NEWS & UPDATES
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President Biden Nominates 2004 Marshall Scholar Michael Sulmeyer, for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy at the Department of Defense
The White House announced that President Biden has nominated Michael Sulmeyer, a Marshall Scholar from the class of 2004, as United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy at the Department of Defense.
Association of Marshall Scholars announces distinguished advisory group, UK Friends of Marshall
The Association of Marshall Scholars (AMS) announced the formation of the UK Friends of Marshall - an esteemed group of senior leaders and former government officials in the United Kingdom who are committed to the Marshall Scholarship and who serve as trusted advisors to AMS Executive Director, Dr. Nell Breyer, and the AMS Board of Directors.
British Government announces winners of 2024 Marshall Scholarships – Largest class in 70-year history
“Nearly 70 years after the first group of American students journeyed across the Atlantic, the Marshall Scholarship program remains an integral part of the UK-US relationship,” said Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US.
Poll Finds Overwhelming American Support for Assistance to Israel and Ukraine by NATO member countries like the US and the UK
2023 AMS and Emerson College Poll Finds Overwhelming American Support for NATO Assistance to Israel and Ukraine
2010 Marshall Scholar Gabe Amo wins Special Election to represent Rhode Island’s First Congressional District
Gabe Amo, a Marshall Scholar from the Class of 2010, won the special election to represent Rhode Island's First District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
President Biden Nominates 1980 Marshall Scholar Kurt Campbell for Deputy Secretary of State
President Biden nominated Kurt Campbell, a Marshall Scholar from the class of 1980 and a former member of the Association of Marshall Scholars’ Advisory Board, for the role of United States Deputy Secretary of State, the second-highest diplomatic office within the United States Department of State.
Prime Minister Announces Increase in Marshall Scholarships and Future Funding
The number of Marshall scholarships will increase by 25%, to 50 places a year.
British Government announces 40 winners of 2023 Marshall Scholarships as program prepares to celebrate 70th anniversary
The 40 winners of the 2023 Marshall Scholarships has been unveiled today by the British Government. The recipients, considered among the most accomplished undergraduate university students and recent graduates in the United States, were chosen following an intense selection process. The 2023 class will begin graduate studies at universities across the United Kingdom next year, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the scholarship.
AMS Statement on the Passing of Her Majesty
The Association of Marshall Scholars is saddened by the loss of Her Majesty The Queen.
AS A NEW PRIME MINISTER IS SELECTED, POLL FINDS 80% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE US-UK LEADERSHIP IN NATO IS IMPORTANT TO GLOBAL SECURITY
A new Emerson College poll commissioned by the Association of Marshall Scholars finds that eighty percent of US residents view American and British leadership in NATO as “very” or “somewhat important” to global security. Eighty-seven percent of Democrats and eighty-six percent of Republicans consider the US and British leadership “very” or “somewhat important” on global security.
From the Wall Street Journal: The 11-Minute Harvard Speech That Rebuilt Postwar Europe
It’s been 75 years since George Marshall outlined a bold plan to counter Soviet influence by revitalizing a foreign foe
Association of Marshall Scholars & American College of Trial Lawyers co-host Forum on the Rule of Law
A delegation from the UK’s Supreme and High Courts met American Justices, judges, and lawyers at the Supreme Court of the United States
British Government announces 41 winners of 2022 Marshall Scholarships
Announcing the 2022 Marshall Scholars
Poll: SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF AMERICANS BELIEVE US-UK RELATIONSHIP IS MORE IMPORTANT TODAY THAN IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO
The importance of the US “Special Relationship” with the UK remains reinforced through public opinion, with 52% of respondents identifying it as the most valuable ally and strategic partner of the US.
