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Reception in Honor of Fulbright Scholars

On Thursday, August 24, 2006, Amb. Garza hosted a reception for a group of 62 Fulbright scholars, students, and business interns who have come to Mexico from 25 states in the United States and will work in 21 different states of Mexico, all under the aegis of the United States/Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (COMEXUS).

James Dickmeyer, Country Public Affairs Officer, Alejandro Estivill, Director General for Cultural Affairs at Mexico's Secretariat of Foreign Relations, Ambassador and Mrs.. Garza, and Arturo Borja, Executive Director of COMEXUS.

Melissa W. Wright, Fulbright scholar in Mexico to study pollution along the common border, Alejandro Estivill and Ambassador Garza addressed the attendees.

Cultural Attaché Donna Roginski, in white at center, and other guests listen to the Ambassador. The United States/Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (COMEXUS) manager of the Fulbright-Garcia Robles grants, welcomes U.S. scholars every year with an orientation session, held August 22 to 25 on this occasion. This orientation provides a general view of the historical, cultural and political aspects of Mexico, among other information, through a series of activities, visits and lectures.

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