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Mexico City, November 17, 2005 — “The celebration of the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Education and Cultural Exchange, COMEXUS, is every reason for celebration,” Ambassador Tony Garza said at the ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of COMEXUS. “Not only does it promote greater understanding of the dynamic relationship between our countries, but allows individuals of vision to live the relationship through the Fulbright-García Robles scholarships and help both our peoples to fully understand how we look at each other.”
Along with Foreign Relations Under Secretary for North American Affairs Gerónimo Gutiérrez and COMEXUS Executive Director Arturo Borja, Ambassador Garza was pleased to honor the work of the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Education and Cultural Exchange and to meet with former Fulbright-García Robles scholars and academics in a reception in Mexico City.
The U.S.-Mexico Commission for Education and Cultural Exchange was founded in Monterrey, Mexico in 1990, and its mission is to promote mutual understanding between both nations through education and cultural exchange. To this end, the Commission offers several scholarship programs –through the Fulbright-García Robles program– for students, researchers, university professors, professionals, and public school teachers and managers from both countries.
“Fulbright-García Robles scholars not only aspire to leadership, but become leadership in their countries,” said the Ambassador as he highlighted the importance of the scholarship programs managed by the Commission.
The Fulbright-García Robles program was named after Senator J. William Fulbright, whose initiative resulted in the worldwide known scholarships program in 1946, and Mexican Ambassador Alfonso García Robles, Mexican Nobel Peace Price recipient in 1982. The Fulbright program with Mexico began in 1948 and was financed only by the United States, until COMEXUS was founded and the both the U.S. and Mexican governments began sponsoring the scholarships program. The Commission has granted 3,112 scholarships to both Mexican and U.S. nationals since 1990.
For more information on COMEXUS and on the Fulbright-García Robles program of scholarships, please visit: http://www.comexus.org.mx
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