Open World remains open during the government shutdown in the Washington Post (Article): http://wapo.st/176swqx

Russian educators in Lynchburg, VA (Video): http://bit.ly/1bX1R1m

US-Russia Tribute to Jazz Diplomacy event co-hosted by Open World, the American University Initiative for Russian Culture, and the Brubeck Institute (Article): “In Russia we have a saying that ‘he opens up his soul like a shirt,” http://bit.ly/H5uNGO

Jazz event press release: http://www.openworld.gov/press-releases

Tweet of the Week from @OpenWorldFHI360  - Thank you @Robert_Aderholt for meeting with our @OWprogram #Kazakhstan group heading to Huntsville. And thanks @ISCofAlabama for hosting!