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Richard Steppe (r.) during the BFTF program

Richard Steppe (r.) performing for BFTF friends

The audience at one of the BFTF programs

Richard Steppe surrounded by BFTF friends

Richard Steppe with BFTF friends in Washington, D.C.

Richard Steppe on BFTF: "One of the Best Things that Could Have Ever Happened to Me!"

Richard Steppe won last year's essay contest organized by the US Embassy in Belgium. His prize was a four-week stay in the United States in the Summer of 2011. He looks back on the BFTF program as well as on his personal experience with the program. The deadline for the 2012 essay contest is March 1. See additional information on the contest elsewhere on this site.

Unique encounter with John Irving

June 3rd 2012

Centre for Fine Arts - Henry Le Boeuf Hall, Brussels

Teju Cole

May 30th 2012

A. Dansaertstraat 46, Brussels

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U.S. Focuses on Grass-Roots Partnerships with Youth

The United States is focusing on “grass-roots partnerships” with young people around the world, making youth issues part of its foreign policy, says Ronan Farrow, special adviser on global youth issues to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton...

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America Savors Its Music During Jazz Appreciation Month

Each April, the United States celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), an opportunity to savor a major American contribution to world culture. Initiated by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, JAM aims to focus public attention on the music and the many talented composers, musicians and other contributors to the sound.

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American Football in Belgium

What’s American Football in Belgium:There are two leagues in Belgium, one in each language part of the country. We have the FFL (Flemish Football League) and the LFFAB (Ligue Francophone de Football Américain de Belgique). There is a total of 15 teams in Belgium and the 3 top ranking teams from each league go to playoffs and end up playing for the...

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