International Four-H Youth Exchange

In 1999 continued support and funding for the program was, "accepted," by the IFYE Association, and in 2012 IFYE officially changed its name to the, "IFYE Association of the USA, Inc."[1] At the end of World War II, 4-H teens attending a national 4-H conference asked themselves, "Why can't we solve our problems in a more humane way?"

Gertrude L. Warren, of the United States Department of Agriculture, contributed organization and leadership.

Thus, the National IFYE Foundation was developed in 1996-97 with a Board of Directors and officers named in 1997.

Recommendations for directors were received by the established regions of the IFYE Association at its annual conference in Savannah, Georgia in 1996.

Because of the IFYE, thousands of young people from all over the world have lived and worked on farms, small towns and cities of another country, sharing these one-in-a-lifetime experiences with thousands of people.