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President Barack Obama and 2009 CLS Participant Lesley Dudden discuss her CLS program experience at the G8/G20 Summit in Toronto, Canada.

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The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs' (ECA) mission is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange.

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May 6, 2011

Under Secretary of State Judith A. McHale Traveling to South Africa and Senegal

May 5, 2011

U.S. Department of State Honors Mr. Shamshad Hussain of Pakistan as State Alumni Member of the Month

May 3, 2011

The Eighth Annual Global Classrooms DC Model UN Event

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