Determination Pursuant to the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act Related to the Provision of Military Assistance in Support of a Southern Sudan Security Sector Transformation Program (SST), 2326 [E7-630]

Download as PDF 2326 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 11 / Thursday, January 18, 2007 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5674] Determination Pursuant to the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act Related to the Provision of Military Assistance in Support of a Southern Sudan Security Sector Transformation Program (SST) Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including Section 8(d) of the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 109–344) and the Presidential Delegation of Authority in E.O. 13412, I hereby: —Determine that the provision of non-lethal military equipment and related defense services (hereafter ‘‘assistance’’) to the Government of Southern Sudan for the purpose of constituting a professional military force is in the national security interests of the United States; and —Authorize, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2008, the provision of any such items 15 days after notification of this determination. This determine covers the provision of all such non-lethal assistance, including vehicles and communications equipment; power generation; facilities construction/renovation; training and technical assistance; recommendations for force structure, training, equipment, infrastructure and resource management; military advisers; and the provision of other non-lethal defense articles and related defense services in support of military reform in Sothern Sudan, including support to the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, appropriate for the aforementioned purpose. You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register. Dated: January 2, 2007. Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State, Department of State. [FR Doc. E7–630 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–26–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5673] pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant Proposals: Turkish Student Teacher Internship Project Announcement Type: New Cooperative Agreement. Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ A/S/X–07–02. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 00.000. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:52 Jan 17, 2007 Jkt 211001 Key Dates: Application Deadline: March 21, 2007. Executive Summary: The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for the Turkish Student Teacher Internship Project. U.S. public and private universities meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to administer an eight-week professional development program for graduate students of education from Turkey beginning in January 2008. The focus of the program is to familiarize participants with U.S. student-centered teaching methods and the use of technology in the classroom. The exchange experience should also give Turkish participants an in-depth experience of American life and culture and contribute to mutual understanding between Turkey and the United States. The program should include both a theoretical component, provided through professional development seminars in an academic setting, and a practical component, provided through practice teaching experience under the guidance of experienced mentor teachers in local school districts. Interested organizations should indicate strong contacts with local U.S. school districts in order to provide the practical student-teaching component, as well as a demonstrated ability to conduct a substantive academic program. Host schools for internships may be public, private, magnet or charter schools, and should exemplify best practices. I. 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PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Purpose The Turkish Student Teacher Internship Project will bring forty graduate student teachers of education from Bilkent University and other universities in Turkey to the U.S. to learn about student-centered teaching and technology in the classroom. Approximately twenty-six participants will be enrolled in a two-year Master’s in Teacher Education program, a Teaching English as a Foreign Language program, or other innovative degree programs which train high school level teachers of other subjects to use studentcentered teaching methods. Most of the students will have completed one year of M.A.-level academic work before beginning the program in the U.S. The English-speaking student teachers will be selected by the Commission for Educational Exchange between the U.S.A. and Turkey (Fulbright Commission) in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Turkey. At least twelve of the participants will come from universities other than Bilkent University. Some of these other students may be upper-level undergraduate students with strong English language skills, subject field knowledge, and a background in education. The group will demonstrate diversity in terms of their home regions in Turkey, gender, and socio-economic background, and will prepare to teach in the subject fields of English as a Foreign Language, Turkish language and literature, mathematics, history, and biology. Following their program, the students will return to their home institutions for additional graduate study before starting careers as high school teachers in Turkey. This program is designed to assist young Turkish educators who will prepare students to live in an increasingly interdependent world, and to provide these educators with an indepth exchange experience in the United States. It is intended that this experience will provide a basis for continuing contact with American counterparts in order to promote mutual understanding between the two countries. Guidelines The eight-week program should provide participants with thorough exposure to student-centered teaching approaches and the use of technology in American schools and a substantive cultural/educational exchange experience in the United States. The cooperating institution will, in collaboration with representatives of the Fulbright Commission, U.S. Embassy, E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 5674]


Determination Pursuant to the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act 
Related to the Provision of Military Assistance in Support of a 
Southern Sudan Security Sector Transformation Program (SST)

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the laws of the United 
States, including Section 8(d) of the Darfur Peace and Accountability 
Act (Pub. L. 109-344) and the Presidential Delegation of Authority in 
E.O. 13412, I hereby:

--Determine that the provision of non-lethal military equipment and 
related defense services (hereafter ``assistance'') to the 
Government of Southern Sudan for the purpose of constituting a 
professional military force is in the national security interests of 
the United States; and

--Authorize, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for Fiscal 
Years 2007 and 2008, the provision of any such items 15 days after 
notification of this determination.

    This determine covers the provision of all such non-lethal 
assistance, including vehicles and communications equipment; power 
generation; facilities construction/renovation; training and technical 
assistance; recommendations for force structure, training, equipment, 
infrastructure and resource management; military advisers; and the 
provision of other non-lethal defense articles and related defense 
services in support of military reform in Sothern Sudan, including 
support to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement, appropriate for the 
aforementioned purpose.
    You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination 
to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

    Dated: January 2, 2007.
Condoleezza Rice,
Secretary of State, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-630 Filed 1-17-07; 8:45 am]
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