2014 Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors
The Fulbright U.S. Student Alumni Ambassador Program was established in 2008 to identify, train and engage a select group of approximately 15 Fulbright U.S. Student Program alumni each year to serve as representatives, recruiters and spokespersons for the Fulbright Program. They are selected annually through recommendations from Fulbright Commissions and U.S. Embassy staff, area managers, the Fulbright Student Program Outreach Division and are approved by the sponsor of the Fulbright Program, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors come from an array of different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, states, fields of study, institutions; they have participated in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program in all world areas.
Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors represent the program's rich diversity and play a key role in increasing knowledge about Fulbright opportunities. They provide testimonials about their Fulbright experiences at conferences and campus presentations and offer application tips in written articles, video and podcast interviews, webinars and at special events throughout the United States. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program relies on the Fulbright Alumni Ambassadors to mentor potential applicants, sharing what a Fulbright grant is really like, along with how to address the challenges of living abroad successfully and how best to meet the Fulbright Program's ultimate goal—to increase mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and the people of other countries.
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Hameto Benkreira
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Indonesia, 2011-2012
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Paul Bostrom
Fulbright U.S. Student in Energy
Norway, 2012-2013
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Giuseppe Cespedes
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Brazil, 2011-2012
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Sharief El-Gabri
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Jordan, 2010-2011
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Janice Feng
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Malaysia, 2011-2012
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Kevin Fomalont
Fulbright U.S. Student in Biology
Russia, 2012-2013
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Lauren Gaydosh
Fulbright U.S. Student in Sociology
Tanzania, 2012-2013
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Samuel Gordon
Fulbright U.S. Student in Anthropology
Morocco, 2010-2011
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Kia Hall
Fulbright U.S. Student in International Relations
Honduras, 2011-2012
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Diana Heise
Fulbright U.S. Student in Performance Art
Mauritius, 2011-2012
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Arienne Jones
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Spain, 2012-2013
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Cameron Kruse
Fulbright U.S. Student in Biology
India, 2012-2013
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Rebecca Littman-Smith
Fulbright U.S. Student in Architecture
Finland, 2010-2011
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Alyssa Meyer
Fulbright U.S. Student in Energy
Kyrgyzstan, 2012-2013
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MaSovaida Morgan
Fulbright U.S. Student in Communications
United Kingdom, 2012-2013
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Mario Hoang Nguyen
Fulbright U.S. Student in Business
Mexico, 2012-2013
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Carlos Rivas
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Argentina, 2012-2013
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Kelly Rivera
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Malta, 2012-2013
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Alexa Schmidt
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Bangladesh, 2011-2012
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Jacob Vidourek
Fulbright U.S. Student in Musicology
Austria, 2010-2011
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Michael Young
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
Spain, 2011-2012