January 2000

Stuart N. Brotman Awarded First Eisenhower Fellowship in Telecommunications Policy in Central Europe

Stuart N. Brotman has been awarded the first Eisenhower Fellowship in telecommunications. During 2000, he will make several visits to Central Europe to meet with key government, business and academic leaders shaping the telecommunications, Internet and media industries in Hungary, the Czech Republic and other countries in the region.

The Eisenhower Fellowships, created in 1953 to honor President Eisenhower, is an international leadership exchange program. They promote international understanding and productivity through the exchange of information, ideas, and perspectives among emerging leaders throughout the world. The program brings outstanding professionals who are rising leaders in their countries to the United States and sends their American counterparts abroad, with a custom-designed program for each participant. The Chairman of the Eisenhower Fellowships is Henry Kissinger; its Honorary Chairmen are former Presidents George Bush and Gerald Ford.

The Eisenhower Fellowships have created an international network of outstanding individuals who, though diverse in their cultures, politics and perspectives, share a commitment to the Eisenhower vision of practical peace building, based on dialogue between leaders and the work of individuals acting across boundaries.