Some suggestions for emissaries of good will

The United States has apparently accepted the premise that other peoples will like us better if they only get to know us better. Proceeding upon this assumption, not only the federal government but a wide variety of private organizations have become involved in sending private citizens abroad for periods varying from a few weeks to over a year. According to the Central Index of International Exchanges over 19,000 United States citizens have already studied, trained, or taught in 120 foreign countries. Grants made under the provisions of the Fulbright Act of 1946 have made many of these experiences possible. An increasing number of will ambassadors are sponsored by American communities for summer sojourns with foreign families. These are just two of the many types of programs for promoting understanding among peoples by making possible informal associations of selected representatives. I have had the good fortune to be the recipient of one of the Fulbright Grants enabling me to teach in The Netherlands during the academic year 1953-54. There was ample opportunity to compare observations with other Fulbrighters before the close of the year. On the basis of these accumulated experiences the following suggestions are offered to those who may go abroad with the building of international good will as a primary objective

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