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collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

Birth Affidavit is submitted in 

conjunction with an application for a 

U.S. passport and is used by Passport 

Services to collect information for the 

purpose of establishing the citizenship 

of a passport applicant who has not 

submitted an acceptable United States 

birth certificate with his/her passport 

application. 

Methodology: When needed, a Birth 

Affidavit is completed at the time a U.S. 

citizen applies for a U.S. passport. 

Dated: January 11, 2011. 

Brenda Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7305] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs Request for Proposals: The 

Design, Development, Installation, 

Operation, and Final Disposition of a 

U.S. Pavilion at the International 

Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012 

Announcement Type: New. 

Key Dates 

Application Deadline: Tuesday, 

March 15, 2011. 

Executive Summary 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the 

Department of State (Department) 

requests proposals from private U.S. 

individuals, firms, associations and 

organizations (for-profit or non-profit) 

for the design, development, 

installation, operation (including 

managing sponsorship donations and 

sponsorship fulfillment), and final 

disposition of a U.S. Pavilion at the 

International Exposition Yeosu Korea 

2012, whose theme is ‘‘The Living 

Ocean and Coast.’’ The U.S. Pavilion 

will be situated in an approximately 

1,183-square-meter module within the 

International Pavilions building. The 

Department intends to sign a 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 

with the proposer submitting the 

proposal most advantageous to the U.S. 

Government, authorizing that project 

manager to proceed with the design, 

development, installation, and 

operation of the U.S. Pavilion, and the 

Department would subsequently sign a 

Participation Contract with the Korea 

Expo Organizing Committee. 

The Department is not authorized to 

provide funding for the U.S. Pavilion at 

Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea. The 

Department is authorized, however, to 

raise funds for the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 

2012 Yeosu Korea from the private 

sector and will secure pledges from 

prospective donors (Sponsors) that have 

been vetted within the Department for 

potential conflict of interest. The 

Department is seeking proposals, with 

detailed budget estimates based on $10 

(ten) million in sponsorship, and a 

second alternate proposal showing the 

project scaled back to $7 (seven) 

million. Sponsors have agreed to follow 

through on pledges by donating pledged 

amounts to the successful proposer, 

who will manage sponsorship 

engagement (including sponsorship 

donations and sponsorship fulfillment). 

The successful proposer will need to 

have secured IRS recognition as a tax 

exempt organization, as well as an IRS 

declaration that contributions are 

deductible—and to have provided 

documentation to this effect to the 

Department—before the Department 

will sign an MOA. 

Total cost for a U.S. presence at Expo 

2012 Yeosu Korea is estimated to be $10 

million. This will include all costs 

associated with the design, fabrication, 

installation, operation (including 

staffing), and final disposition of the 

U.S. Pavilion, as well as all support for 

a U.S. Commissioner General. The 

successful proposer will consult closely 

with and follow the direction of State 

Department officials and the 

Commissioner General with respect to 

Pavilion content and programming. The 

successful proposer should also consult 

with a design proposal review team that 

includes non-USG Pavilion experts plus 

non-USG Korea experts, such as the 

Korea-America Foundation or U.S. 

academics in Korea studies. The U.S. 

Pavilion shall be considered on loan to 

the U.S. Government for the duration of 

the Expo (May 12–August 12, 2012). 

The loan shall be treated as a gift to the 

U.S. Government. 

Proposals from non-U.S. citizens or 

non-U.S.-owned firms or organizations 

shall be deemed ineligible for 

consideration. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall authority for Department 

support for U.S. participation in 

international expositions is contained in 

Section 102(a)(3) of the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 

2452(a)(3)), also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

development of friendly, sympathetic 

and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ Pursuant to this authority, 

and internal delegations of authority, 

ECA is the Department bureau 

responsible for coordinating U.S. 

participation in Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea. 

Consequently, ECA will take the lead, 

with the assistance of U.S. Mission to 

Korea, to represent the U.S. Government 

in dealings with the Organizing 

Committee of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea. 

Purpose 

The Government of the Republic of 

Korea has invited the United States to 

participate in the International 

Exposition Yeosu Korea 2012 and the 

U.S. Government has advised the 

Korean Government of its intention to 

participate with an official U.S. 

Pavilion, subject to our ability to raise 

sufficient private sector funds. Expo 

2012 Yeosu Korea will be held on 

specially constructed exhibition 

grounds. The Expo opens on May 12, 

2012 and closes on August 12, 2012. 

Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea is a smallscale international exposition or 

‘‘world’s fair’’ recognized by the 

International Expositions Bureau (BIE), 

an international treaty organization 

established to sanction and monitor 

international exhibitions of long 

duration (over three weeks) and 

significant scale. Invitations to world’s 

fairs are extended from the host 

government to other governments. The 

United States is not a member of the 

BIE, and the U.S. Commissioner 

General—selected by the Department of 

State—will therefore not be a formal 

member of the Steering Committee of 

the College of Commissioners General 

for Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea. 

With a projected eight million 

visitors, Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea offers 

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an excellent opportunity to educate and 

inform foreign audiences about the 

United States and its scientific and 

technological innovations relating to the 

theme of the Yeosu Expo—oceans and 

coasts—as well as to promote broad U.S. 

commercial interests around the world. 

U.S. participation in Expo 2012 Yeosu 

Korea will confirm the strength and 

importance of U.S.-Korean bilateral ties 

and promote mutual understanding 

between the people of Korea and the 

United States. 

The Organizing Committee for Expo 

2012 Yeosu explains the overall theme 

of the Expo ‘‘The Living Ocean and 

Coast.’’ as follows: ‘‘Diversity of 

Resources and Sustainable Activities 

defines the guiding principle that 

should inform all future actions 

regarding our oceans. Only with 

sustainable use, in other words finding 

the balance between production and 

consumption, while preserving diversity 

of resources, species and culture, can 

the oceans and coasts continue to live.’’ 

The theme for the U.S. Pavilion 

should be directly linked to the overall 

theme of the Expo. ECA welcomes 

proposals for a Pavilion to showcase 

American expertise and innovation in 

some or all of the following areas: 

preservation of marine ecosystems; 

protection of the marine environment 

and marine biodiversity; bio- and 

nanotechnology; impacts of climate 

change on the oceans, including ocean 

acidification; education in sound 

environmental practices in the marine 

environment; new resources technology 

in energy, marine mineral resource 

management, sustainable aquaculture 

and fisheries; and the cultural, artistic 

and scientific interaction between the 

sea and people. Other Pavilion themes 

related to the overall Expo theme may 

also be proposed. The design concept 

for the U.S. Pavilion should appeal to a 

general, non-expert audience; proposals 

should therefore include entertaining 

elements for all ages as well as 

academic/expository aspects. 

U.S. Direction 

The U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2012 Yeosu 

Korea will be an official representation 

of the Government of the United States 

of America; the Department of State 

must therefore ensure that the U.S. 

Pavilion is nonpolitical in nature, of the 

highest possible quality, and balanced 

and representative of the diversity of 

American political, social and cultural 

life. The Pavilion must maintain the 

highest level of scholarly integrity and 

meet the highest standards of artistic 

achievement and academic excellence. 

It should also be entertaining and 

interactive. The project manager, 

working for the selected proposer, must 

submit both early concept plans and 

final detailed ex plans, blue prints, 

schematics graphics, and audio-visual 

productions for review and prior 

approval by ECA. Any work undertaken 

by the project manager without prior 

ECA approval will be done at the sole 

risk of the proposer and may require 

remedial work at the proposer’s sole 

expense. The project manager is 

strongly encouraged to seek outside 

experts to review potential Pavilion 

content and to review early concepts 

with local audiences to make sure that 

the proposed elements will resonate 

with the target Korean audience. 

The U.S. Pavilion will be used to 

promote U.S. commercial interests as 

well as to highlight outstanding U.S. 

scientific and technological 

achievements. The proposed design for 

the U.S. Pavilion should include 

functional space for three purposes: An 

exhibit area, an administrative area, and 

hospitality facilities. The Pavilion 

layout should also include provisions 

for sponsorship recognition. Firms or 

companies subcontracted for design and 

other content creation must be U.S.- 

owned. 

Further information on Expo 2012 

Yeosu Korea can be found at the official 

Expo Web site: http://www.expo2012.or.

kr/eng/ain.asp. 

Funding Limitations 

Section 204 of Public Law 106–113 

(22 U.S.C. 2452b) limits the support the 

Department may provide for U.S. 

participation in international 

expositions such as Expo 2012 Yeosu 

Korea. This Request for Proposals is 

intended to help identify a private U.S. 

individual, firm, association or 

organization interested in and capable 

of providing a complete Pavilion at 

Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea as a gift to the 

United States Government. Under 

section 204, the Department is not 

authorized to provide funding for the 

U.S. Pavilion at Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea. 

The Department is authorized, however, 

to raise funds for the U.S. Pavilion at 

Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea from the private 

sector. All such donations will be 

collected by the successful proposer 

once a Memorandum of Agreement has 

been signed. 

