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John Kerry

tblue37

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1. My daughter won a Fullbright Fellowship in 2005. She was in med school at the time, so

Reply to karynnj (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2017, 01:09 PM

Jan 2017

she took a 1-year leave of absence to do research and take a master's degree in Ireland in international health and public policy, after which she returned to complete med school.

It was hearing about Kerry's daughter winning a Fullbright Fellowship that led her to apply for one.

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John Kerry flying to Vietnam today,for an event at the new American Fullbright University there [View all] karynnj Jan 2017 OP

My daughter won a Fullbright Fellowship in 2005. She was in med school at the time, so tblue37 Jan 2017 #1

Congratulations on having a daughter who has to be both brilliant and caring karynnj Jan 2017 #2

Yes, she is. I am very proud of her. BTW, she has a second master's from a US university, tblue37 Jan 2017 #3

Wow! nt karynnj Jan 2017 #4

Here is an article explaining part of why Kerry is visiting karynnj Jan 2017 #5

Kerry has arrived in Hanoi - here is a nice Washington Post article karynnj Jan 2017 #6