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Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Dina Habib Powell was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs on April 29, 2005, and she was confirmed by the United States Senate unanimously on June 24, 2005. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has also designated her as Deputy Under Secretary and principal deputy to Ambassador Karen Hughes, the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. Assistant Secretary Powell leads the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), the team that administers exchange programs that are among the most effective tools of public diplomacy. These include the Fulbright Scholarship Program, the International Visitor Leadership Program, the Youth Exchange and Study Program, the Humphrey Fellowship Program and the Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship Program. Assistant Secretary Powell also manages ECA cultural programs, including the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation. These initiatives increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries. Previously, Assistant Secretary Powell served as Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel, a senior staff member at the White House. She led the team that recruited thousands of candidates for senior positions in the Bush Administration and provided final recommendations to the President for all political appointees throughout the Executive Branch, including members of the Cabinet and Sub-Cabinet, Ambassadors and appointees to Presidential Boards and Commissions. Assistant Secretary Powell has been Director of Congressional Affairs for the Republican National Committee (RNC) and was a staff member of then- U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX). Assistant Secretary Powell is currently a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders. Assistant Secretary Powell graduated with honors from the University
of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors degree in Humanities. She was born
in Cairo, Egypt. This site is maintained by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Links to other sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. |