PFP U.S. Fellow, Host Supervisor, and Day-to-Day Contact Survey

PFP U.S. Fellow, Host Supervisor, and Day-to-Day Contact Survey
Welcome to the PFP U.S. Fellow, Host Supervisor, and Day-to-Day Contact Survey
Welcome! Thank you for agreeing to take this survey regarding the Professional Fellows Program
(PFP) at the U.S. Department of State. Exchanges are a critical component of U.S. foreign policy that
allow for the sharing of ideas, culture and experiences. The Department of State takes the evaluation
of exchanges seriously to ensure programs are being implemented in the most efficient and effective
way possible. Your participation will help make the evaluation of this important program a success.
The survey will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete. Your answers will be kept
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Please note that your participation in this survey is completely voluntary, and you are free to end the
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Starter Questions
* 2. Which of the following best represents your work experience?
Entry level
Mid-career
Senior level

* 3. What type of institution do you work for?
Federal Government
State Government
Local/Municipal Government
Private Sector
Academic Institution
NGO
Other (please specify)

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Starter Questions
* 4. How old is the organization that you work for?
Very young (0 < 5 years)
Young (5 < 10 years)
Middle aged (10 < 25 years)
Mature (25+ years)

* 5. Counting all the locations where your employer operates, what is the total number of persons who work
there?
1 person

100 - 499 people

2 - 9 people

500 - 999 people

10 - 24 people

1,000 - 4,999 people

25 - 99 people

5,000+ people

6. In which State is the organization where you work located?

* 7. Which of the following best describes the place where you work?
A large city
A suburb near a large city
A small city or town
A rural area

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PFP Experience
* 8. How did you learn about the PFP Program or become involved with the Program or Fellow?

9. Please indicate how many times you have served in the following roles for a PFP Fellow:
Number of Times
Host Institution
Supervisor
Colleague at Host
Institution
Day-to-Day Contact at
Host Institution
Other -- not associated
with Host Institution
Other (please specify)

* 10. What type of work or activities did you do with the PFP Fellow(s)?

* 11. In which ways did the PFP Fellow(s) contribute to your institution/organization? ( Select all that apply.)
Shared technical expertise
Provided an international perspective
Developed a new product or service
Contributed to constituent outreach
Other (please specify)

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* 12. Please describe and provide more details about their contributions.

13. How much did your organization benefit by having a PFP Fellow or PFP Fellows do their professional
placement there?

Not at All

To a Small Extent

To a Moderate
Extent

To a Great Extent

Not Applicable (I
was not at the same
organization as the
PFP Fellow(s))

Professional/technical
benefit
International/cultural
benefit
Interpersonal benefit

* 14. Did you face any challenges working with the PFP Fellow(s) at your institution/organization? (Select all
that apply.)
Their English language skills/proficiency

My organization was not properly prepared for the fellowship

Their difficulty understanding U.S. culture

The PFP Fellow(s) was/were not properly prepared for the
fellowship

Their difficulty understanding U.S. work culture
Mismatched placement/interests
The PFP Fellow(s) was/were too junior to benefit from a
fellowship

Did not face any challenges

The PFP Fellow(s) was/were too senior to benefit from a
fellowship
Other (please specify)

* 15. Based on your experience(s), would you host another PFP Fellow or recommend that others host?
Yes

No

I would host again
I would recommend that
other colleagues or
institutions host

16. In total, how many times have you visited the PFP Fellow(s) after they returned to their home country after
their Fellowship?

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* 17. Under what auspices did you visit the PFP Fellow(s) after their Fellowship(s)? (Select all that apply.)
I was sponsored by the PFP Program
I was sponsored by my organization
I traveled to visit the Fellow(s) using my own funds for professional reasons
I traveled to visit the Fellow(s) for non-professional reasons

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U.S. Fellows Only
Note: If you have participated in multiple PFP Program-sponsored reciprocal exchanges, please
answer the following questions based on your most recent PFP experience.
* 18. How were you selected to visit the PFP Fellow following their exchange?
The PFP Fellow completed an application to submit to the PFP Program and included me as the U.S. Fellow
The PFP Fellow and I completed the application together to submit to the PFP Program
Neither I nor the PFP Fellow completed an application, but somehow I was selected by my organization
The PFP implementing organization asked me if I wanted to go on an exchange
Other (please specify)

