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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>As some of you may be aware, the Fulbright Program is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. All around the globe, Fulbright commissions and posts are joining this celebration through country-specific events that highlight the impactful work of Fulbrighters, past and present. In line with this celebration, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fulbright Korea<span style='color:black'> will be hosting a webinar titled, <i>“Creating Connections Beyond Differences: Fulbright and the North Korean Defector Community.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>You are cordially invited to this 75th anniversary event, to be held on <b>Tuesday, July 27th at 9:00 am KST </b>(Monday, July 26<sup>th</sup> at 8:00 pm EDT). The event will be in English and streamed through Zoom – please see details below.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Heidi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5496'>Heidi Little</span></b><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#3B3838'><br></span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#2F5496'>Program Officer </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><img width=169 height=55 style='width:1.7604in;height:.5729in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D77808.4F5570F0"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:#2F5496'> Korean-American Educational Commission<br><br></span><a href="http://www.fulbright.or.kr/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.177in;height:.177in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D77808.4F5570F0"></span></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fulbrightkaec/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=18 height=18 style='width:.1875in;height:.1875in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D77808.4F5570F0"></span></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/fulbright_korea/?hl=en"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=17 height=17 style='width:.177in;height:.177in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.png@01D77808.4F5570F0"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><img border=0 width=576 height=576 style='width:6.0in;height:6.0in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D777FF.A5E6EF60" alt="Graphical user interface, application
Description automatically generated"></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Fulbright Day: Korea - July 27<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JV-pv4AoSgOqARWJL_17fQ"><b>REGISTER HERE</b></a><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Creating Connections Beyond Differences: Fulbright and the North Korean Defector Community<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In celebration of the worldwide Fulbright Program’s 75<sup>th</sup> anniversary, Fulbright Korea is pleased to host a webinar exploring the impact of the Fulbright Program among members and friends of the North Korean Defector (NKD) community. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This event will bring together a panel of current and former Fulbright NKD grantees who have pursued their studies in the U.S., as well as a panel of current and former U.S. grantees who have worked with the NKD community in Korea during their Fulbright experience. Panel discussions will be accompanied by a brief introduction to Fulbright Korea’s history and efforts toward creating connections between different cultures.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>July 27<sup>th</sup> in Korea (July 26<sup>th</sup> in the U.S.) represents the end of the Korean War as it was on this date in 1953 that military representatives signed an agreement “…in the interest of stopping the Korean conflict, with its great toil of suffering and bloodshed on both sides, and with the objective of establishing an armistice which will insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved….” Thanks to the armistice agreement, the South and the North have been able to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>By creating connections beyond differences, the Fulbright Program seeks to continue the pursuit of peace as it supports understanding and collaboration with members and friends of the NKD community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk76625999"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Date & Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuesday, July 27<sup>th</sup>, 2021 - 9:00-10:30 AM (KST)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Monday, July 26<sup>th</sup>, 2021 - 8:00-9:30 PM (EDT)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><a name="_Hlk76638329"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The event will be in English and streamed through Zoom. Please register for the webinar </span></a></span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JV-pv4AoSgOqARWJL_17fQ"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76638329'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>here</span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76638329'></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76625999'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk76638329'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>.</span></span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>To learn more about the Fulbright Program’s 75<sup>th</sup> Anniversary, visit </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://fulbright75.org/">https://fulbright75.org/</a><span style='color:black'>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>To learn more about Fulbright Korea (KAEC), visit </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://www.fulbright.or.kr/">https://www.fulbright.or.kr/.</a><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></body></html>