2019 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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Alexander Ash
English Teaching Assistant
Thailand, 2017-2018
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Katherine Bowden
Fulbright U.S. Student in History
India, 2016-2017
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Aurora Brachman
Fulbright U.S. Student in Film Making
Kiribati, 2017-2018
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Vanessa Diaz
English Teaching Assistant
Jordan, 2016-2017
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Garrett Dowd
Fulbright U.S. Student in Business & Management
United Kingdom, 2016-2017
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Colton Flynn
Fulbright U.S. Student in Geography
Ethiopia, 2017-2018
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Taniqua Huguley
Fulbright U.S. Student in Sociology
Trinidad & Tobago, 2017-2018
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Nina Lawrin
Fulbright U.S. Student in Art & Architectural History
Namibia, 2015-2016
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Cameron Mealing
English Teaching Assistant
Senegal, 2017-2018
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Syeda Sahar Naqvi
English Teaching Assistant
Kosovo, 2017-2018
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Sophie Nop
Fulbright U.S. Student in Computer Science
Cambodia, 2017-2018
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Peter Oster
English Teaching Assistant
Kazakhstan, 2016-2017
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Elena Perez
Fulbright U.S. Student in Environmental Studies
Ecuador, 2017-2018
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Benjamin Rich
Fulbright U.S. Student in Economic DevelopmentSouth Korea, 2016-2017
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Spencer Seballos
English Teaching Assistant
Laos, 2016-2017
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Kalina Silverman
Fulbright U.S. Student in CommunicationsSingapore, 2017-2018
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Valerie Simone
English Teaching Assistant
Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2017-2018
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Chiamaka Ukachukwu
Fulbright U.S. Student in Biology
Belgium, 2017-2018
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Tal Wammen
Fulbright U.S. Student in Engineering
Belgium, 2017-2018
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Pandora White
Fulbright U.S. Student in Chemistry, Poland, 2016-2017