WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Hina) - Within different programmes sponsored by the U.S Administration during last year, 676 Croatians stayed in the United States and 255 U.S. citizens were in Croatia, read an annual report drawn up by the U.S.
Administration on state programmes for the international exchange. Various programmes of the U.S. Defence Department covered the highest number of people. A total of 172 Croatian officers stayed in the United States for some period in 1998 to attend the further training organised by the Pentagon. Nine Croatians enrolled in the U.S. military academies last year. In addition, 210 Americans were in Croatia because of military contracts or within educational programmes and programmes of the European Centre for Security Studies. In the Unites States 131 Croatian citizens paid visit for the same goal. The second biggest programme was organised by the U.S. Agency for
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Hina) - Within different programmes sponsored
by the U.S Administration during last year, 676 Croatians stayed in
the United States and 255 U.S. citizens were in Croatia, read an
annual report drawn up by the U.S. Administration on state
programmes for the international exchange.
Various programmes of the U.S. Defence Department covered the
highest number of people.
A total of 172 Croatian officers stayed in the United States for
some period in 1998 to attend the further training organised by the
Pentagon. Nine Croatians enrolled in the U.S. military academies
last year. In addition, 210 Americans were in Croatia because of
military contracts or within educational programmes and programmes
of the European Centre for Security Studies. In the Unites States
131 Croatian citizens paid visit for the same goal.
The second biggest programme was organised by the U.S. Agency for
the International Development (USAID). In 1998, twenty (20)
Croatians got acquainted with the progress of democracy, civil
rights and freedoms, five people were covered by the USAID
programmes for the economic development, and 95 travelled to the
United States to be notified of programmes for humanitarian aid.
The U.S. Information Agency (USIA) helped 94 Croatian citizens to
be on a study tour in the United States last year, and 19 Americans
visited Croatia through its programmes.
The U.S. Department of Justice invited 40 Croatians to visit
America, but just one Croatian artist was a guest of the U.S
Administration in 1998. What is surprising is that out of all
programmes of the international exchanges offered by the U.S
Congress only one was used. An expert from Croatia visited the
Congress Library in 1998.
Little was done in the field of international exchange organised by
the State Department. Last year just four employees with the Bureau
of Intelligence and Research toured Croatia.
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