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Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 14:33:29 -0500
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Subject: 2006 Foreign Fulbright Student Seminars

   Media Note
   Office of the Spokesman
   Washington, DC
   February 2, 2006



   2006 Foreign Fulbright Student Seminars


   The annual Fulbright Foreign Student Enrichment Seminar series, sponsored by
   the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
   (ECA), will take place in nine cities across the United States, beginning with
   Washington, D.C., starting in early February. Over 1,100 foreign Fulbright
   students from 130 nations are expected to participate in these seminars, which
   are offered to students in their first year of study in the U.S. Approximately
   140 foreign students will participate in each of the Fulbright Enrichment
   Seminars, along with ten recently returned U.S. Fulbright alumni. Currently
   there are more than 2,400 foreign Fulbright students at U.S. universities and
   colleges across the U.S. in diverse fields of study. Most grants are 1 to 2
   years in length.

   These seminars provide foreign Fulbrighters, who are graduate students selected
   for their academic achievements and leadership potential, with a forum to
   discuss important aspects of U.S. society in each of the cities where seminars
   are held. This year most seminars will focus on civic education.

   Seminar themes and dates are as follows:

   Washington, DC: February 8th - 12th
   Citizen Engagement: Impacting National Government

   Tempe: February 9th - 12th
   The Engaged Citizen and Civic Participation in Environmental Education

   Miami: February 23rd - 26th
   Promoting Civic Engagement in a Diverse Society

   San Francisco: March 9th - 12th
   Our Global Heritage: Civic Participation in Environmental Issues

   Philadelphia: March 16th - 19th
   Engaging Youth: Civic Participation in Urban America

   Chicago: March 23rd - 26th
   Building Trust in Diverse Communities

   New York: April 6th - 9th
   Innovative Strategies to Enhancing Civic Participation

   Denver: April 6th - 9th
   The Engaged Citizen and Civic Participation in Education

   San Jose: May 30th - June 3rd
      From Lab to Market (working title)

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs carries out professional,
   cultural, and academic exchange programs with the goal of increasing mutual
   understanding between the people of the United States and people of other
   countries. Further information on the Fulbright Program or other ECA programs
   that include approximately 30,000 annual participants is available at <http://
   exchanges.state.gov>. Media inquiries on the Foreign Fulbright Student Seminar
   can be directed to Adam Meier, 202-203-7026, or Rainy Young, 202-647-0001.

   2006/134


   Released on February 2, 2006

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