Higher Education in USA
US to promote US higher education in India
Led by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen P. Hughes, the delegation will comprise senior US government officials and US college and university presidents, the state department announced Thursday.
In meetings with students and leaders in higher education, government, and business in
Mumbai and New Delhi, the delegates will convey the message that America welcomes and values international students who want to study in the United States.
They will highlight the importance of international education to strengthening US-India ties and preparing globally competitive American students at educational institutions. This unique pairing of US government and higher education leaders is the second in a series of delegations stemming from a commitment to greater partnership in the national interest, the announcement said.
It was made at the US University Presidents Summit on International Education co-hosted by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and US Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in January 2006.
Besides Hughes, the delegation will include Thomas A. Farrell, deputy assistant secretary of state for academic programmes, Dr John J Bowen, Dr Mark A Emmert and Dr John M Lilley, presidents of Johnson and Wales, Washington and Baylor Universities, respectively.
It will also have Dr James L Oblinger, chancellor, North Carolina State University and Dr Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran and Dr Margaret B Lee, presidents of Kalamazoo College and Oakton Community College respectively
