EDX 6. Binational Commissions/Foundations, undated

This material is part of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Historical Collection, Group III. Fulbright Program, 1947-1983, Series 3. Binational Foundations and Commissions, 1950-1984, Subseries 1, General Files, 1963-1974. Series description: Correspondence; memoranda; policy statements; minutes, agenda, and selected documents regarding commission meetings for the years 1979-1982; program proposals, arranged alphabetically by country; annual reports; and membership files pertaining to Fulbright commissions. Binational commissions, also called foundations, are created by executive agreement between the United States and participating countries to administer the Fulbright Program abroad. They are responsible for screening local candidates for grants, selecting qualified local educational institutions for participation in the program, planning educational exchange projects, and supervising incoming American grantees. The U.S. embassy or consulate performs these functions in countries where there are no commissions or foundations.The historical collection of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (CU), formerly the Division of Cultural Relations, documents the development of U.S. international educational and cultural exchange activities, including the Fulbright Program. Organized in 1961 within the Department of State, the bureau was responsible for administering the principal provisions of the Fulbright-Hays Act. It functioned as a part of the State Department until 1978 when it merged with the United States Information Agency. The bureau remains active to this date