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Project Interchange

Exchange program to Israel

Field	Value
name	Project Interchange
size	174px
formation	1982
founder	Debra Berger
headquarters	Washington, D.C.
leader_title	Director
leader_name	Nisha Abkarian
parent_organization	American Jewish Committee (since 1992)
website

Project Interchange (PI) is an American program that arranges education visits and seminars to Israel for American and international leaders in different fields. Established in 1982, PI is run by the American Jewish Committee.

Each year, PI invites 300 professionals from journalism, religion, government, health care, security, and academia to participate. Since 1982, over 6,000 participants from over 115 countries have attended PI programs.

Each PI delegation's week-long visit is customized to emphasize their specific interests. Activities include site visits and meetings with both Israeli and Palestinian professionals, policy-makers, civil society leaders, and government officials.

Impact

In 2008, PI offered 25 seminars for more than 300 participants, including university presidents, clergy, journalists, public health leaders, state officials, Rhodes Scholars, UN ambassadors, immigration and integration experts, and environmental experts.

On their return to their home countries, PI encourages participants to write articles, give interviews, begin collaborations with partner organizations in Israel, and get involved with local issues of common concern with the Jewish community.

Notable alumni

Gillian Bird, Former Australian Ambassador to the United Nations
Lonnie Bunch III, Founding Director, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Juan José Gómez Camacho, Former Ambassador of Mexico to the United Nations
Steve Chabot, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Michael V. Drake, Former President, The Ohio State University
Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India
Michael Fitts, President, Tulane University
John Anderson Fry, President, Drexel University
Carlos Giménez, Former Mayor, Miami-Dade County, Florida
Christy Haubegger, Founder, Latina magazine
Alberto Ibargüen, CEO of the Knight Foundation
Ioannes Kasoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus
Ro Khanna, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
George Muñoz, banking executive
Péter Niedermüller, Former Member, European Parliament
Annise Parker, Former Mayor, Houston, Texas
Martha E. Pollack, President of Cornell University
Kasim Reed, Former Mayor, Atlanta, Georgia
Ramona Romero, Former General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jacky Rosen, U.S. Senator from Nevada
David Skorton, Former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Ted Strickland, Former Member of Congress
Holden Thorp, Former Chancellor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Henry T. Yang, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara

References

(2018-12-13). "Our Story". [[American Jewish Committee]].
(2018-12-19). "Sample Project Interchange Itinerary {{!}} AJC".
(2018-12-10). "About Project Interchange {{!}} AJC".
(2018-12-10). "Government Officials and Diplomats {{!}} AJC".
(23 December 2004). "Ohio congressman sees Israel for the first time".
(2018-12-12). "Delegations {{!}} AJC".
"Tulane president visits Israel to explore collaboration opportunities".
(2011-07-05). "NAICU President Co-chairs Visit to Israel by Presidents of Major U.S. Universities".
Kassel, Matthew. (2022-02-24). "Ro Khanna reflects on his first trip to Israel as a congressman".
Committee, American Jewish. "Latino Alumni of AJC Project Interchange Seminars in Israel to Discuss Experiences, Impact at Reunion".
(2018-06-20). "AJC Project Interchange Moment: Na'el Zoabi and Péter Niedermüller".
(2019-10-18). "Campus Notebook: Idahoans in Africa highlight congressional travel".

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