1. U.S. Returns Stolen Artifacts to China

   After making its largest discovery of cultural property ever — 42,000 artifacts from around the world — at one U.S. home, the FBI has begun packing up and sending many of the items to the People’s Republic of China, where they belong.

2. Music & Film Diplomacy at the State Department

   The U.S. Department of State has long recognized the role of music in diplomacy, with its emphasis on free expression, improvisation, and democratic and collaborative teamwork.

3. Chair Participates at 39th Annual Fulbright Association Conference: “Fulbright at 70: Meeting New Challenges”

   Chair Jeffrey Bleich spoke in a panel titled, “Fulbright alumni in the public and private sectors” on November 12, 2016 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. at the Annual Fulbright Association conference.

4. Ambassador Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, welcomes the Board.

   J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Welcomes Insight from the Institute of International Education and Alumni from Fulbright Teaching Program.

5. Participant Perspective: Global Entrepreneurship Summit

   James Morrissey, a 2011 alumnus of the Critical Language Scholarship Program, shares his insights on entrepreneurship and attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.

6. Sam Brown Chairs Panel in Arkansas to Spur Fulbright Scholar Alumni Investment

   On December 12, 2016, Board member Sam Brown chaired the panel titled, “Fulbright Scholar Alumni Network – Developing a Call to Action for Fulbright Scholar Alumni to Become More Involved in Global Sustainability and Technology Deployment” as part of Club de Madrid-P80 Group Foundation’s Global Solutions Institute Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

7. 273rd Quarterly Fulbright Board Meeting

   Florida International University (FIU) hosted the 273rd quarterly meeting of the Board, November 16-17 in Miami, Florida, in celebration of International Education Week and the 70th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program.

8. Crowd-sourcing Diplomacy

   Middle school children may seem like unlikely ambassadors, and even less likely global health advocates. However, an international, collaborative interagency initiative, called the Zika Education and Prevention Project, is empowering school children around the world to combat disease outbreaks.

9. Museum Representatives from Around the World Convene for Museums Connect Colloquium

   10 American museums met their overseas counterparts in Washington, D.C. during the 2013 Museums Connect Colloquium.

10. Joint Statement of Principles in Support of International Education

    The United States cannot afford to be absent from the world stage: U.S. leadership and engagement makes an essential difference abroad, as well as at home.

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