Ask America (Webchats)
The State Department's Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP) seeks to put international audiences in touch with U.S. experts on a wide variety of topics through internet chat sessions.
Since June 2005, IIP has held many interactive Internet chats on such diverse topics as Uzbekistan, environmental protection, human rights, U.S. foreign aid, American cuisine, Muslim life in America, and the future of the Internet.
To review recent and upcoming topics, please visit the Ask America page.
How to participate
You may register by visiting the webchats registration page.
You only need to register once. If you have already participated in one of IIP's online discussions, there is no need to register again. Just use the same user name and password. The use of full names is neither required nor encouraged, you may identify yourself by the user name of your choice. Questions and comments are accepted in advance of the program and at any time during it.