* 19. How long after the PFP Fellow left the United States did you travel to visit them on the exchange (for
professional reasons)?
1 < 6 months afterwards
6 <12 months afterwards
12+ months afterwards

* 20. Where did you go? (Select all countries that you visited as part of your most recent exchange.)
Afghanistan

Libya

Albania

Liechtenstein

Algeria

Lithuania

Andorra

Luxembourg

Angola

Madagascar

Anguilla

Malawi

Antigua and Barbuda

Malaysia

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Argentina

Maldives

Armenia

Mali

Australia

Malta

Austria

Marshall Islands

Azerbaijan

Mauritania

Bahamas

Mauritius

Bahrain

Mexico

Bangladesh

Micronesia (Federated States of)

Barbados

Monaco

Belarus

Mongolia

Belgium

Montenegro

Belize

Montserrat

Benin

Morocco

Bhutan

Mozambique

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Myanmar

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Namibia

Botswana

Nauru

Brazil

Nepal

British Virgin Island

Netherlands

Brunei Darussalam

New Zealand

Bulgaria

Nicaragua

Burkina Faso

Niger

Burundi

Nigeria

Cabo Verde

Norway

Cambodia

Oman

Cameroon

Pakistan

Canada

Palau

Cayman Islands

Panama

Central African Republic

Papua New Guinea

Chad

Paraguay

Chile

Peru

China

Philippines

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Colombia

Poland

Comoros

Portugal

Congo

Qatar

Costa Rica

Republic of Korea

Côte D'Ivoire

Republic of Moldova

Croatia

Romania

Cuba

Russian Federation

Cyprus

Rwanda

Czech Republic

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Saint Lucia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Denmark

Samoa

Djibouti

San Marino

Dominica

Sao Tome and Principe

Dominican Republic

Saudi Arabia

Ecuador

Senegal

Egypt

Serbia

El Salvador

Seychelles

Equatorial Guinea

Sierra Leone

Eritrea

Singapore

Estonia

Slovakia

Ethiopia

Slovenia

Fiji

Solomon Islands

Finland

Somalia

France

South Africa

Gabon

South Sudan

Gambia

Spain

Georgia

Sri Lanka

Germany

State of Palestine

Ghana

Sudan

Greece

Suriname

Grenada

Swaziland

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Guatemala

Sweden

Guinea

Switzerland

Guinea Bissau

Syrian Arab Republic

Guyana

Tajikistan

Haiti

Thailand

Holy See

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Honduras

Timor-Leste

Hungary

Togo

Iceland

Tonga

India

Trinidad and Tobago

Indonesia

Tunisia

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Turkey

Iraq

Turkmenistan

Ireland

Turks and Caicos

Israel

Tuvalu

Italy

Uganda

Jamaica

Ukraine

Japan

United Arab Emirates

Jordan

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Kazakhstan

United Republic of Tanzania

Kenya

United States of America

Kiribati

Uruguay

Kuwait

Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan

Vanuatu

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Latvia

Vietnam

Lebanon

Yemen

Lesotho

Zambia

Liberia

Zimbabwe

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* 21. Did anyone else also go on the exchange?
No, I went on the exchange by myself
Yes, I went on the exchange with another U.S. Fellow/Colleague
Yes, I went on the exchange as part of a delegation (group of U.S. Fellows/Colleagues)
Yes, a coworker traveled with me using funds outside of the PFP program
Other (please specify)

* 22. How long was your exchange (in days)?

