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Tuesday, 20 July 2010 |
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| Charles Kolb and Alfred Mockett |
Members of Congress had a special briefing on the importance of developing language skills among a rising generation. As a co-sponsor of the event, the Committee for Economic Development’s Trustee Alfred Mockett, CEO of Management Systems, and CED President Charles Kolb participated with other industry leaders in business, national security, education, and members of Congress to share their perspectives.
Business leader Alfred Mockett noted that "business may be global but markets are multi-local." That is, business markets are scattered geographically and have different demands. But by being multi-local--many localized business centers operating in synch--global corporations understands on-the-ground sensitivities of local markets. "And that [type of cross-border understanding and cooperation] need to start in K-12." Alfred Mockett is CEO of American Managements Systems, a multinational tech corporation with annual sales of nearly $1 billion. Read more...
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Thursday, 01 November 2007 |
76 CED Trustees and colleagues support effort to close language gap
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CED continues to push for improved foreign language education in the United States. An influential group of 76 leaders from business and higher education have officially endorsed the recommendations (below) of the 2006 CED statement, Education for Global Leadership: The Importance of International Studies and Foreign Language Education for U. S. Economic and National Security. The report warns that the U.S. will become less competitive in the global economy because of declining quality foreign language education at the college and high school levesl. Additionally, the American public's deficiency in foreign languages and cultures is hampering efforts to counter terrorist threats. In the words of the CED statement, "in order to confront the twenty-first century challenges to our economy and national security, our education system must be strengthened to increase the foreign language skills and cultural awareness of our students. America's continued role as a global leader will depend on our students' abilities to interact with the world community both inside and outside our borders."
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Tuesday, 16 May 2006 |
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| (Lto r): Farhad Kazemi, Charles Kolb, Barbara Chow, John Brademas and Tracy Wolstencroft. |
CED partnered with the John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress to host a May 16, 2006 luncheon discussion on the importance of international education. Speakers, including CED President Charles Kolb, highlighted CED's new policy statement, Education for Global Leadership: The Importance of International Studies and Foreign Language Education for U.S. Economic and National Security.
The forum, which took place at New York University, featured a keynote address from Tracy Wolstencroft, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. The panel discussion included remarks from Barbara Chow, Vice President, Education and Children's Programs, National Geographic Society; Dr. Farhad Kazemi, Director, Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies and Professor of Middle Eastern Government and Politics, New York University; and John Brademas, President Emeritus, New York University and Co-Chair of CED's Subcommittee on International Education and Foreign Language Studies.
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Thursday, 09 February 2006 |
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| Senator Norm Coleman |
On February 9, 2006, CED released a new report - Education for Global Leadership: The Importance of International Studies and Foreign Language Education for U.S. Economic and National Security - focused on improving foreign language education and international studies for U.S. students.
The report was released at a Washington, D.C. luncheon forum that featured speeches by Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota, Senator Paul Sarbanes of Maryland, and Congressman Rush Holt of New Jersey. The Honorable John Brademas, President Emeritus, New York University; Alfred T. Mockett, Chairman & CEO, Corinthian Capital; and CED President Charles E.M. Kolb presented the findings and recommendations of the CED report.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2006 |
Michael Petro, CED Vice President and Director of Business and Government Policy testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Hearing, "Lost in Translation: A Review of the Federal Government's Efforts to Develop a Foreign Language Strategy." Petro delivered CED's policy stance on foreign languages, Education for Global Leadership: The Importance of International Studies and Foreign Language Education for U.S. Economic and National Security.
Senator Voinovich opened the hearing by stating, "I am deeply concerned that Americans are lagging behind much of the world in critical foreign languages, cultural awareness, and geographic knowledge. This lag can negatively impact our nation in very real ways, such as losing valuable business opportunities overseas, faulty intelligence from failing to promptly translate critical documents, or of misunderstandings in diplomatic communications."
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