[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3694-3695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1157]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 7242]


The Advisory Committee on the 100,000 Strong Initiative

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish an advisory committee.

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    The Secretary of State announces the intent to establish the 
Advisory Committee on the 100,000 Strong Initiative, in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    Nature and Purpose: The Committee will provide information and 
advice on the implementation of the 100,000 Strong Initiative in the 
private sector through recommendations on program standards, promotion 
of the initiative and commercial diplomacy pertaining to increasing the 
number of students studying abroad in China and encouraging increasing 
access to these programs for underrepresented groups. The objective of 
the Committee is to bring to the United States Government an additional 
source of expertise, knowledge and insight to deepen and broaden the 
knowledge base available to the State Department and elsewhere in

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the government on these issues. The Committee will advise exclusively 
on the 100,000 Strong Initiative and will not advise on 
Congressionally-funded State Department educational or cultural 
exchange programs.
    Other Information: It is anticipated that the advisory committee 
will meet twice per year. More information on the 100,000 Strong 
Initiative may be found at http://www.state.gov/p/eap/regional/100000_strong/index.htm. The Department of State affirms that the advisory 
committee is necessary and in the public interest.
    For Further Information, Please Contact: Carola McGiffert at (202) 
647-1029.

    Dated: January 12, 2011.
Carola McGiffert,
Senior Advisor.
[FR Doc. 2011-1157 Filed 1-19-11; 8:45 am]
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