The Senate Appropriations Committee bill, passed by the full committee on July 29,  provides $654.277 million for State Department exchanges, $21.077 million above the President’s request and $19.277 million above the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 level. The Senate Appropriation Committee's bill represents a significant increase over the $635 million appropriated in the House to match the enacted FY2010 funding level.  Differences in the Senate and House versions will be resolved by a conference committee. 

Dr. Mary Norton, five time Fulbright recipient, has been named Chair of the 63rd UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations (UN DPI/NGO) Conference to be held in Melbourne, Australia from August 30 - Sept 1. The conference, which will focus on global health, is titled: Advance Global Health: Achieve the MDGs.

Recently elected President of Colombia is a Fulbright alumnus. Click here to read the full article.

Approximately 550 Fulbright Program activists succeeded in persuading 32 Senators to sign-on to a bipartisan letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-HI) and Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS). The letter from John F. Kerry (D-MA), Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Christopher S.

On April 27 and for the first time in five years, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a State Department authorization bill, which contains provisions on a wide range of foreign policy issues and authorizes funding levels for State Department programs. The specific Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 and 2011 funding for the Fulbright and other programs will depend on the outcome of the appropriations process.

Dear Fulbrighters,

National Volunteer Week allows us to reflect on the extraordinary achievements of ordinary people making a difference in their communities. This year commemorates the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act and the Volunteer Generation Fund, sponsored by Fulbright alumnus Rep. Dave Loebsack (Brazil 1987, Mexico 1993). The Fulbright Association thanks Rep. Loebsack and the over 200 advocates who took action to support his amendment to the Serve America Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 21, 2009) -- The Fulbright Association announced today that Laurel Victoria Gray, artistic director of the Silk Dance Road Company, will present the 2009 Selma Jeanne Cohen Lecture in International Dance Scholarship on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. Ms. Gray is adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at George Washington University.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION RENEWS STATEWIDE AFFILIATE IN MINNESOTA

Washington, DC (September 18, 2009) - The Fulbright Association announced today that it will hold elections for the Board of Directors of the statewide chapter in Minnesota. All interested Fulbright Association members in good standing may submit narrative bios and information about their reasons for seeking a leadership position with the Minnesota Chapter at http://tiny.cc/MinnesotaBoard.