C - OALITION FOR I NTERNATIONAL E DUCATION

The economic well-being and national security of the United States depends substantially on its citizens’ ability to communicate and compete by knowing the languages and cultures of other countries. [...] High-level international and foreign language expertise are of vital importance to our defense, intelligence, and diplomatic communities in order to cope with expanding and escalating threats in multiple world regions, such as the wars in the Middle East, Russia/Ukraine, and Africa, as well as challenges in the Asian Pacific region. [...] One example is the 2023 Center for Strategic and International Studies report on strengthening the Centers for Disease Control’s global mission by emphasizing the need for its staff to undergo training in world language and cultural skills to build Contact: Miriam A. [...] HEA-Title VI and and Fulbright-Hays are the nation’s foundational programs for building and strengthening an interdisciplinary infrastructure in international and foreign language studies and research, especially in the less-commonly taught languages and world areas that hold strategic interest for the U. [...] The time for action is now to strengthen these programs and secure the future of our nation in an increasingly complex global environment.