Mailing Address:
The Language Flagship
PO Box 20010
Arlington, VA 22209

Phone: 703-696-1991

For media requests or general program inquiries, please contact:

Laura Porter, Communications Strategist
The Language Flagship
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2009 Flagship Center and Partner Program Directors

AFRICAN

Howard University/University of Wisconsin

James Davis, Co-Director
African Flagship Center
Tel: 202-555-1212
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Antonia Schleicher, Co-Director
African Flagship Center
Tel: 608-265-7905
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ARABIC

Michigan State University

Mahmoud Abdalla, Co-Director
Arabic Flagship Center
Tel: 517-432-6772
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Susan Gass, Co-Director
Arabic Flagship Center
Tel: 517-353-0800
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University of Maryland

Alaa Elgibali, Co-Director
Arabic Flagship Center
Tel: 301-405-4037
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Amy Weinberg, Co-Director
Arabic Flagship Center
Tel: 301-405-4934/6748
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University of Michigan

Raji Rammuny, Director
Arabic Flagship Partner Program
Tel: 734-763-1594
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University of Oklahoma

Zach Messitte, Vice Provost for International Programs
Tel: 405-325-1396
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University of Texas, Austin

Mahmoud Al-Batal, Director
Arabic Flagship Center
Tel: 512-471-3463
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CENTRAL ASIAN TURKIC

American Councils

Dan Davidson, Director
Central Asian Turkic Overseas Center
Tel: 202 833-7522
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CHINESE

Arizona State University

Madeline Spring, Director
Chinese Flagship Partner Program
Tel: 480-965-1110
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Brigham Young University

Dana Bourgerie, Director
Chinese Flagship Center
Tel: 801-422-4952
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Indiana University

Jennifer Liu, Director
Chinese Flagship Partner Program
Tel: 812-855-5180
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Ohio State University

Galal Walker, Director
Chinese Flagship Center
Tel: 614-292-4243
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San Francisco State University

Charles Egan, Director
Chinese Flagship Partner Program
Tel: 415-338-7797
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University of Mississippi

Michael Metcalf, Director
Chinese Flagship Center
Tel: 662-915-1500
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University of Oregon

Carl Falsgraf, Director
Chinese Flagship Center
Tel: 541-346-5715
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University of Rhode Island

John Grandin, Director
Chinese Flagship Partner Program
Tel: 401-874-4700
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Western Kentucky University

Amy Eckhardt, Director
Chinese Flagship Pilot Program
Tel: 270-745-2081
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HINDI – URDU

University of Texas, Austin

Herman van Olphen, Director
Hindi-Urdu Flagship Center
Tel: 512-475-6037
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Rupert Snell, Associate Director
Hindi-Urdu Flagship Center
Tel: 512-471-7955
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KOREAN

University of Hawaii

Ho-Min Sohn, Director
Korean Flagship Center
Tel: 808-956-8469
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Graham Crookes, SLS Advisor
Korean Flagship Center
Tel: 808-956-2792
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PERSIAN

University of Maryland

Ali Abasi, Co-Director
Persian-Farsi Flagship Center
Tel: 301-405-3315
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Amy Weinberg, Co-Director
Persian Flagship Center
Tel: 301-405-4934/6748
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RUSSIAN

American Councils/Bryn Mawr College

Dan Davidson, Director
Russian Flagship Center
Tel: 202 833-7522
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Sharon Bain, Associate Director
Russian Flagship Center
Tel: 610-526-5186
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Portland State University

Sandra Freels, Director
Russian Flagship Partner Program
Tel: 503-725-3539
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University of California, Los Angeles

Olga Kagen, Director
Russian Flagship Center
Tel: 310-825-2947
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University of Wisconsin, Madison

Karen Evans-Romaine, Director
Russian Flagship Center
Tel: 608-262-1575
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2009 Flagship Collaborative Innovation Contacts

ARABIC

Content-Based Materials for Heritage Learners

Susan Gass, Director
Michigan State University
Tel: 517-353-0800
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Arabic TestingConsensus Initiative

Mahmoud Al-Batal, Co-Director
University of Texas, Austin
Tel: 512-471-3463
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Elvira Swender, Co-Director
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Tel: 914-963-8830
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Arabic Without Walls: Advanced to Superior

Mahmoud Al-Batal, Co-Director
University of Texas, Austin
Tel: 512-471-3463
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Robert Blake, Co-Director
University of California, Davis
Tel: 530-219-8427
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CHINESE

MyChina:A Second Life Initiative

Carl Falsgraf, Directo
University of Oregon
Tel: 541-346-5715
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HINDI – URDU

Languages for Health and Medicine

Herman van Olphen, Director
University of Texas, Austin
Tel: 512-475-6037
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RUSSIAN

Russian Flagship Assessment Initiative

Dan Davidson, Director
American Councils Russian Flagship Assessment Initiative
Tel: 202 833-7522
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Ken Peterson, Technical Specialist
American Councils Russian Flagship Assessment Initiative
Tel: 202 833-7522
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Russian Digital Reference Project

Dan Davidson, Co-Director
American Councils Russian Flagship Assessment Initiative
Tel: 202 833-7522
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Doug Cooper, Co-Director
CRCL - Center for Research in Computational Linguistics
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