Opening America's doors to students and professional artists provide the kind of two-way cultural understanding that can break down the barriers that feed hatred and fear."

- President Barack Obama

For the U. S. Department of State’s office of ART in Embassies’ (AIE) 50th Anniversary, we are honoring our historic public-private partnerships – over the years more than 20,000 individual and institutional partners have collaborated with us. This is not only a celebration of a half century of international cultural exchange but a special occasion for AIE to express our abiding gratitude for the generosity, commitment and friendship of all of our many partners.