About J. William Fulbright
James William Fulbright was an American politician, academic, and statesman who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. As of 2023, Fulbright is the longest-serving chairman in the history of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. A member of the Democratic Party, he is best known for his strong multilateralist positions on international issues, opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War, and the creation of the international fellowship program bearing his name, the Fulbright Program.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Benjamin Franklin Medal
Rhodes Scholarship
Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear
Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
honorary doctor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
honorary doctor of the University of Miami
Show 1 more awards
doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon
