Prof. Dr. Ahmed Minshawi, Vice President of Assiut University for Graduate Studies and Research, received Mrs. Ghada Abdel-Ghani, Donia Al-Dreij, assistants to Cultural Relations and Cultural Exchange at the US Embassy, and Walid Al-Trabelsi, Educational Adviser at the US Department of State, in the presence of Prof. Ahmed Saber, Dean of the Faculty of Arts. The meeting aimed to introduce students and researchers to the available cultural exchange programs within the USA and which are provided by the US Department of State. On the sidelines of the meeting, two scientific sessions were held in the presence of a group of faculty members, researchers and students at the university. During these sessions, the services and programs, offered by the US Embassy to the schools and universities in Upper Egypt annually, were tackled.