* 23. What did you do during your exchange visit? (Select all that apply.)
Provided one-to-one guidance to my PFP Fellow and/or other PFP Fellows
Gave presentations/workshops to PFP Fellows
Attending meetings with PFP Fellow project stakeholders
Met with other organization related to my field of work
Visit on site projects
Met with the U.S. Embassy
Gave presentations/talks at the request of the U.S. Embassy
Signed a provisional Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Other (please specify)

* 24. Did you visit a home (i.e., for dinner), do site seeing, or attend cultural events with your PFP Fellow or
with other PFP Fellows during your exchange visit?
Yes

No

I experienced home
hospitality
I went site seeing
I attended cultural
events

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* 25. What kind of challenges did you face during your exchange visit?
Inadequate preparation by my PFP Fellow or other PFP Fellows
Inadequate preparation by the implementing organization
Insufficient engagement with the U.S. Embassy
Poor translation to and from the local language(s)
Poor attendance at scheduled meetings
Transportation issues
Accommodations
None
Other (please specify)

* 26. What did you gain as a result of your exchange visit? ( Select all that apply.)
Information resources

Potential partner(s)

Best practices

Access to new markets

Cultural perspectives

Exposure to new products and services

Technical skills

Nothing

Expanded professional network
Other (please specify)

* 27. Before participating in the exchange, had you ever traveled to this particular country or countries before -either for business or for pleasure?
Yes
No

* 28. Did participating in the PFP reciprocal exchange change your views or understanding of the country or
countries you visited or of the U.S.?
My views were
much more positive

My views were
somewhat more
positive

My views did not
change at all

My views were
somewhat more
negative

My views were
much more negative

Views of my host country
or countries
Views of the U.S.

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* 29. How did your views change? Please give specific examples.

* 30. How many times have your returned to the country/countries since your PFP reciprocal exchange?
Number of Times Visited Since Reciprocal Exchange
For professional reasons
For personal reasons

* 31. Has your PFP Fellow, other PFP Fellows, or anyone else you met during your reciprocal exchange come
to visit you in the U.S. or met with you in another country for either professional or personal reasons since
then?
Yes, for professional reasons only
Yes, for personal reasons only
Yes, for both personal and professional reasons
No, no one has visited me nor have I met them in another country

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* 32. If yes, who has visited you? ( Select all that apply.)
My PFP Fellow or other PFP Fellows
Professionals from PFP Fellows' home insitutions
Other foreign professional I met during the exchange
Friends I made during the exchange
Other U.S. reciprocal exchange paticipants
Other (please specify)

* 33. Are you in still in contact with any other U.S. Fellows that you met on your reciprocal exchange?
Yes, I am still in contact with them
No, I am not in contact with any other U.S. Fellows
I did not travel with any other U.S. Fellows

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U.S. Fellows Only
* 34. Please describe the kind of contact you have with the other U.S. Fellows.

* 35. Have you registered and become a member of the Department of State's International Exchange Online
Community?
Yes
No

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U.S. Fellows Only
* 36. Are you actively involved in the International Exchange Alumni Online Community?
Yes
No

* 37. How useful do you find the International Exchange Alumni Online Community?
Extremely useful

Not so useful

Very useful

Not at all useful

Somewhat useful

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U.S. Fellows Only
* 38. Would you like to register?
Yes, but I have not been invited to do so
Yes, but I do not know how to do so
No, I am not interested

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On-going Contact
* 39. Are you still in contact with the PFP Fellow(s)?
Yes, with all the PFP Fellows who visited my institution
Yes, with some but not all of the PFP Fellows who visited my institution
No, I am not in contact with any of the PFP Fellows who visited my institution

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* 40. If you are still in contact with them, are you collaborating professionally or is the relationship primarily
personal?
Yes

No

The relationships are
mainly professional
The relationships are
mainly personal

* 41. If your professional collaborations have continued, please describe how you are collaborating (i.e., what
are you doing, how frequently, what results or outcomes have been generated)

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Lessons Learned
* 42. Do you have any recommendations on how to improve the fellowship experience for future PFP Fellows,
hosts, and U.S. Fellows?

43. If you would like to share any other comments, please feel free to do so now.

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Additional Demographics
* 44. What is your gender?
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
Prefer to self-identify (please specify)

* 45. What is your race or ethnicity? (Select all that apply.)
White

American Indian or Alaska Native

Hispanic or Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Black or African American

Other

Asian

Prefer not to answer

* 46. What is your education level?
Completed some high school

Completed some post graduate education

High school graduate

Master's degree

Completed some college

Ph.D., Law or Medical degree

Associate's degree

Other advanced degree (beyond Master's degree)

Bachelor's degree

* 47. What year were you born?

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Thank you so much for your time!

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