by Alliance Staff | May 8, 2015 | Barack Obama, Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Funding, Public Diplomacy
The Japanese government will invest $15 million to support Japanese studies at nine U.S. universities, reports University World News, noting that the funding decision was reaffirmed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent week-long official visit to the U.S.
by Alliance Staff | Mar 25, 2015 | Congressional News, Federal Register, Funding
For the third time in recent years, the Alliance partnered with Representative Hank Johnson’s office to send a sign-on letter to the leadership of the House Appropriations Committee. The letter this year is bipartisan and signed by 105 members of Congress, requesting the highest funding level possible for State Department exchanges in FY 2016. This represents a strong commitment to international exchange programs and continues to build on the Alliance’s advocacy efforts.
by Alliance Staff | Mar 20, 2015 | Barack Obama, Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Funding, Public Diplomacy, Study Abroad
Five former U.S. ambassadors to Germany believe that the decision to cut funding for the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program (CBYX) by 50 per cent “runs contrary to U.S. interests”:
“At a time when our two countries need to work together more closely on numerous transatlantic and global issues, slashing this successful program is the wrong decision for German-American relations.”
by Alliance Staff | Mar 11, 2015 | Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Funding
Despite being a “textbook example” of soft power and “the best money we spend overseas,” the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) has experienced consistent funding cuts over the past several years, Foreign Policy reports:
by Alliance Staff | Feb 27, 2015 | Congressional News, Department of State News, Exchanges in the Media, Federal Register, Funding, John Kerry, Public Diplomacy, Study Abroad
Funding cuts to the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX), a bilateral exchange program supported jointly by the U.S. and Germany, are facing bipartisan criticism from members of Congress, as well as from the German government. In addition to opposition from CBYX program alumni, the cuts have “spawned an unusual coalition in Washington that is working hard to reverse the partial defunding of the program,” Deutsche Welle reports.
by Alliance Staff | Feb 26, 2015 | Congressional News, Department of State News, Federal Register, Funding, John Kerry, Public Diplomacy
Secretary of State John Kerry, throughout the past two days, testified before several congressional committees with regard to the President’s FY16 State Department budget request.