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TitleKeeping America Safe and Competitive: National Language Policy Roundtable Meets in Washington
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Senior policy-makers and other officials gathered this week to discuss solutions to the chronic deficit in the language capability and cultural understanding necessary for America to communicate effectively with friends and adversaries around the world.

The National Language Policy Roundtable, organized by The Language Flagship Group, is addressing issues underlying critical political, social, and economic problems facing the nation and the new administration.

The Language Flagship Group’s mission is to advance a national movement toward the more effective learning of foreign languages in the United States. The Flagship Group complements the highly successful federally funded Language Flagship initiative by building a broader base of independent funding and activities across education and business communities. The Language Flagship has partnered with more than 20 colleges, universities, and other cohorts radically changing how languages are taught in the U.S.

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