Programming
Managing Your Space
- American Spaces Handbook
- Design Your Space
- American Spaces Standards
  - Guidelines for the services and programs an American Space should offer, the resources that should be available, and how the American Space should look and feel to a visitor.
  - The Standards for American Spaces
- A Modern American Space
  - A modern American Space is a physical venue for public engagement with foreign target audiences in support of United States foreign policy objectives.
  - Vision of a Modern American Space
Training
- In Person Training
  - The Office of American Spaces offers basic and advanced training courses for those who staff and manage American Spaces.
  - Available Training
- Virtual Training
  - The Office of American Spaces training team is developing self-paced training modules based on the annual central training program for managers and employees of American Spaces around the world.
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Guidance
Cultural Networks
About Us

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The Office of American Spaces develops and supports modern, advanced physical platforms and public diplomacy engagement with foreign audiences. Established in 2011, the Office of American Spaces is the administrative support base that provides strategic direction, funding and training to the hundreds of American Spaces around the world.

The Office of American Spaces resides in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. ECA fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world.

Description of American Spaces for External Audiences (pdf 880KB)

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