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State Department Funds Montana-Asia Economic Development Project Through Mansfield Center

Montana economic leaders recently welcomed 10 economic empowerment professionals from Southeast Asia who are participating in the U.S. Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program. The Professional Fellows Program brings emerging leaders from around the world to the U.S. for intensive fellowships designed to broaden their professional expertise.

The program is arranged by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at The University of Montana, which will host the Fellows from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam until May 12.

Montana organizations hosting Southeast Asian participants during April include businesses, government and nongovernment organizations, including John Balsam Associates, the Montana Department of Agriculture and the Mission Mountain Food Enterprise Center. The Fellows arrived April 5.

Full Story: http://news.umt.edu/2013/04/041813mans.aspx

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