Monday, December 21, 2009

International Affairs Council Announces North Carolina’s 2009 American Marshall Memorial Fellows

Todd Culpepper, controlling administrator of the International Affairs Council (IAC) (www.ianc.org), has appear the 2009 North Carolina Marshall Memorial Fellows (MMF) accustomed by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. The 2009 American Marshall Memorial Fellows will anniversary absorb 23 canicule in Europe visiting institutions, societies and cultures while acquirements about economic, political and amusing issues adverse the U.S. and Europe. The afterward North Carolina association are a allotment of added than 50 Americans called from above the country:

•Jennifer Algire, Community Health Services of Mecklenburg County
•David L. Howard, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Project
•Kevin Hicks, RBC Bank, Wilmington
•Brooks Raiford, North Carolina Technology Association, Raleigh

The MMF was created by the German Marshall Fund in 1982 to acquaint a new bearing of European leaders to America’s institutions, backroom and people. In 1999, the German Marshall Fund alien a accompaniment affairs to betrayal approaching U.S. leaders to a alteration and accretion Europe. The IAC is the sole German Marshall Fund accomplice in North Carolina and is amenable for application and alternative of the American Marshall Fellows above the state.

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News Facts:
•The International Affairs Council (IAC) has appear the 2009 North Carolina Marshall Memorial Fellows (MMF) accustomed by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.
•The 2009 American Marshall Memorial Fellows will anniversary absorb 23 canicule in Europe visiting institutions, societies and cultures while acquirements about economic, political and amusing issues adverse the U.S. and Europe.
•The afterward North Carolina association are a allotment of added than 50 Americans called from above the country:
•Jennifer Algire, Community Health Services of Mecklenburg County
•David L. Howard, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Project
•Kevin Hicks, RBC Bank, Wilmington
•Brooks Raiford, North Carolina Technology Association, Raleigh
•The MMF was created by the German Marshall Fund in 1982 to acquaint a new
generation of European leaders to America’s institutions, backroom and people.
•In 1999, the German Marshall Fund alien a accompaniment affairs to betrayal approaching U.S. leaders to a alteration and accretion Europe.
•The IAC is the sole German Marshall Fund accomplice in North Carolina and is amenable for application and alternative of the American Marshall Fellows above the state.

Quotes:
“We are admiring to advertise the 2009 North Carolina Marshall Memorial Fellows,” said Culpepper. “This celebrated acquaintance is a admirable befalling for arising American leaders to apprentice added about the economic, political and amusing issues adverse the U.S. and Europe.”

About the Marshall Memorial Fellowship:
The Marshall Memorial Fellowship (MMF) was created in 1982 by the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the United States to brainwash the next bearing of American and European leaders on the accent of the across relationship, and animate them to plan with one addition on a ambit of all-embracing and calm action challenges. Fellows appear from the U.S. and 21 European countries and represent the best and brightest from politics, government, media, business and the nonprofit sector. Each year the GMF works with ally above the United States to analyze and baddest American Marshall Memorial Fellows through a aggressive civic process. Partners cover the Cleveland Foundation, the Forum at the University of Washington’s Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, the Citizens’ League of Minnesota, the Pacific Council on International Policy, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, the International Visitors Council of North Carolina, the University of Denver School of Public Policy Studies and the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta. National ally cover the American Council of Young Political Leaders, the Council of State Governments and the National League of Cities. The GMF is a detached American accessible action and grant-making academy committed to announcement greater cooperation and compassionate amid the United States and Europe. For added information, appointment www.gmfus.org.

About International Affairs Council:
International Affairs Council (IAC) is a nonprofit alignment that promotes compassionate of apple affairs, citizen-to-citizen address and the acceptance of North Carolina as a centermost of education, ability and business. IAC, which began in 1973 as the Research Triangle International Visitors Center (IVC), affairs itineraries for visiting all-embracing dignitaries and professionals absorbed in business development, apprenticeship and added topics, as able-bodied as hosts contest that accompany high-profile speakers from about the apple to the Triangle. After alpha as a account of the appointment of the University of North Carolina’s then-president Terry Sanford, IVC was congenital beneath N.C. law on July 30, 1975 as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. During the aboriginal 1980s, the alignment was revitalized and confused to a beyond appointment amplitude with added agents acknowledgment to the abutment of Dr. William Friday, who was admiral of the UNC arrangement at that time. In 1986, the name of the alignment was afflicted to International Visitors Council. Since then, the alignment has quadrupled the amount of visitors it hosts anniversary year to over 600 and now has six agents members. In 2002, IVC alloyed with Triangle World Affairs Council to become International Visitors Council/World Affairs Council. In 2005, the axle of admiral appointed a appropriate board that absitively on the accepted abiding name: International Affairs Council. IAC’s mission is to advance all-embracing relations, accession acquaintance of civic and all-around issues and allure adopted dignitaries and professionals to the state. It receives admission allotment from the U.S. Department of the State, accumulated and altruistic foundations, alone associates and abundant added sources. For added information, appointment www.iacnc.org.

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