December 1, 2006

Touring Asia, U.S. Delegation Promotes American Higher Education

By PAUL MOONEY and DAVID MCNEILL

A delegation of senior U.S. government and higher-education officials has wrapped up a seven-day Asia trip intended to deliver the message that the United States still welcomes foreign students to its colleges and universities.

In what Margaret Spellings, the U.S. secretary of education, said was the first time a cabinet member has conducted such a mission, she traveled to Japan, South Korea, and China in November, accompanied by an assistant secretary of state, Dina Habib Powell, and

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