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Mikheil Saakashvili, Muskie
alumnus and president of the
Republic of Georgia.

IREX to Administer the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program for Graduate Students and Professionals from Eurasia

October 13, 2004

WASHINGTON, DC—IREX is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has selected IREX to administer the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (Muskie) Program. The program will offer 170 fellowships for study in the United States for graduate students and professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

The U.S. State Department has been sponsoring the Muskie program for over 10 years. Since its inception, approximately 3,000 Eurasian citizens have graduated from this prestigious program, including leaders in both the public and private sector. Hundreds of US universities have also supported this program by hosting these highly talented students on their campuses.