The quarterly meeting of the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB) was held in Washington, DC, on June 21-22, 2010. The meeting was planned to coincide with three of the pre-departure orientations for U.S. Fulbright Scholars and Students so that the FSB could interact with alumni and participants.

FSB Chair Anita B. McBride briefed the Board on her meetings with Fulbright students from Afghanistan, Italy and New Zealand and the first group of International Fulbright Science and Technology Fellows. FSB member Shirley M. Green reported on her participation at the Fulbright "From Lab to Market" Enrichment Seminar in Austin, Texas. FSB staff reported on the New Century Scholars Final Meeting and launch of the "Professors Beyond Borders"action network, as well as the Washington, DC Fulbright Enrichment Seminar “Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Fostering Change through Social Entrepreneurship.”

Highlights of the meeting included a presentation by Dr. Laurie Vasily, Executive Director of U.S. Educational Foundation in Nepal and three panel presentations by Fulbright alumni and grantees participating in pre-departure orientations for U.S. Scholars and Students going to the regions of Africa, South and Central Asia and Western Hemisphere.