Following the collapse of the Soviet Union , but before the September 11 attacks , funding for exchange programs declined . The number of exchanges per year dropped from nearly 45,000 individuals to less than 30,000 . The State Department recognizes a general lack of funding . While spending on traditional diplomacy amounted to $ 25 billion in 2002 and intelligence spending was $ 30 billion the same year , spending on exchange programs was at $ 232 million , a decline from the $ 349 million spent on exchange programs in 1993
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
United States Cultural Exchange Programs