2/26/2009 - A view from the girl from Sweden

2/26/2009 - ARMM Student Says, 'Yes, I Can!'

2/17/2009 - Students spend week in north

2/12/2009 - Cultural exchange: Paris in Japan

2/3/2009 - Bethel teen to study in New Zealand

2/3/2009 - AFS Panama Family Day

1/20/2009 - Exchange student continues a Keyser, Boggs tradition

2/19/2008 - Exchange does these families good

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

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

1/18/2007 - AFS International

12/8/2006 - The Power of International Exchange

9/21/2006 - Potential Nominees for Election to the Board of Trustees

9/21/2006 - Summer archeologiclal workcamp is over

4/7/2006 - Scholarships for AFS Alumni

4/2/2006 - Jan Eliasson, Sweden

3/16/2006 - Tribute Paid to Jerene Thomas 2004 Galatti Award Winner

2/28/2006 - Ole! Felix

2/13/2006 - A belated merry Christmas and happy New Year

2/1/2006 - Our Neighbors.... Pauliina Posti; AFS student shining brightly at Esko High School

1/27/2006 - Happy chinese! New Year

12/6/2005 - Message to AFS Volunteers

11/23/2005 - AFS Thailand head receives commendation

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

10/12/2005 - Torino World Congress Concludes Reaffirming AFS Values and Mission:

News from the field

12/5/2009 - AFS Announces the 2009 Galatti Award Winners

10/15/2009 - Alumni Scholarships with the University of the Pacific

9/11/2009 - Italian student studying in Telluride this year

8/17/2009 - Durfee student recounts visit to Ghana as part of program

2/3/2009 - Postcards from Abroad: Jolianne In Japan

7/23/2008 - 2007 Galatti Award Winner Judy Weyand Honored

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

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

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

10/2/2007 - Bravo! 170,000 Signatures for the Peace Petition!

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

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

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

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

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

6/5/2007 - 2 French AFSers in the new government

6/5/2007 - The Alpine Peace Crossing and an Appeal for Peace

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

3/31/2007 - My Different View- Essay Contest

3/27/2007 - Power of Peace

2/17/2007 - AFS Intercultural Fair 2007 in Hong Kong

Local News

7/23/2008 - AFS Australia Volunteer Honored with an Ambulance Service Medal

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

3/7/2007 - Life After the YES Program

AFS News

12/5/2009 - Mensaje de Tachi Cazal para los voluntarios de AFS

8/21/2009 - The 2008 Annual Report is officially here!

8/12/2009 - The 2008 Annual Report is officially here!

11/10/2008 - Veterans Day 2008: Honoring AFS Service in the First World War

3/24/2008 - Ward Chamberlin, Public Broadcasting Pioneer and Co-Founder of AFS Intercultural Programs, to Be Honored With a 2008 Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Award

2/26/2008 - In Honor of Black History Month: Dr. Martin Luther King and AFS Driver Lewis M. Purnell

2/12/2008 - Kirk Browning 1921-2008

12/14/2007 - JENESYS Programme Students safely arrive in Japan

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

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

11/5/2007 - Volunteer Participants Travel from Russia and Egypt to Thailand

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

10/23/2007 - Frederick Balderston 1923 - 2007

2/17/2007 - Happy Chinese New Year!

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

2/17/2007 - Individual Pupil Mobility project: first part successfully completed!

12/30/2006 - AFS and President Gerald Ford

12/19/2006 - Holiday Message from Tachi

12/11/2006 - Results of Trustee Election by Partners

12/8/2006 - AFS Egypt

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

11/27/2006 - Fall seminar with over 125 volunteers

10/12/2006 - World Congress 2006: Agenda and Background Papers

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.

9/21/2006 - AFS RSA 2006 National Conference

8/14/2006 - The 2006 AFS Galatti Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service

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

8/3/2006 - Presentation of Raymond McKim Mitchell’s Order of the British Empire to AFS

8/3/2006 - Now is the Time!

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

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

7/5/2006 - AFS 18+ Programs Market Research Report

6/14/2006 - Promoting Intercultural Exchange and Cultivating International Understanding

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 Eliason, President of the Sixtieth Session of the UN General Assembley Addressed Guests at an AFS International United Nations Luncheon Celebrating Intercultural Understanding

5/24/2006 - Making History with Your History - AFS Bra 50th Anniversary

5/8/2006 - EU-Japan volunteer exchange website online!

5/8/2006 - New Partner Board Members

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

4/7/2006 - Program Policy Working Group Meeting

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

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

3/13/2006 - Establishing new contacts with Morocco

3/13/2006 - Old AFS Friend Back As President of Costa Rica

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

2/15/2006 - Come to Pearl of Orient a.k.a Penang!

2/13/2006 - Message from Brian Atwood, new Chair of AFS International Board of Trustees

2/6/2006 - Summary of Outcomes of Board of Trustees Meeting 27-29 January 2006

1/23/2006 - AFS Chairperson is Honored with one of New Zealand

1/10/2006 - Educational Results Study: Descriptive Report Now Available

12/23/2005 - AFS New Zealand - Returnee Forum

12/23/2005 - HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

12/23/2005 - International Update - December 2005 - Message from Francisco Cazal

12/8/2005 - Philanthropic Christmas Concert organized by the Belgian AFS Foundation

11/8/2005 - Commitment & Leadership: AFS Brazil’s General Assembly

11/8/2005 - AFS Japan: New Emphasis on Corporate Fundraising

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

9/15/2005 - First Ever International Induction Training for Partner Board Members: August 23-27, 2005

9/15/2005 - Namaste! AFS Returns to India

9/15/2005 - Welcome to the New Leaders Web Site

9/15/2005 - Making a Difference - Today More than Ever