Costs 

The U.S. Pavilion will be situated in 

an approximate 1,183-square-meter 

module provided at no-cost by the Expo 

Organizing Committee. A mezzanine 

floor may be installed within the 7.2- 

meter height of the module. It is 

estimated that a representative U.S. 

presence in that space will cost $10 

(ten) million. Costs would include, but 

not be limited to: 

• Design and construction of the 

Pavilion space; incorporation of 

appropriate internal and external crowd 

control features; 

• Design of the Pavilion; development 

of the story line; 

• Managing sponsorship engagement 

by defining Sponsor packages based on 

pledge factors, accepting sponsor 

pledges solicited by the Department, 

and managing sponsorship fulfillment; 

• Production of exhibits, audio-visual 

materials, films, DVDs, videos, posters, 

and other promotional materials needed 

for the exhibit; 

• Managing all administrative, 

personnel, operations, and Pavilion 

costs, including salaries, benefits, staff 

housing expenses, contracting and 

supplier costs, and consulting fees, as 

well as funding associated with student 

guides, escorts, and representational 

gifts; 

• Protocol team for the creation and 

staffing of hospitality facilities devoted 

to hosting all dignitaries visiting the 

U.S. Pavilion; 

• Promotion and advertisement of the 

U.S. Pavilion; 

• Media engagement and planning of 

communication strategy of the U.S. 

Pavilion, including the development of 

a Web site; 

• Transport, travel, insurance, 

postage and shipping fees; 

• Security, namely, development and 

implementation of a security program 

for the U.S. Pavilion in consultation 

with the Department of State and 

appropriate Korean authorities; 

• Cultural and informational 

programs associated with the Pavilion, 

including, but not limited to, 

production of U.S. National Day 

activities as well as other cultural 

programs; 

• Funding for all expenses associated 

with the U.S. Commissioner General; 

and 

• Tear-down, including removal of 

exhibits and return of the module space 

in the condition required by the Expo 

Organizing Committee. Final 

disposition plan must be approved by 

ECA. 

Design/Fabrication 

The successful proposer will need to 

design and fabricate the Pavilion, 

administrative area, and hospitality 

facilities of the U.S. Pavilion. The space 

provided by the Yeosu Organizing 

Committee is approximately 1,183 

square meters in size. A floor plan 

showing the space provided by the 

organizers can be sent to proposers by 

the Department upon request. The 

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Pavilion should follow the theme of 

‘‘The Living Ocean and Coast’’ and 

should be highly interactive and 

engaging. Proposals should show how 

the proposer would intend to portray 

this storyline. A written description 

should be augmented by artist 

renderings. Proposals will be reviewed 

and evaluated by Department officials. 

Operations 

The successful proposer will be 

responsible for full operation of the U.S. 

Pavilion. This would include, but not be 

limited to, such areas as protocol, public 

affairs, sponsorship fulfillment, cultural 

programming, student guide services, 

communications, operations, security, 

cleaning, and maintenance. Office space 

must be adequate for the proposed 

number of staff. A proposed staffing 

plan should be provided in the response 

to this RFP. 

Student Guides 

Proposals must include a plan for 

managing student guides at the U.S. 

Pavilion. All student guides must be 

U.S. citizens, from a diverse set of 

backgrounds and U.S. States, and fluent 

in Korean with two or more years of 

college-level language training or 

equivalent ability gained through family 

or residence in Korea. It would be 

advantageous if the student guide (also 

called Student Ambassador) program 

were run in conjunction with a U.S.- 

based college or university. 

Expo Guidelines 

Interested parties may obtain copies 

of the General Regulations and 

Participation Guide from the Expo 2012 

Yeosu Korea offices in Korea at: 

The Organizing Committee for Expo 

2012 Yeosu Korea, 75 Yulgok-no 

Jongno-Gu Seoul 110–793, Korea. Tel: 

+82–1577–2012/+82–2–740–4500. 

http://www.expo2012.or.kr/eng// 

main.asp. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: MOA. The 

Department’s level of involvement in 

this program is listed under number I 

above. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 1. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants 

Applications may be submitted by 

individuals, firms, associations, and 

public and private organizations (nonprofit or for-profit). Non-profit 

organizations must meet the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3). For-profit 

organizations must be prepared to 

establish a non-profit entity, which also 

meets these provisions, to manage the 

project if it is the successful proposer. 

