News 2008
12/19/2008: U.S. State Department Teams with Corporate America to Fund Scholarship Programs Overseas
12/16/2008: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Partnership with Carnegie Hall Connects Music Students in New York City with Peers in Istanbul, Turkey
12/12/2008: U.S. Department of State Partners with Intel Corporation to Support Teacher/Student IT Training Overseas
12/10/2008: Remarks by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Programs Thomas A. Farrell at the South and Central Asia Fulbright Regional Workshop
12/10/2008: Fulbright Board Elects Chair and Vice Chair for 2009
12/01/2008: Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Goli Ameri at the Launch of the ExchangesConnect Online Video Contest
November
11/19/2008: NSLI for Youth Grant Proposals Wanted
11/18/2008: Announcement of Major League Baseball All-Star Ken Griffey, Jr. to Public Diplomacy Role
11/14/2008: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Name Ken Griffey, Jr., to Public Diplomacy Role
October
10/22/2008: Emerging Leaders from 76 Countries to Observe U.S. Electoral System Firsthand in Nation’s Capital and across America in I-VOTE 2008 Initiative
10/16/2008: Two Fulbright Alumni Receive 2008 Nobel Prizes
10/07/2008: Avon Foundation and U.S. Department of State Announce Public-Private Partnership
10/06/2008: Under Secretary Burns to Open Third Annual Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists
September
09/23/2008: U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards Support Major Projects at Cultural Sites in Afghanistan, Cambodia, and Guatemala
09/22/2008: The WEST (Work, English Study, Travel) Program
09/19/2008: Extended Agreement Further Protects Archaeological Heritage of Cambodia
09/11/2008: U.S. Supports International Cultural Preservation
09/08/2008: Assistant Secretary of State Goli Ameri Names Fran Drescher as Public Diplomacy Envoy for Women’s Health Issues
August
08/22/2008: Uzbek FLEX Alumna Continues Civic Activism With Video Dedicated to Helping Students With Disabilities
July
07/11/2008: Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program for Undergraduate Students Features Thematic Institutes at Six U.S. Universities
07/07/2008: National Public Radio Features IVLP Alumnus
07/03/2008: Afghan and West Bank Youth Learn About Philanthropy During Google Campus Visit
June
06/13/2008: Assistant Secretary Goli Ameri and Ambassador Earl Anthony Wayne Announce Expanded Scholarship Program for Argentine Youth
06/04/2008:Assistant Secretary of State Goli Ameri and Deputy Assistant Secretary Tom Farrell meet with Brazilian International Visitors at International Visitor Leadership Program Reunion
06/02/2008: "Into the Open: Positioning Practice” Exhibition by PARC Foundation and Slought Foundation to Represent the United States at 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale
May
05/30/2008: Assistant Secretary Goli Ameri Visits South America
05/19/2008: Assistant Secretary Ameri Travels to U.A.E. and Qatar to Promote Educational Diplomacy
05/05/2008: Pangea Day Bridges People of the World Through Live Event Broadcast
April
04/30/2008: United States Imposes Import Restrictions to Protect the Cultural Heritage of Iraq
04/18/2008:U.S. Department of State Offers Grant for Foreign Language Study for American High School Students
March
03/13/2008: American Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan Travels to Argentina
February
02/17/2008: Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad 2008 Musicians on International Concert Tours
02/11/2008: Citizen Diplomats from Across Nation to Gather at the National Council for International Visitors Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
02/08/2008: Jordanians Experience Fitness and Fun on Sports Visitor Program
January
01/25/2008: Bruce Nauman Representing the United States at the 2009 Venice Biennale in an Exhibition to be Organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art