Recently, OIG hosted a contingent of their counterparts from Kazakhstan as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in Georgia.  OIG shared about the challenges of fighting against fraud, waste and abuse in State government, and also benefited from the exchange by learning of the nuances of combatting public corruption in Kazakhstan.

 

Since 1940, the IVLP has built mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations through professional visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders.  These visits support the foreign policy goals of the U.S. government, and mirror the visitors’ professional interests.  U.S. embassies select over 4,500 participants from around the globe to take part in these visits to the U.S.  Through these encounters, the participants gain a greater understanding of the cultural and political influences in U.S. society by experiencing firsthand America’s culture and people. Our distinguished international professionals represent politics, government, the media, non-governmental organizations, education, public health, the arts, business and trade, international security, and various other fields.  Currently, over 250 past and present heads of government and state and many other world leaders in the public and private sectors have participated in the IVLP.  

 

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