This US State Department-sponsored International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is for seven refugee political leaders and advocates from Latvia and their  U.S. State Dept. liaison, who will be visiting Detroit to examine Refugee Resettlement Integration.

The delegation's program in Detroit, MI will examine state and local governments’ role and efforts to assist new arrivals in key sectors such as law enforcement, education, training and employment, health services, and conflict resolution.The group will also engage and learn from with the local immigrant/refugee community and the society at large.