The successful proposer will need to 

have secured IRS recognition as a tax 

exempt organization, as well as an IRS 

declaration that contributions are 

deductible—and to have provided 

documentation to this effect to the 

Department—before the Department 

will sign an MOA. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

IV.1 Contact Information To Request 

an Application Package 

Please contact the Office of Citizen 

Exchanges, ECA/PE/C, U.S. Department 

of State, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522; fax: 202–632– 

9355; or e-mail Yeosu2012@state.gov for 

assistance. Please refer to Citizen 

Exchanges Yeosu Expo when making 

your request. 

IV.2 Proposals 

Proposals should be provided in a 

narrative of no more than twenty (20) 

pages 81⁄2′′ x 11′′ in size, no smaller than 

12-point font, single-spaced, plus a 

detailed budget, with necessary 

attachments and/or exhibits. The 

narrative and additional documents 

should outline in as much detail as 

possible the plans for providing a U.S. 

Pavilion at Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea. 

Proposals should address the following: 

• Willingness to adhere to the 

General Regulations of Expo 2012 Yeosu 

Korea as stipulated by the Expo 

Organizing Committee, including 

restrictions and limitations related to 

construction; 

• Track record of working with 

Pavilions and on the proposed theme; 

• Experienced staff with language 

facility; 

• Clear concept for the exhibit plan 

and storyline, including designs; 

• Detailed budget showing 

breakdown of budget items required for 

each aspect of the project development 

and implementation; 

• Detailed organizational chart 

indicating all necessary positions and 

start dates, including but not limited to 

operations, communications, protocol, 

Sponsor fulfillment, and student guides; 

• Timeline detailing each step in the 

design, construction, and breakdown of 

the U.S. Pavilion as well as the 

development of the U.S. Pavilion 

content; and 

• Agreement to consult closely with 

and follow the direction of State 

Department officials and the 

Commissioner General. 

Proposals should state clearly that all 

materials developed specifically for the 

project will be subject to prior review 

and approval by ECA. In addition, 

proposals should state that all contracts 

or sub-contracts contemplated to be 

awarded by the proposer to further the 

purposes of the U.S. Pavilion which are 

in excess of $50,000 will be reviewed 

and approved by ECA prior to their 

award. 

IV.3 Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: Tuesday, 

March 15, 2011. 

Reference: Citizen Exchanges Yeosu 

Expo. 

Submitting Applications 

Due to heightened security measures, 

proposal submissions must be sent via 

a nationally recognized overnight 

delivery service (i.e., DHL, Federal 

Express, UPS, Airborne Express, or U.S. 

Postal Service Express Overnight Mail, 

etc.) and be shipped no later than the 

above deadline. The delivery services 

used by applicants must have in-place, 

centralized shipping identification and 

tracking systems that may be accessed 

via the Internet and delivery people 

who are identifiable by commonly 

recognized uniforms and delivery 

vehicles. Proposals shipped on or before 

the above deadline but received at ECA 

more than seven calendar days after the 

deadline will be ineligible for further 

consideration under this competition. 

Proposals shipped after the established 

deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. It 

is each applicant’s responsibility to 

ensure that each package is marked with 

a legible tracking number and to 

monitor/confirm delivery to ECA via the 

Internet. ECA will not notify you upon 

receipt of application. Delivery of 

proposal packages may not be made via 

local courier service or in person for this 

competition. Faxed documents will not 

be accepted at any time. Only proposals 

submitted as stated above will be 

considered. Applications may not be 

submitted electronically. 

The original and ten copies of the 

application should be sent to: 

U.S. Department of State, SA–5, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Ref.: Citizen Exchanges Yeosu Expo, 

ECA/PE/C, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522. 

Applicants must also submit the 

‘‘Executive Summary’’ and ‘‘Proposal 

Narrative’’ sections of the proposal in 

text (.txt) format on a PC-formatted CD– 

ROM. 

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V. Application Review Information 

V.1 Review Process 

ECA will review all proposals for 

technical eligibility. Proposals will be 

deemed ineligible if they are not 

submitted by a U.S. citizen, U.S.-owned 

corporation or U.S.-based organization, 

and do not fully adhere to the General 

Regulations of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea 

and the guidelines stated herein. 

Eligible proposals will be subject to 

compliance with Federal and Bureau 

regulations and guidelines. 

The ECA program office will review 

all eligible proposals, as will relevant 

elements of the U.S. Mission in the 

Republic of Korea and a panel of senior 

U.S. Government employees. Proposals 

may also be reviewed by the Office of 

the Legal Adviser or by other 

Department elements, including but not 

limited to the State Department Bureaus 

of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and 

Oceans and International Environmental 

and Scientific Affairs, as well as U.S. 

diplomatic officers in Korea, and private 

sector experts. The final decision on 

which proposal is most advantageous to 

the U.S. Government will be at the sole 

discretion of the Department’s Assistant 

Secretary for Educational and Cultural 

Affairs. 

