This past fiscal year, the International Visitor Leadership Program collaborated with 288 local resources to provide 516 appointments for 390 visitors from 107 different countries.

Our professional exchange program hosts visitors on a variety of different topics. This past year Minnesota was the destination for…

• 11 programs based around education
• 10 focusing on grassroots democracy and the political process
• 8 programs highlighting human rights and the prevention of trafficking in persons
• 7 groups explored Minnesota for its agricultural advances
• 7 came here based on the different forms of journalism and media.