The Albanian Fulbright Alumni Association (AFAA) supports and promotes the Fulbright Program of international educational and cultural exchange. AFAA aims to strengthen academic, professional, and human contacts among Albanian and US institutions and individuals;to contribute to individual development, solidarity among members, and public prestige and understanding of the Fulbright, Humphrey, and Ron Brown Programs; to create a forum for sharing ideas and experiences in diverse fields, thus playing a significant role in programs and projects which would contribute to national democratic development. The AFAA members have had the opportunity, through their scholarships, to study in some of the most eminent educational bodies in the USA and are committed to the benefits of mutual exchange and communication between nations, groups and individuals. Membership is open to all Fulbright Scholars. " The Fulbright Program aims to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, a little more compassion into world affairs, and thereby to increase the chance that nations will learn to live at last in peace and friendship. " J. William Fulbright