V.2 Review Criteria 

Technically eligible proposals will be 

reviewed according to the criteria stated 

below. These criteria are not rankordered and all carry equal weight in 

the evaluation. 

1. Program planning to achieve 

Pavilion objectives: Proposals should 

clearly demonstrate how the planned 

Pavilion will: Educate and inform 

foreign audiences about the United 

States and its scientific and 

technological innovations relating to the 

oceans and coasts; promote broad U.S. 

commercial interests around the world, 

and specifically address the theme and 

General Regulations of the Expo. The 

proposal should also include a clearly 

articulated media engagement plan and 

communications strategy for the 

Pavilion. Pavilion objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. The 

proposal should contain a detailed 

timeline and budget that demonstrate 

substantive undertakings and logistical 

capacity. 

2. Institutional Capacity/Record/ 

Ability: Proposals should describe 

personnel and institutional resources, 

which should be adequate and 

appropriate to achieve the Pavilion’s 

goals. Proposals should demonstrate an 

institutional record of successful 

Pavilion activities, including 

responsible fiscal management and 

governance practices, and full 

compliance with all applicable BIE 

Expo requirements. 

3. Multiplier effect/impact: Proposals 

should clearly state how Pavilion 

content and related activities will 

strengthen long-term mutual 

understanding between the United 

States and Korea. 

4. Support of Diversity: Proposals 

should demonstrate involvement of 

participants from traditionally 

underrepresented groups including, but 

not limited to, women, racial and ethnic 

minorities, and people with disabilities. 

5. Monitoring and Project Evaluation 

Plan: Proposals should include a plan to 

measure the impact of the proposed U.S. 

Pavilion, cultural programs, and 

information programs. 

6. Sponsorship Management: 

Proposals should include a plan to 

manage sponsor engagement and 

sponsorship fulfillment. 

7. Cost-effectiveness: Proposals 

should include a proposed action plan 

and timeline for all aspects of the 

project with associated, detailed budget 

estimates based on a $10 (ten) million 

budget, as well as a second alternate 

plan showing the ability for the project 

to be scaled back to $7 (seven) million. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

Award Notices 

The successful proposer will sign an 

MOA with the Department. 

Unsuccessful proposers will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

Reporting Requirements 

The project manager must provide 

ECA with a hard copy original plus two 

copies of the following reports: 

1. Program and financial reports every 

90 (ninety) calendar days after the 

signature of the MOA. 

2. Program and financial reports no 

more than 90 (ninety) calendar days 

after the expiration of the award. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, ECA/PE/C, Yeosu 

Expo, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522; Fax: 202–632– 

9355; E-mail: Yeosu2012@state.gov. 

Correspondence with ECA concerning 

this Request for Proposals (RFP) should 

reference Citizen Exchanges Yeosu 

Expo. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFP 

deadline for submission of proposals 

has passed, ECA staff may not discuss 

this competition with applicants until 

the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice 

The terms and conditions published 

in this Request for Proposals are binding 

and may not be modified orally by any 

ECA representative. Amendments to 

this RFP, if any, will be issued in 

writing. Explanatory information 

provided by ECA that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of this RFP does not constitute 

an intention to agree to work with any 

private sector project manager at Expo 

2012 Yeosu Korea. ECA reserves the 

right to select the successful proposer 

for Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea and to 

approve all elements of the Pavilion and 

project. All decisions made based on 

indications of interest submitted in 

response to this RFP will be made solely 

by ECA and are final. 

Dated: January 14, 2011. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7242] 

The Advisory Committee on the 

100,000 Strong Initiative 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to establish an 

advisory committee. 

The Secretary of State announces the 

intent to establish the Advisory 

Committee on the 100,000 Strong 

Initiative, in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. 

Nature and Purpose: The Committee 

will provide information and advice on 

the implementation of the 100,000 

Strong Initiative in the private sector 

through recommendations on program 

standards, promotion of the initiative 

and commercial diplomacy pertaining 

to increasing the number of students 

studying abroad in China and 

encouraging increasing access to these 

programs for underrepresented groups. 

The objective of the Committee is to 

bring to the United States Government 

an additional source of expertise, 

knowledge and insight to deepen and 

broaden the knowledge base available to 

the State Department and elsewhere in 

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