U.S. Embassy in Benin

The Pan-African Youth Leadership Program (PAYLP) brings high school students and a mentor to the U.S. for three weeks, where they learn about civic education, community service and youth leadership development.

The Artistic Ambassador Program sends gifted young American musicians to perform in Benin and to work with Beninese musicians and music students.

The U.S. Speaker Program brings Americans representing government, business, academia, media, and community organizations for short-term speaking programs in Benin. Recent topics have included democratization, AGOA and the media.

The Citizen Exchange Program develops international exchange grant projects with American non-profit institutions, including voluntary community organizations, professional associations, and universities.

The J. William Fulbright Programs enable Beninese students and scholars to obtain advanced degrees and/or conduct research in the United States; at the same time, American scholars are awarded grants to study or conduct research in Benin.

The International Visitor Program seeks to increase mutual understanding through communication at the professional and personal levels. Participants are selected by the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou and sent to the United States to meet and confer with professional counterparts, and to experience firsthand American society, institutions, and values.