Sri Lanka to host Fulbright S Asia regional conference
January 19, 2011 06:19 pm
Sri Lanka would host the Fulbright South and Central Asia regional conference in Colombo later this month, an official announcement has said.
The three-day program beginning January 26, will bring together staff from the
Fulbright Commissions and US embassies in the South and Central Asia region to
share best practices and information about Fulbright and other academic
exchange programs in the region.
Jayantha Dhanapala, the former Ambassador to the United States from Sri Lanka
and UN Under Secretary General for Disarmament Affairs, would deliver the
key-note address.
The US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Patricia A Butenis and Deputy Assistant
Secretary Romanowski will provide opening remarks.
James Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of
South and Central Asian Affairs will also give remarks after the plenary.
Almost 1,500 US and non-US scholars, students, teachers, artists and
professionals receive Fulbright and other academic exchange program awards to
and from South and Central Asia each year, PTI reports.
