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I.I.M.U.N. cohort meets Usha Vance during US study tour
The Indian youth delegation met the Second Lady as part of a 15-day U.S. visit.
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Pranavi Sharma - Wed, 08, Oct 2025
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The IIMUN delegation met second lady Usha Vance. / Instagram/@iimunofficial
India’s International Movement to the United Nations (I.I.M.U.N.) delegation met Usha Vance, the first Indian-origin Second Lady of the United States, during their ongoing leadership tour across five American cities. The meeting, held as part of the organization’s 15-day U.S. study program, was highlighted by the group in an Instagram post on Oct. 7.
Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mumbai, I.I.M.U.N. describes itself as the world’s largest youth-run non-profit. Its U.S. tour brought together 15 Indian students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds for meetings with government institutions, diplomatic bodies, and private sector leaders aimed at building a generation of globally aware citizens.
Reflecting on the meeting with Mrs. Vance, the cohort said, “We have had the good fortune of hosting various Presidents and Prime Ministers, but meeting her was truly special—as she embodies the roots of the two most robust democracies in the world.”
They added, “The first Indian American, first Asian American, and first Hindu Second Lady of the United States of America—one of the most powerful figures in the United States Government—took out time to host our student delegation. Meeting her at a time when USA–India ties are strained shows the global importance that I.I.M.U.N. occupies.”
The group called the encounter “an affirmation that the voices of India’s youth and civil society are being sought and heard in the highest corridors of power.” They said the experience reinforced their mission “to bridge divides, foster dialogue, and ensure that the leaders of tomorrow are part of shaping partnerships today.”
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The I.I.M.U.N. delegation also met with India’s Ambassador to the United States at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. “Our delegation had the privilege of sharing the vision and journey of the tour, while also offering insights on how youth and civil society can play a greater role in bridging India–US relations,” they noted.
During their visit, the students were received at Capitol Hill, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and both chambers of Congress. “To walk through the very halls where history is written and the world’s most defining policies are debated is a recognition of the credibility and reach of our movement,” the statement said.
Their itinerary also included visits to the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., the Federal Election Commission, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, among others. The delegation described the experience as “a crash course in leadership,” contrasting lessons learned from the city’s police headquarters and corporate leaders at Hilton Hotels.
The group’s post summed up their Washington experience: “D.C. didn’t give us a tour—it put us on an itinerary with diplomatic energy.”
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