- On Friday, February 24, American Councils for International Education had the distinction of hosting a reception to honor former Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga and address issues of strengthening the Western Balkans through education and youth leadership. The reception celebrated collaborative education programs in the Balkans like the Kosovo American Education Fund (KAEF). KAEF is a prestigious education program providing graduate Fellowships for master’s level study at leading U.S.… Read More
- Today, February 24, marks one year since the Russian Federation's unlawful invasion of Ukraine. Since the start of the war, American Councils has stood in solidarity with Ukraine and continues to provide support through several ongoing initiatives. This includes the Visiting Fellowship Awards for Ukrainian Displaced Scholars, activities from hundreds of alumni, and the Emergency Support for Ukraine initiative that has so far raised over $50,000 to support Ukrainian refugees, internally… Read More
- STARTALK Discover Russia: Learn with Us! STARTALK Discover Russia is a summer and year-long program for students who have either already studied Russian and want more than their school program offers or for heritage speakers of Russian who would like to improve their understanding of the fundamentals of Russian and learn more about Russia. Students will need to have standard computer equipment and regular internet connection in order to participate. All expenses for… Read More
- Lisa Choate, President and CEOLisa Choate was appointed President and CEO of American Councils in February 2024. Prior to her appointment, Ms. Choate served as Executive Vice President of American Councils, a leadership role she has held since 2012. With 35 years’ experience managing and guiding the organization, Ms. Choate’s executive management and leadership responsibilities date back to 1987 when she opened the organization’s first office in Washington, DC. Throughout her career, Ms.… Read More
- American Councils was recently awarded a grant from the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe and U.S. Department of State to support the Tajikistan Ministry of Education and Science in strengthening English language teaching practices. The Tajikistan Secondary School English Teachers Professional Development Program (TSSET), implemented by American Councils in close collaboration with English Without Borders, will support the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe’s efforts to reform and improve English instruction and… Read More
- American Councils is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Visiting Fellowship Awards for Ukrainian Displaced Scholars (VFA/UDS) to a distinguished group of scholars from war-distressed universities in east and southeastern Ukraine. Fellowship awards provide a semester or year of financial support to enable scholars to continue their research and teaching activities. The Visiting Scholars Program is made possible by grants to American Councils from the Carnegie Corporation of New York,… Read More
- Dr. Irwin Weil Dr. Irwin Weil is American Councils’ inaugural Trustee Emeritus and a Professor Emeritus at Northwestern University where he taught courses in Russian language, literature, and music for 56 years. Dr. Weil, together with Dr. Dan E. Davidson, was one of the Founders of the American Councils for Teachers of Russian, a predecessor to American Councils for International Education. In 1966, he served as the American representative at the Paris conference where the International… Read More
- Dr. Olga KlimovaBorn in Uzbekistan and raised in Belarus, Dr. Olga Klimova currently works as an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Russian Program at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Pitt). She also holds a position as the program director of The STARTALK Russian Program for high school students at Pitt (since 2017). Since 2021, she has been a member of the ACTR Board of Directors, holding the position of Vice President from 2023 to 2024. Dr. Klimova has earned… Read More
- Dan Sundell Dan Sundell is an experienced global executive who recently retired from Caterpillar Inc. where he was Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung / President of Caterpillar Energy Solutions, headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, with operations in the U.S., Germany, and China. He had global responsibility for the business with teams throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Prior to this position, Mr. Sundell was a Product Manager responsible for… Read More
- Nathan Ruiz Nathan Ruiz, Senior Vice President of National Security, joined Govini in January 2021. In his current role, Nathan leads Govini’s engagement with the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Fourth Estate, and Interagency Civilian agencies. He is responsible for both sales and client delivery. Nathan joined Govini after working as the Managing Director of Partnerships at Dcode, a D.C. based tech accelerator helping emerging technology enter the federal market. Previously he… Read More
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