House Resolution 569 Update

Great news...

The Center has just learned that two more cosponsors have been added to H.Res. 569.

This brings the total number of cosponsors to 28 and the total Foreign Affairs Committee cosponsors to 7. Only three more committee members are needed to bring the resolution to a vote in the committee so keep those letters urging your representative to sign on going!

Thanks for all your work so far!

News update

Due to a board meeting in DC and travel I have been out of the loop for about a week now, so I may be late in these articles (my apologies), but in case you haven't seen these yet, they are all worth a quick look! Enjoy.

Senate State, Foreign Ops Pushed to October

Norman Borlaug dies at 95; revolutionized grain agriculture and won Nobel Peace Prize

Passed: S. Res. 273: A resolution commemorating Dr. Norman Borlaug, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressional Gold Medal, Presidential Medal of Freedom, and founder of the World Food Prize.

Introduced: H.Res. 739: Honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug for his many contributions to alleviating world hunger. (Rep. Boswell Resolution)

Introduced: H. Con. Res. 183: Recognizing the contributions of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug to the United States and the world

Passed: S. Res. 274: A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Day

As The Peace Corps Turns 50, What Now?

WHITE PAPER, "Public Diplomacy: A View From The Front Line"

Iranians Favor Diplomatic Relations With US But Have Little Trust in Obama

Next generation of Latin leaders doesn't have U.S. grudge

Obama's Worldwide Star Power Finds Limits

International students build bridges that help U.S. diplomatic interests

How Helpful Is Cultural Diplomacy?

Clinton Global Initiative to Include Special Programming Focus on Women, Girls

OECD’s “Education at a Glance 2009”

IHEC Blog’s Links of Interest

Noteworthy Articles from Mountainrunner.us

7 Cities Launch Sister Cities Africa Program

Public Diplomacy: sure bureaucracy is a problem but so is absent leadership

U.S. image has improved, but ...

Syracuse University symposium to explore cultural diplomacy

U.S Embassy Launches YouTube Channel For Indonesian Viewers

30 Mosques in 30 Days

A View from the Muslim World: Cairo After Obama

Enabling Public Diplomacy Field Officers to Do Their Jobs

Democracy Video Challenge winners on the Today Show, v2 launches today

Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams Delivers Welcome Speech to Peace Corps Staff and Current and Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

Muslim Americans answer the call to serve

More Americans know their Muslim neighbours

Video: American Universities' Engagement in Global Health

The Virtual Student Foreign Service was recently launched by the State Dept

'Great Decisions' Taking Place in Muscatine

Sunday Links of Interest

Something new to the Center’s blog. We will now be providing weekly links of interest for you. The links will cover a wide range of articles, blogs, and anything else we think you might find relevant, important, worthwhile, etc.

Without further ado, here are the links for this week, enjoy -

Petition in Support of the Letter to President Obama Urging Him to Convene a National Summit on Citizen Diplomacy

Increase Engagement by Encouraging Employees to Volunteer

Public Diplomacy Film

International Higher Education Consulting Blog

Bringing Pigskin to Land of Ping-Pong

Kenya: UN Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits ‘dire’ camp for Somali refugees

Green Revolution Hero Norman Borlaug Dies at 95

Overseas Study at Indiana University Bloomington: Plans, Participation, and Outcomes

Where in the World is iDrop?

American Council on Education to Recognize Innovative Uses of Technology to Promote Internationalization

Institute of International Education CEO Allan Goodman makes the case for international education

Special thanks to David Comp and his blog for a few links.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready for the new week. Take care!

Derek

400th IHEC Blog Post

Just read this on David Comp's latest blog post at International Higher Education Consulting Blog.

Next Monday will be the 400th post on IHEC Blog. I currently have 394 followers on Twitter. What are odds of 400th Twitter follower hitting the same day as my 400th post IHEC Blog post?

If you aren't following him on Twitter, I highly recommend it for great updates, news, and information regarding international education.