US ANNOUNCES THE H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP

Nouakchoutt- March 19( NEXT GEN PRESS) The United States Embassy is pleased to invite qualified candidates to participate in the annual competition for The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State.

The Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that brings accomplished mid-level professionals to the United States for a year of academic and professional work in a non-degree program that involves a combination of academic study and professional development. Fellows are nominated by embassies (through public affairs sections) or Fulbright commissions based on demonstrated potential for leadership and commitment to public service. The current competition is for the Humphrey Fellowships 2009-2010. The program arranged for Humphrey Fellows extends from August or early September 2009 to June 2010.

Humphrey Fellowships are granted competitively to both public and private sector candidates working in the following fields:

-- Communications/Journalism;
-- Natural Resources and Environmental Management;
-- Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration;
-- Economic Development;
-- Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics;
-- Finance and Banking;
-- Human Resource Management/Personnel;
-- Law and Human Rights;
-- Urban and Regional Planning;
-- Public Health Policy and Management;
-- Technology Policy and Management;
-- Education including educational Planning, educational administration, curriculum development
-- HIV/AIDS and prevention;
-- Teaching of English as a foreign language;
-- Public Health Policy and Management; and
-- Drug Abuse Education, Prevention and Treatment.

Candidate must have the following profile:

- Be a permanent legal resident of Mauritania;
- Have a university degree awarded after at least four years of full-time study;
- Have at least five years of professional experience;
- Have demonstrated leadership qualities;
- Have a commitment to public service;
- Have the potential for advancement in his or her field; and
- Be proficient in both written and spoken English.

Interested candidates are encouraged to use the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program on-line application system. Application should be submitted no later than May 29, 2008. This system allows you to submit your application information to the U.S. Embassy Nouakchott over the internet. Below you will find instructions for using the system.

1) Go to website: http://client.wbai.com/hhh
2) Create a user name by taking the first letter of your first name and your last (family) name.
Example: Juan Sinmiedo could enter: jsinmiedo.

Your user name must be at least 8 characters in length and no more than 16. If your last name is shorter than 7 characters, you can spell out your entire first name. Example: Perry Como could enter: perrycomo
3) Please create password that you will remember. Your password should be at least 8 characters long but less than 16.Important: Please remember that your password is case-sensitive.

In Mid-June, candidates selected by the American Embassy Nouakchott will be interviewed. After the interviews those candidates selected to continue in the competition will be required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (the TOEFL test) in Nouakchott. Finalists will be required to complete additional application materials, which must be returned to the American Embassy before 5:00 p.m. on September 25, 2008.

Finalists from Nouakchott chosen by the American Embassy Nouakchott then compete against applicants from other countries, and the winners will be announced in early 2008.

If you have questions, the American Embassy in Nouakchott will host information sessions every Tuesday from 16:00 am to 17:30.