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09/2005 Colin Powell to Chair Eisenhower Fellowships Eisenhower Fellowships is pleased to announce that former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will become Eisenhower Fellowships’ 8^th Chairman of the Board. Secretary Powell will succeed Dr. Henry Kissinger in late May 2006. Secretary Powell is a former board member of Eisenhower Fellowships and the 1999 recipient of the organization’s highest honor, the Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service. Commenting on Secretary Powell’s appointment, Dr. Kissinger noted: “I have known Colin Powell for over two decades, during which time he has carried the responsibilities of leadership with President Eisenhower’s qualities of statesmanship, resolve, and humanity. I am delighted that he has agreed to succeed me in the leadership of Eisenhower Fellowships, a strong organization with a direct and growing impact on the international dialogue, understanding, and collaboration that can make ours a more prosperous, just and peaceful world.” Click here to read Powell's biography.	Secretary Colin Powell prepares to receive the Eisenhower Medal from former EF president Adrian Basora in 1999, as President George H.W. Bush, then chairman of Eisenhower Fellowships, looks on.
Head of China Education Association for International Exchange Jiang Bo ’99, China, has been appointed Secretary-General of the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE). CEAIE, which is administered by the Ministry of Education, undertakes and coordinates all of China's international educational exchanges. Jiang was previously the Deputy Director-General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange in the Ministry of Education.
JMA visits Philadelphia Members of the Japan Management Association Global Business Leaders Course visited Eisenhower Fellowships in August for insights into issues of corporate service, responsibility, and leadership. Interested in learning how EF functions, and particularly in how the network encourages knowledge building and strengthens collaboration, the visiting mid-career business leaders represented companies such as Sony, Nissan, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, and Yamaha. Discussion focused on the traditional importance of entrepreneurial initiative and risk-taking in U.S. business, with participants noting that these are now beginning to be more common in Japan, too. The Japanese delegation met with Eisenhower Fellowships president John Wolf, trustee Jim Hovey, vice president John Sommer, as well as with USA Fellows Della Clark ‘02 and Greg Goldman ‘03. Japan Fellow Sumio Takeichi '95, introduced the Japanese Management Association to EF through an earlier visit to Philadelphia with JMA Chairman Yoshio Tomisaka. Ongoing collaboration between the two organizations is planned, particularly in connection with Eisenhower Fellowships' 2006 Northeast Asia Single Region Program.
Director of national training program Nagla Mortagy ’94, Egypt, has been appointed to direct a nationally-mandated training program for university professors at her university, Helwan University. The training program, which is the result of a partnership between the Ministry of Higher Education and the World Bank, provides professional and leadership development for university faculty. In addition to her duties as program director, Mortagy also serves as a trainer herself, instructing faculty on the topics of capitalism, entrepreneurship, and civic education, with a focus on incorporating these themes in the curriculum. She reports that she uses knowledge gained during her fellowship in the workshops she administers. Mortagy is also the director of the small business center at Helwan, teaches human resources management and development, and advises doctoral candidates.
Books for Indonesia Project Tantowi Yahya ’05, Indonesia, announced the Indonesian-American Friendship Association’s new “Books for Indonesia Project.” The project will bring over 100,000 books to Indonesia each year through the Association. Yahya, who chairs the organization, initiated the project during his fellowship in the U.S. through visits to public libraries and non-profit organizations.