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International Educational Exchange<br />

The educational exchange program is authorized by<br />

the Congress to help promote mutual understanding<br />

between the people of the United States and those of<br />

other countries.<br />

Authority is provided in sections 104(h)<br />

Public<br />

and 104(j)<br />

Law<br />

of<br />

480 for use of funds to finance international<br />

exchange <strong>programs</strong> authorized formerly by Public Law<br />

584, 79th Congress, and now by Public Law 87-256.<br />

Binational Foundation and<br />

Commission Programs<br />

Table XVII shows funds obligated during 1965 together<br />

with total funds obligated under current and prior<br />

legislation since the initiation of section 104(h) <strong>programs</strong>.<br />

Exchange of Persons<br />

U nder Public Law 85-931, the D epartment of State in<br />

1965 obligated section 104(h) funds for educational and<br />

cultural exchanges authorized under Public Law 87-<br />

Ac t of 19 6 1 ( F ulbrigh t-H ays A c t) . T he se fund s pro-<br />

President 7ohnson greets<strong>foreign</strong>students at the<br />

White House. load For Peace local currencies<br />

help pay travel and expenses of students under<br />

Fulbrightprogram and other international educational<br />

exchange plans. Under the P.L. 480-<br />

assisted Fulbrightprogram, 12,721 U.S. students<br />

have studied overseas and 29,159<strong>foreign</strong> students<br />

have studied in the United States.<br />

52<br />

TABLE XVII.-Sec. 104(h) funds obligated to fund Binational<br />

Foundation and Commission <strong>programs</strong> of international<br />

educational exchange<br />

Country<br />

Amount obligated<br />

year 1965 through<br />

Dec. 31, 1965<br />

Thousand Thousand<br />

dollar dollar<br />

equivalent equivalent<br />

Afghanistan ----------------- 48 86<br />

Austria-----------------------------------<br />

418<br />

Argentina ---------------------------------<br />

Brazil- ------------------------------------<br />

841<br />

1,044<br />

Burma<br />

Ceylon -----------------------------------<br />

---------------------<br />

59 100<br />

Chile ---<br />

611<br />

-- --- -- -- --- ----- -- -- ---... 9<br />

China------------------------------------ 1,134<br />

Colo<strong>mb</strong>ia---------------------------------<br />

Ethiopia<br />

941<br />

---------------------------------------------<br />

Finla n d ia- ---------------- 70 1,50 1<br />

France ------------------------ 3,728<br />

Ghana ------------------------------------ 60<br />

Iceland -------------------------- 75<br />

India ----------------------- 1,212 6,692<br />

Iran---------------- ------- -------------- 1,132<br />

Israel ---------------------- 113 564<br />

Japan ------------------------------------ 4,040<br />

Korea------------------------------------ 526<br />

Nepal ---------------------- 88 387<br />

Pakistan -------------------- 366 3,420<br />

Paraguay--------------------------------- 202<br />

Peru ----------------------- 267 1,677<br />

Philippines ------------------ -------------- 726<br />

Portugal ---------------------------------- 361<br />

Spain ---------------------- 192 1,966<br />

Sweden ---------------------------------- 308<br />

Thailand .---------------------------------- 800<br />

Turkey --------------------- 420 2,462<br />

United Arab Republic -------- 423 2,836<br />

Uruguay------------------------------- 357<br />

Yugoslavia ------------------ 71 71<br />

Total-................. -3,329 40,945

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