{"id":10561,"date":"2022-02-25T16:19:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T21:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aupairusa.org\/au-pairs\/?p=10561"},"modified":"2022-02-25T16:35:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T21:35:03","slug":"interexchange-statement-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aupairusa.org\/au-pairs\/au-pair-advice\/interexchange-statement-on-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"InterExchange Statement on Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>For many years, young people from Ukraine and Russia have come to the United States on BridgeUSA programs sponsored by InterExchange. Through person to person exchanges, these young people helped advance the vision of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/about\/offices\/list\/ope\/iegps\/fulbrighthaysact.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fulbright Hays Act of 1961<\/a>&nbsp;by building enduring bridges of friendship between people and nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The events unfolding in Ukraine do not represent the world that young people want or deserve. Instead, they stand in sharp contrast to the goals of mutual understanding and peaceful relations that exchange programs seek to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our thoughts are for the safety and wellbeing of our alumni, the families and loved ones of our current participants, and the many people who have worked on behalf of these important programs around the world. 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