2008-09 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows

Ms. Sihem Ben Adbelmelek, Tunsia
Senior Chemical Engineer and Laboratory Manager, Societe Tunisienne de Lubrifiants
Environmental and sustainability issues, water and air control, hazardous material management

Mr. Lech Marcinkowski, Poland
Deputy Director, Audit and Supervision Department, Office of the Prime Minister
Government administration supervision and assessment, performance and regularity auditing, public policy evaluation

Mr. Jean de Dieu Rakotondramihamina, Madagascar
Judge; Director of Evaluation and Ethics in the Public Service, Ministry of Civil Service
Civil servants performance evaluation, promoting ethics in civil service, handling cases of misconduct

Mr. Kyung Yeol Koo, South Korea
Auditor and Deputy Director of Personnel and Innovation Division, Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea
Policy analysis and evaluation, performance auditing

Ms. Dyuti Baral, Nepal
Human Resources and Organizational Development Manager, ActionAid Nepal
Human resource management and strategic policy analysis, institutional development, training and capacity

Ms. Carol Mumba, Zambia
Human Resources Manager, Catholic Relief Services
Strategic management, organization development, policy analysis and formulation, change management, training and development

Mr. Claude Calist M'Bayia, Côte d'Ivoire
Associate Director, Smart Technologies
E-governance solutions, information and communication technology in public resource management, technology policy and management

Mr. Petros Mandlenkosi Dlamini, Kingdom of Swaziland
Senior Manager, Installations and Maintenance, Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
Technology policy and management, information and communication technology policy and development, transforming telecommunications regulatory policy, cyber policy/law

Mr. Fazel Rabi Haqbeen, Afghanistan
Senior Program Officer, The Asia Foundation
Public policy analysis, public management, legislative relations, local governance, civil society, community development, program management

Ms. Leda Shiyakova, Bulgaria
Chief of Tendering and Contracting, Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), Ministry of Economy and Energy
Public administration, communications and public relations

Mrs. Claudine Zongo, Burkina Faso
Executive Assistant, Human Resources Management, United Nations Development Program/Programme d'Appui au Monde Associatif and Communautaire de Lutte Contre le VIH/SIDA
International human resources management, performance and diversity management, coaching and leadership development, human resources management information systems

Mr. Hovhannes Mikoyan, Armenia
Senior Specialist, Division of Investments, Reforms and External Relations, State Committee of Water Systems, Ministry of Territorial Administration
Infrastructure project management, public/private partnerhships

Ms. Svetlana Malkarova, Russia
Deputy Managing Director of International Business Development, YA-Corporation Communication Group
Interaction between government and interest groups, political analysis and consultancy, government and public relations

Dr. Yuriy Yurchenko, Ukraine
Associate Professor, Odessa State Environmental University; Director, Institute of Noosphere
Nongovernmental organization development, education and science integration, environmental conservation

Find out more about the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program or download our brochure (3.1 MB PDF) of the 2008-09 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows.

Humphrey Program Celebrates 20 Years

On May 30, 2008, the Evans School of Public Affairs celebrated 20 years of hosting the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program at the University of Washington, one of only 15 universities in the nation chosen to participate in the program.

More than 200 people attended the event, including current and former fellows and the many university and regional community members who have been instrumental in the program’s success.

Over the last 20 years, the University of Washington has opened its doors to more than 240 fellows from nearly 100 different nations, Evans School Dean and Professor Sandra O. Archibald said in her opening remarks at the ceremony.

“For our school and university, the fellows offer invaluable international perspectives on public policy and issues that cross national boundaries,” Archibald said before announcing the Evans School recently received funding to continue the program for another five years.

The celebration featured keynote speeches by:

• Jendayi E. Frazer, assistant secretary of the Bureau of African Affairs for the U.S. Department of State
• Lalanath de Silva, a former Evans School Humphrey Fellow (1990) and current director of The Access Initiative and the Partnership for Principle 10 at the World Resources Institute
• Arnel Jose S. Banas, a 2007-2008 Evans School Humphrey Fellow from the Philippines

Speeches were also given by Evans School Hubert H. Humphrey program coordinator Alix Furness and faculty coordinator Sanjeev Khagram.

The Humphrey Fellowship program is administered by the Institute of International Education and primarily supported by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs.

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