Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

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The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is a U.S. State Department division responsible for international educational and cultural exchange programs that promote mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.

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instanceOf bureau of the United States Department of State
government agency
alsoKnownAs ECA
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
surface form: State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
continent North America
country United States of America
employer Civil Service employees
Foreign Service Officers
fieldOfWork cultural diplomacy
educational exchange programs
international relations
people-to-people exchanges
foundedBy United States Congress
governmentBranch executive branch of the United States government
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1961
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: Federal government of the United States
legalBasis Fulbright–Hays Act
surface form: Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
missionStatement to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries
officialLanguage English
operatesIn worldwide
oversees Exchange Visitor (J-1) visa programs
parentOrganization United States Department of State
partOf United States Department of State
program American Film Showcase
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arts Envoy Program

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange
Critical Language Scholarship Program
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs self-linksurface differs
surface form: EducationUSA

English Language Programs
Fulbright Program
Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program
International Visitor Leadership Program
International Writing Program
surface form: International Writing Program exchanges

Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program
Sports Diplomacy Programs
Teacher Exchange Programs
TechGirls
TechWomen
Young Leaders Initiatives exchanges
purpose international cultural exchange
international educational exchange
public diplomacy
sector public sector
subordinateTo Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
uses J-1 Exchange Visitor Program
website https://eca.state.gov

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Fulbright Program administeredBy Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs alsoKnownAs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
this entity surface form: State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: EducationUSA
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arts Envoy Program
Fulbright Specialist Program managedBy Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
United States Information Agency successor Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
United States Assistant Secretaries of State oversees Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs