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Fulbright Association 
23rd Annual Conference

“International Challenges and New Leadership:  A Fulbright Colloquium”
Omni Shoreham Hotel
Washington, D.C.
November 30-December 3, 2000

Thursday,
November 30
3-5 p.m.     Conference Registration
7-9 p.m.     Fulbright Association Arts Task Force Program
Friday
December 1
8-10 a.m. 
2-6 p.m. 		Conference Registration
10:15 a.m. Buses depart from Omni Shoreham Hotel for Fulbright Prize Ceremony

11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.   

 Fulbright Prize Award Ceremony, Lecture & Reception
International Trade Center
1:45 p.m. Buses depart for Omni Shoreham Hotel
2:15-3:30 p.m.    Election 2000:  The Congressional Outlook on International Affairs

  • Edward J. Blakely (Sweden 1985), Dean, Robert J. Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New School University

  • Daniel E. Bob (Fiji 1985), Special Assistant for Asian and Pacific Affairs Office of Sen. William V. Roth, Jr., U.S. Senate

  • Michael Haltzel (Germany 1963), Democratic Staff Director for European Affairs, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  • Norman J. Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Fulbright 40th Anniversary Distinguished Fellow 
3:45-4:15 p.m.              Annual Meeting of Members
  • Frederick G. Acker (England 1957), President, Fulbright Association, presiding
4:15-6:00 p.m. Fulbright Program Advocacy for Chapters & Members
  • Carol Bender (Japan 1997), President, Fulbright Association Arizona Chapter
  • Lisa Chapin, Director of Member and Chapter Services, Fulbright Association
  • Charles F. Dambach, Chairman, Coalition for American Leadership Abroad
  • R. Fenton-May (U.S.A. 1967), Chairman, Fulbright Association Board of Directors Committee on Advocacy & External Relations
  • Jelita McLeod, Director of External Relations, Fulbright Association
  • Michael Ringler, Staff Assistant, Subcommittee on the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations
7-9:30 p.m.      23rd Annual Banquet and Keynote Address
  • Beatriz M. Ramacciotti (U.S.A. 1988), Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Peru to the Organization of American States (1994-2000)
Saturday 
December 2
9-10:15 a.m. International Education Policy:  What Lies Ahead?
  • Barry E. Ballow, Director, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, U.S. Department of State
  • Madeleine F. Green, Vice President and Director, Center for Institutional and International Initiatives, American Council on Education
  • Eugene P. Trani (Soviet Union 1981), President, Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Jayne Millar Wood, Project Manager, Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support, Council on Foundations
10:30 a.m.-Noon Saving the Earth:  Reconciling Economic Development & Environmentalism 
  • J. William Futrell (Germany 1957), President, Environmental Law Institute

  • Melinda Kimble, Vice President for Programs, United Nations Foundation

  • Aseem Prakash, Assistant Professor, School of Business and Public Management, The George Washington University

  • David M. Roodman (Vietnam 1998), Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute
12:30-2 p.m. Plenary Luncheon and Address
  • Tom Bettag (Japan 1976), Executive Producer, ABC News Nightline
2:00-3:15 p.m. Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund Lecture:  "Expression in Dance"
  • Leslie Friedman (India 1983), Artistic Director, The Lively Foundation, San Francisco
7-9:00 p.m. Concert & Reception, The Mexican Cultural Institute
  • Derek Bermel (Netherlands 1995), clarinetist, composer
Sunday 
December 3
9-10:15 a.m. Fulbright Association International Education Task Force:  The Future of Education and the Fulbright Program
  • Gerald A. Heeger (Pakistan 1983), President, University of Maryland University College
9-10:15 a.m. Global Fulbright Network

  • Jane L. Anderson, Executive Director, Fulbright Association

  • Wiltrud W. G. Hammelstein (USA 1987), President, Fulbright Alumni e.V. (the German Fulbright Alumni Association)

  • Jaakko E. Laine (USA 1972), Chairman, Finnish ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Association

  • Hassan Mekouar (U.S.A. 1968, 1973), Immediate Past President, Moroccan American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange

  • Esad Prohic (U.S.A. 1986), President, Croatian Fulbright Alumni Association
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Concurrent Fulbright Association Task Force Meetings
  • Arts Task Force
  • International Education Task Force
12:15 p.m. Conference Adjourned

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