William Gleason is Chair of Advanced Polish & Ukrainian Area Studies and Coordinator of Eurasian Area Studies at the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Gleason is a long-time Russia and Eastern Europe expert who oversaw a key training program for American diplomats preparing to serve in the region. Dr. Gleason served as Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center and as director of the Fulbright Program for Ukraine in 1998 – 2000. He lectured at numerous universities including the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He is the author of numerous books and publications on history, culture, and interactions in Russia and Ukraine. His article “Ukrainian Higher Education in Transition: Perspective and Policy Implications,” was published in the Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization in the Summer of 2001.