[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 45597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12981]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5455]


Bureau of Intelligence and Research; Advisory Committee for the 
Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union; Notice of Committee Renewal

I. Renewal of Advisory Committee

    The Department of State has renewed the Charter of the Advisory 
Committee for the Study of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of 
the Former Soviet Union. This advisory committee makes recommendations 
to the Secretary of State on funding for applications submitted for the 
Research and Training Program on Eastern Europe and the Independent 
States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII). These applications are 
submitted in response to an annual open competition among U.S. national 
organizations with interest and expertise administering research and 
training programs in the Russian, Eurasian, and Central and East 
European fields. The program seeks to build and sustain U.S. expertise 
on these regions through support for advanced graduate training, 
language training, and postdoctoral research.
    The committee includes representatives of the Secretaries of 
Defense and Education, the Librarian of Congress, and the Presidents of 
the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies and the 
Association of American Universities. The Assistant Secretary for 
Intelligence and Research chairs the advisory committee for the 
Secretary of State. The committee meets at least once annually to 
recommend grant policies and recipients.
    For further information, please call Susie Baker, INR/RES, U.S. 
Department of State, (202) 647-0243.

    Dated: July 31, 2006.
Susan H. Nelson,
Executive Director, Acting Advisory Committee for Study of Eastern 
Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. E6-12981 Filed 8-8-06; 8:45 am]
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