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Fulbright in Yugoslavia 1964‒1992 (Summary)
Tvrtko Jakovina
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U.S. Senator William Fulbiright visited in Tito’s Yugoslavia from November 7 to 15, 1964. The visit began with the signing of an agreement on the exchange of scholars and students from the two countries, the first and only Fulbright agreement between a socialist country and the United States. During his stay in Yugoslavia, the American politician met with the most influential political officials in Belgrade, Zagreb and Ljubljana and he also met with Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito at Brdo. As stated by the Yugoslav ambassador in Washington, DC, Veljko Mićunović, Yugoslav-American rapprochement bolstered Yugoslavia’s position toward the Eastern Bloc and all countries that were unable to establish relations with the United States on their own. Fulbright’s arrival in Yugoslavia came at a dynamic, interesting time, in the midst of reforms that had begun after the Second Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, while Zagreb had been hit by a major flood. The article describes the previous agreements and scientific cooperation between Yugoslavia and the United States, the reasons that led to the ultimate establishment of the Fulbright program and the Fulbright Commission’s activities in Yugoslavia. The reports and analyses of the Yugoslav secret service were used to reconstruct the profile of the first Fulbright scholars and candidates and reveal the intentions and wishes of the Americans and how the host country was more interested in sending scholars and students from the technological and natural sciences, while the American side preferred to send social scientists as well as writers, historians, etc. The Yugoslav secret service’s evaluation of certain republic-level scientific elites is also presented.
Ključne riječi
Fulbright Program, student exchanges USA-Yugoslavia, Fulbright Scholars from Yugoslavia; Josip Broz Tito; William Fulbright
Hrčak ID:
316297
URI
Datum izdavanja:
20.4.2024.
Posjeta: 75 *