IIENetwork-EducationUSA Conference Call on Establishing Linkages with Myanmar

The Institute of International Education and the EducationUSA advising network invite you to participate in a special conference call with high-level U.S. and Myanmar officials on establishing linkages between higher education institutions in both countries. The conference call will focus on current efforts to expand education cooperation; the current and future interest of U.S. higher education institutions in academic partnerships; and how to utilize those linkages to build capacity at higher education institutions.

The call will be moderated by Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of IIE. The distinguished participants will include:

Derek J. Mitchell, U.S. Ambassador to Burma (invited)
Meghann Curtis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Adrienne Nutzmann, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy in Rangoon
U Than Swe, Ambassador of the Union of the Republic of Myanmar in the U.S.(invited)
Jonathan Lembright, EducationUSA Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC), Mainland & Maritime Southeast Asia
Daniel Obst, Deputy Vice President, International Partnerships, Institute of International Education