Chief, USA Study Abroad
US Department of State, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs
Heidi Manley is the Chief of USA Study Abroad, part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), serving as the lead for American student mobility within the State Department. She oversees two of the Department’s leading programs to support American students, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program and the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program, which she launched in 2006. Heidi also has the lead for creating and overseeing a number of capacity-building initiatives to increase and diversify American student mobility, including the Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students (IDEAS) Program for accredited U.S. higher education institutions and Study Abroad Engagement Grants for U.S. Embassies and Fulbright Commissions worldwide. Heidi previously served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Global Educational Programs and in the Office of Academic Exchange Programs, where she worked on a number of initiatives under the Fulbright Program.
U.S. Priorities for Expanding Study Abroad Partnerships in the Mediterranean
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
4:30 PM – 5:20 PM PST