The Board
The binational Fulbright Commission consists of five German and five US members appointed by the honorary chairpersons, the incumbent German foreign ministers and the incumbent US ambassadors to Germany.
The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in Washington, D.C., establishes the guidelines for international Fulbright exchanges. Its members are appointed by the President of the United States.
The German-American Fulbright Program is administered by Fulbright Germany in Berlin. The US partner of the German-American Fulbright Commission is the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs in the US Department of State.
The honorary chairpersons
Alan Meltzer
U.S. Ambassador to Germany
The Embassy of the United States of America
I.E. Annalena Baerbock
Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany
Foreign Office
Robert J. Greenan
Chair of the Fulbright Board
Minister-Counselor for Public Affairs
Embassy of the United States of America
Anke Reiffenstuel
Co-Chair of the Fulbright Board
Commissioner for External Science, Education and Research Policy
Dr. Lisette Andreae
Head of Unit 413 "European Higher Education Area, Internationalization"
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
State Secretary Susanne Bowen
Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs
Nathan J. Cooper
Deputy Counselor for Public Engagement
Embassy of the United States of America
Cherrie Daniels
Counselor for Public Engagement
Embassy of the United States of America
Wagaye Johannes
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Officer
Dr. Birgit Klüsener
Director of the Scholarship Department
German Academic Exchange Service
Dr. Karen Kramer
Director
Stanford University Program in Berlin
N.N.
German Rectors' Conference
Proxy / Representative
Stephan Keuck
International Affairs Division
Head of Unit North America, United Kingdom, Nordic Countries
Coordinator HRK-Audit "Internationalization of Higher Education Institutions
Marco Lins
Deputy Head of Unit 604 - Universities, Science and Research
