History
The organization was founded in 1938 based on the work of volunteers assisting World War II refugees. During the 1940s, the organization sponsored educational visits for Panamanian students.
The organization joined the National Council for International Visitors in the 1970s, placing it for the first time in a national network of agencies to receive and schedule international visitors from the United States Information Agency. Over 4,000 international guests have visited Iowa through this program.
The organization's current name, the Iowa International Center, was adopted in 2011. ICIU History
Read more about this topic: Iowa Council For International Understanding (ICIU)
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