The International Visitors Program

The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) International Visitors Program facilitates the sharing of information regarding U.S. roads and technologies between FHWA experts and their international counterparts. It supports this sharing of information through topic specific meetings, study tours with FHWA Program Offices, State Departments of Transportation, Transportation Agencies and Associations nationwide. The International Visitors Program has hosted visitors from all regions of the world with a variety of interests related to U.S. roads and technologies.

If you are interested in scheduling meetings with the Federal Highway Administration please take note of the following:

1. Provide at least four weeks, two weeks minimum notice to the Visitor Coordinator.*
2. Provide a list of the delegation members including their names and titles.
3. Provide copies of each delegation members' passport and brief professional biography to the Visitor Coordinator.
4. Provide a letter from the respective country's road administration a government agency or from the U.S. State Department indicating that the delegation's visit is sanctioned by their country's government.
5. Fill out the Visit Request Form which requests information regarding the delegation's contact person, the delegation leader, and the delegation's areas of interest. Please be specific about your needs, this will ensure that we develop the most appropriate program. (See the sample form).

For more information regarding Federal Highway program areas and offices, please refer to the Federal Highway Administration's web site at www.fhwa.dot.gov.

*Please note that visitor requests are difficult to accommodate during peak holiday times, including the week of the 4th of July Independence holiday, Thanksgiving week (third Thursday in November) and the last two weeks of December. A calendar of U.S. government holidays is available at the OPM web site.