The Movement
In 1956, President Eisenhower laid down his vision for a peaceful future based on global understanding and friendship. If ordinary citizens from different countries get to know each other, he said, peace will inevitably be the result. People to People Ambassador Programs adopted Ike’s vision and has brought the world’s people together ever since. Now, as we approach our 50th anniversary, People to People delivers one-of-a-kind travel experiences to young people and professionals. Part adventure, part education, part vacation, P2P programs are safe, exciting, and rewarding ways to tread the globe. Also, they’re pretty darn fun. And yours could be free, if you win one of our 50 groundbreaking scholarships. There’s never been a better time to check out what we have to offer.
- 1956 President Eisenhower’s vision defines the People to People movement
- 1963 People to People Ambassador Programs travels its lirst delegation
- 1966 Northern European programs include visits to East and West Berlin 1976 Delegates travel into China
- 1985 Students meet President Reagan at the White House
- 1987 Students travel to Russia and meet Soviet leader Miknail Gorbachev
- 1989 Students witness the fall of the Berlin Wall
- 1999 People to People Ambassador Programs becomes the first student travel organization to go to all seven continents
- 2007 People to People Ambassador Programs builds a school in Nansuo Village, China
- 2009 Students witness President Obama’s inauguration