Fulbright–Hays Act Of 1961
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The Fulbright–Hays Act of 1961 is officially known as the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (, ). It was marshalled by
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Senator J. William Fulbright (D-AR) and passed by the 87th United States Congress on September 16, 1961, the same month the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and Peace Corps Act of 1961 were enacted. The
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was enacted into law by President John F. Kennedy on September 21, 1961.


Purpose

As the preamble of the Fulbright–Hays Act of 1961 states:
The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange; to strengthen the ties which unite us with other nations by demonstrating the educational and cultural interests, developments, and achievements of the people of the United States and other nations, and the contributions being made toward a peaceful and more fruitful life for people throughout the world; to promote international cooperation for educational and cultural advancement; and thus to assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic, and peaceful relations between the United States and the other countries of the world.


United States Congressional Authorizations and Declarations


See also

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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State fosters mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries around the world. It is responsible for the Un ...
* U.S. Cultural Exchange Programs *
Fulbright Program The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States cultural exchange programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people ...
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United States Information Agency The United States Information Agency (USIA) was a United States government agency devoted to propaganda which operated from 1953 to 1999. Previously existing United States Information Service (USIS) posts operating out of U.S. embassies wor ...
* Student & Exchange Visitor Program * World Festival of Youth and Students *
Fulbright Act of 1946 Fulbright Act of 1946, 50a U.S.C. § 1619, is a United States statute commissioning the United States Department of State as a disposal agency for the ''disposal of materials on public lands'' and the reclamation of salvageable military surplus as ...
* U.S. Educational Exchange Act, 1948 * Lacy-Zarubin Agreement of 1958 * National Defense Education Act, 1958 *
FRIENDSHIP Act of 1993 The FRIENDSHIP Act of 1993 was enacted as a law of the United States enhancing prior statutory provisions which govern international relations between the former Republics of the Soviet Union and United States during the Cold War. The Act of Congr ...


References


Further reading


Cross-Cultural Educational Exchange

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Resources of U.S. Federal Organizations

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Narrations of John F. Kennedy regarding Governance of U.S. Educational Exchange Programs

American Educational Exchange, Foreign Students, and U.S. President John F. Kennedy * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


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