{"id":2290,"date":"2019-12-23T10:39:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-23T10:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/104.131.177.38\/demo2\/wp\/nominee-sites\/male-candidate\/?page_id=2290"},"modified":"2023-06-22T23:00:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:30:43","slug":"awards-recognitions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chrishmalwarnasuriya.com\/index.php\/awards-recognitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Recognitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;IVLP &#8211; International Visitor Leadership Program&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%232327e0|line_height:35px&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;right-to-left&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1577097313570{margin-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is a professional exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State&#8217;s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The mission of IVLP is to offer current and emerging international leaders the opportunity to experience the richness and diversity of American political, economic, social and cultural life through carefully designed exchanges that reflect participants\u2019 professional interests and the public diplomacy objectives of the United States government.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange brings up to 5,000 professional emerging leaders from around the world to the United States each year for programs of up to three weeks. 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