J. William Fulbright

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J. William Fulbright was a prominent American senator and foreign policy leader best known for founding the Fulbright Program to promote international educational and cultural exchange.

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J. William Fulbright canonical 7
James William Fulbright 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States senator
foreign policy leader
human
politician
awardReceived Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Presidential Medal of Freedom
birthName J. William Fulbright self-linksurface differs
surface form: James William Fulbright
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-04-09
dateOfDeath 1995-02-09
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
surface form: United States Congressional Biographical Directory
educatedAt George Washington University Law School
Pembroke College, Oxford NERFINISHED
University of Arkansas
endTime 1975-01-03
familyName Fulbright
fieldOfWork education policy
foreign policy
international relations
founded Fulbright Program
givenName James
hasHonorificPrefix Senator
knownFor advocacy of multilateralism
opposition to the Vietnam War
promotion of international educational and cultural exchange
languageSpoken English
legislativeAction sponsored legislation creating the Fulbright Program
memberOf Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
surface form: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
notableWork Fulbright Program
occupation lawyer
university president
partOf Fulbright–Hays Act
placeOfBirth Sumner, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
U.S. Representative
surface form: United States representative

United States senator
president of the University of Arkansas
religion Baptist
represents Arkansas
residence Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Williams Fulbright
startTime 1945-01-03
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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Fulbright Program foundedBy J. William Fulbright
Fulbright Program namedAfter J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright Association namedAfter J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright birthName J. William Fulbright self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: James William Fulbright
Fulbright Specialist Program namedAfter J. William Fulbright
UA hasNotableAlumni J. William Fulbright
subject surface form: University of Arkansas