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December
12/28/2006: ECA Citizen Exchanges Grants Support Afghan Women Entrepreneurs in Enhancing Professional Skills Through Mentoring With U.S. Businesswomen
12/21/2006: Department of State Offers Grants for Professional, Cultural Exchanges
12/12/2006:State Department Launches Community College Scholarship Exchange Initiative with Egypt
12/06/2006: Assistant Secretary Powell Delivers Keynote Address at the AMIDEAST 50th Anniversary Symposium in Cairo, Egypt
12/05/2006: United States and Bolivia Extend Cultural Property Protection Agreement
12/04/2006: Assistant Secretary Powell to travel to Cairo Egypt, December 5-6

November
11/27/2006: Assistant Secretary Powell hosts a Luncheon for the Italian Vice Premier, Fracesco Rutelli
11/21/2006: Department of State Announces Recipients of New International Fulbright Science and Technology Award
11/17/2006: Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell at the American Chamber of Commerce
11/16/2006: Remarks at Beijing Normal University by Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell
11/16/2006: Writers in University of Iowa's International Writing Program to Read from their Works at Library of Congress
11/13/2006: Welcome Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell at Waseda University
11/13/2006: Remarks by Secretary Margaret Spellings, U.S. Department of Education, Waseda University
11/13/2006: Dr. William R. Brody, President, The Johns Hopkins University Welcoming Remarks at Waseda, University
11/13/2006: Dr. Adam Herbert, President, Indiana University U.S. Higher Education Delegation to Asia Remarks at American Chamber of Commerce Luncheon (ACCJ)
11/09/2006: Under Secretary Hughes Remarks to American Council on Education: A Strategic View of Study Abroad
11/09/2006: Secretary Rice Appoints Michelle Kwan Envoy for U.S. Public Diplomacy
> Read Remarks With Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes and Public Diplomacy Envoy Michelle Kwan
11/08/2006: U.S. University and College Presidents Delegation to Promote U.S. Higher Education in Asia
11/03/2006: Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Elects Chair and Vice Chair
11/03/2006: Statement on International Education Week from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

October
10/24/2006: Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell at the Fulbright New Century Scholars Symposium on Global Higher Education
10/24/2006: Assistant Secretary Powell visited Evariste Galois High School in Sartrouville, a Paris suburb populated by first and second generation French citizens.
10/24/2006:Assistant Secretary Powell met with UNESCO Director General Kochiro Matsuura at the UNESCO opening plenary on October 24.
10/24/2006:Assistant Secretary Powell met with French Minister for National Education, Higher Education and Research, Gilles de Robien.
10/23/2006: Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina Habib Powell Addresses the Opening Plenary Session of the European Fulbright Commission Executive Directors Conference in Paris
> Read Assistant Secretary Powell's Remarks.
> View photos from the event.
10/13/2006: Fulbright Alumnus Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

September
09/25/2006: Assistant Secretary Dina Powell leads the Presidential delegation to Lebanon
09/25/2006: Mrs. Bush Launches "Global Cultural Initiative" to Enhance U.S. Cultural Diplomacy.
> Read Mrs. Bush's remarks.
> Read Under Secretary Karen Hughes' remarks.
09/13/2006: Department of State Conducts Soccer Clinics for 4,000 Youths in Bahrain, Uganda, Nigeria and South Africa

August
08/03/2006: Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Awards for 2006 Support Cultural Preservation in 76 Countries

July
07/25/2006: President Bush Announces Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program
07/14/2006: Remarks by Assistant Secretary Dina Habib Powell at the Sister Cities Conference in Wash, D.C.
07/05/2006: Remarks by the First Lady in a U.S. Afghan Women's Council Roundtable

June
06/14/2006: Assistant Secretary of State Dina Habib Powell joined Senators Kennedy and Lugar in honoring ECA's Youth Exchange and Study (YES) students from 25 countries from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, who spent the past year studying at American high schools throughout the United States.
06/12/2006: Mrs. Bush announced the U.S.-Middle East Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's 2006 Mission Conference in Washington, DC.
> View a photo of the event.

May
05/18/2006: Secretary Rice Meets With the Fulbright Scholarship Board Members
05/01/2006: U.S. Department of State and FORTUNE's Most Powerful Women to Host New Mentoring Initiative for Emerging Women Business Leaders

April
04/28/2006: United States and China Sign Agreement for Cooperation in Educational Exchanges
04/04/2006: Works by U.S. Artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres to Represent United States at 2007 Venice Biennale, Exhibitions Also Selected for 2006 Biennales in Cairo, Dakar and São Paulo

March
03/29/06: Journalists from 100 Countries Around the World to Convene for Inaugural Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, April 1-21, 2006
03/20/06: Under Secretary Karen Hughes and Colombian Minister of Culture Elvira Cuervo de Jaramillo Sign Agreement to Protect Colombian Cultural Heritage
03/14/06: Deputy Assistant Secretary Alina Romanowski Encourages Independent Schools to Become Involved in International Exchanges

February
02/14/06: Council for International Visitors Annual Meeting in Washington To Focus on "International Understanding through Citizen Diplomacy," February 16-18, 2006
02/02/06: 2006 Foreign Fulbright Student Seminars
02/02/06: Students from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia Convene at PLUS Program Enrichment Seminar in Washington, DC

January
01/06/06: Remarks by Under Secretary Karen Hughes at the Summit of U.S. Presidents on Higher Education
01/06/06: Remarks by the First Lady at U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education Luncheon
01/06/06: Remarks by Secretary Rice at Opening Plenary of Summit of US University Presidents' Summit
01/06/06: Remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty at the Summit of U.S. Presidents on Higher Education
01/05/06: Remarks by President Bush to the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education
01/05/06: Briefing on the National Security Language Initiative
01/05/06: Fact Sheet on the National Security Language Initiative
01/05/06: Photo Gallery

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