{"id":401,"date":"2010-01-09T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/?p=401"},"modified":"2010-01-09T05:00:35","modified_gmt":"2010-01-09T10:00:35","slug":"we-bring-the-world-together-mission-statement-for-aifs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/2010\/01\/09\/we-bring-the-world-together-mission-statement-for-aifs\/","title":{"rendered":"&quot;We Bring the World Together&quot; Mission Statement for the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About AIFS<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1964, the <strong>American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS)<\/strong> is one of the oldest, largest and most respected cultural exchange organizations in the world. With global offices in 15 countries, we organize cultural exchange programs for more than 50,000 participants each year. Our programs include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aifs.com\/study_abroad.asp\">college study abroad<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aifs.com\/au_pair.asp\">au pair placement<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aifs.com\/work_travel.asp\">camp  counselors and staff<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aifs.com\/gifted_education.asp\">gifted education<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aifs.com\/highschool_study_travel.asp\">high school study\/travel<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aifs.com\/insurance.asp\">insurance services<\/a>. Since 1964, more than one million students and teachers have participated in AIFS programs worldwide.<\/p>\n<h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_402\" style=\"width: 120px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/chicagoarea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2010\/01\/UNLogo.jpg\" alt=\"United Nations Logo\" width=\"110\" height=\"94\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">United Nations Logo<\/p><\/div>\n<p>United Nations<\/h3>\n<p>The UN officially opened in 1951. It is made up of 191 countries from around the world. It was created after the Second World War as a way of bringing people together and to avoid war. The United Nations logo shows the world held in the &#8220;olive branches of peace.&#8221; The United Nations had a special meeting of children from many countries. Visit the website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/\"> <strong>www.un.org<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About AIFS Founded in 1964, the American Institute For Foreign Study (AIFS) is one of the oldest, largest and most respected cultural exchange organizations in the world. With global offices in 15 countries, we organize cultural exchange programs for more than 50,000 participants each year. 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