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Urging Congress to Support Exchanges

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I am pleased to share with you an excerpt from the written testimony I recently submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs in support of the Department of State exchanges budget. Even in this current budget environment, it is critical to continue to invest in these programs which bring manifold benefits to US taxpayers. I strongly encourage you to find out more and contact your representatives in Congress to voice your support as well.

I am pleased to share with you an excerpt from the written testimony I recently submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs in support of the Department of State exchanges budget. Even in this current budget environment, it is critical to continue to invest in these programs which bring manifold benefits to US taxpayers.

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Students from Pakistan are some of many who come to the United States to learn on exchanges.

International Education Week: Shrinking World, Shrinking Resources, and Shrinking Time

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What’s changed and what hasn’t changed since my first foray more than 20 years ago into international education as a high school student on a friendship tour in the USSR?  As I reflect on the field of International Education this week along with colleagues from around the world, the word shrinking comes to mind in positive and negative ways – a shrinking world, shrinking resources, and shrinking time.

I grew up in the heartland of America listening to rhetoric about the “Evil Empire” and the nuclear arms race. My school didn’t have a globalized curriculum; the student body was not diverse. Yet, I was compelled to learn more about the world; to make it a better place. My story is not unique.

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