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ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to Support President's Budget Request for International Exchanges (5/8/09)
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President Obama requests $633 million for exchange programs in FY 2010 (5/7/09)
Funding request is an increase of $95 million, or 17.7 per cent, over FY 2009
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ACTION ALERT: Thank President Obama and Secretary Clinton for the FY 2010 budget request and for their support of international exchange programs.
Alliance Co-sponsors Seminar on "Smart Power in the Obama Administration" (5/6/09)
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Judith McHale nominated for Under Secretary of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (4/15/09)
The White House announced the nomination of the former Discovery Communications CEO today.
House and Senate pass budget resolutions, Congress in recess (4/7/09)
The U.S. Global Leadership Campaign reports that Congress began a two-week recess following approval by the House and Senate of their respective versions of the FY10 Budget Resolution.
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ACTION ALERT: Thank your Senators for supporting the Kerry-Lugar Amendment (4/3/09)
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Secretary Clinton Honors Title VI and Fulbright-Hays (3/18/09)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sent this greeting to those gathered for the ACE/Coalition for International Education events in honor of the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays 50th anniversary. ACE President Molly Corbet Broad read the greeting at the Global Symposium that took place in the Senate Dirksen Building on March 18.
Alliance's 2009 Position Papers now available (3/6/09)
A D V O C A C Y H I G H L I G H T S
Action Alert of March 30 successful: Senate unanimously adopts Kerry-Lugar Amendment, restores $4 billion to FY10 International Affairs Budget (4/2/09)
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ACTION ALERT: Urge Senators to support Kerry-Lugar Amendment and help restore funding to the International Affairs Budget (3/30/09)
Track international exchange legislation
Follow current Congressional bills related to international exchange.
Alliance holds ninth annual Advocacy Day
The Alliance held its ninth annual Advocacy Day on February 26, 2009. Seventy-one Alliance members participated in this year’s Advocacy Day, visiting 73 House and Senate offices, and representing 18 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.
Alliance Board Chair Submits Testimony to House Appropriations Subcommittee
View the testimony of Elizabeth Chazottes on exchanges funding submitted to the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Committee on Appropriations
U.S. House of Representatives
(March 18, 2008)
P U B L I C A T I O N S
Policy Monitor Online -
For Members Only
The Policy Monitor Online is now available exclusively
to Alliance members.
This valuable resource contains the Alliance's in depth reporting on policy issues
affecting the international exchange and education community, as well as Congressional and Administration speeches, public diplomacy reports and other indispensable resources.
Members should
receive their username and password directly
from the Alliance via email. For more information, contact
us.
International Exchange Locator: 2005 Edition
A Resource Directory for Educational
and Cultural Exchange.
This eighth edition directory, jointly published
with the Department of State, is one of the Alliance's signature
publications.
Whether you are an exchange practitioner, an international
student, a job seeker, an embassy official, a student looking
for financial aid, or if you just want handy information
on programs, this book will prove an invaluable resource.
This directory is guaranteed to provide you with the most
extensive collection of information on international exchange
organizations and programs available anywhere.
Online orders from our secure online
store are now available.
