[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26791-26792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11243]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE


[Public Notice 7108]

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

    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

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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 Jon Crocitto, U.S. Department 
of State, (202) 736-4661.

    Dated: May 2, 2011.
Susan H. Nelson,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee for Study of Eastern Europe and 
Eurasia (the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union).
[FR Doc. 2011-11243 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]
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