CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange Names

Meghann Curtis Executive Vice President of International

Exchange Programs
PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange today
announced Meghann Curtis as its new executive vice president of International Exchange Programs.
Ms. Curtis comes to CIEE from the U.S. Department of State, where she served as deputy assistant
secretary for educational and cultural affairs, overseeing all academic programs operating across
170 countries, including the Fulbright Program, EducationUSA, and all English-language programs.
Previously, she was senior advisor on international development policy and strategy to Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton. In this position, she built on several other advisory and program management
positions at the Department of State.
In her new position, Ms. Curtis will be responsible for leading CIEEs inbound international exchange
programs, including the J-1 visa exchange visitor programs, F-1 visa high school programs, CIEEs
international operations in Tokyo and Taipei, and CIEEs participant services unit, located in
Portland, Maine. Ms. Curtis will also open CIEEs first Washington, D.C. office, where she will serve
as CIEEs primary liaison to its partners at the U.S. Department of State, with Congress, and at the
White House.
Meghanns breadth of global program management experience coupled with her passion for the work
make her well suited to support CIEEs 70-year-old mission: to build the skills, knowledge, and
competencies for participants to contribute in meaningful ways to todays biggest international
economic, social, and diplomatic challenges, said James P. Pellow, Ed.D., president and chief
executive officer of CIEE. We are delighted she will bring those skills and experiences to CIEE.
Each year, CIEEs international exchange programs help more than 30,000 international students
visit the United States and support thousands of other students who participate in programs around
the world.
Ms. Curtis has deep direct experience in global development and education beyond her tenure at the
U.S. Department of State, having held positions as a rural economic development specialist in
Malawi for the William J. Clinton Foundation and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
She was awarded a Presidential Management Fellowship for public policy leaders in federal
government, among many other awards and scholarships earned during her career. Ms. Curtis has
led scores of delegations to dozens of countries to advance public diplomacy and mutual
understanding. She also is an alumna of CIEE, having participated in an international service
program in the Czech Republic while in college.
Ms. Curtis holds a masters degree in public affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton
University and a bachelors degree from Vassar College. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her
husband and son.
About CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange
Founded in 1947, CIEE is the countrys oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural
exchange organization, serving more than 350 U.S. colleges and universities, 1,000 U.S. high

schools, and more than 35,000 international exchange students each year. CIEE operates 61 study
centers in 43 countries, sponsors international faculty training programs, teach abroad programs,
and various specialty and custom programs for secondary, post-secondary, and international
students. Visit www.ciee.org.
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