<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Our Visa Specialist, Shonna  Montoya, has been asked by the <span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">U.S. Department of State to provide several examples of some success stories that occurred during the reporting period (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015). </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">If you are a J1 Visa holder at NCAR, please take a moment to write a paragraph about your contributions to NCAR and how your visit or employment at NCAR has helped you professionally AND personally.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#45818e"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">&quot;The Department of State is not only interested in how J1 visitors improve our organization, but also, how their visits improve their lives, their understanding of U.S. culture, and how the exchange component that the J program is supposed to provide to both the U.S. and the countries where our visitors come from, is working out. Anything you can provide would be greatly appreciated! The information is needed no later than </span><span class="aBn" tabindex="0" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span class="aQJ">July 24th</span></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">. &quot;</span></font><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">You may send these directly to Shonna Montoya at <a href="mailto:smontoya@ucar.edu">smontoya@ucar.edu</a> and copy me if you choose.  </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">Presumably these testimonials will help NCAR and other visitors  seeking J1 visas in the future, so your help is greatly appreciated.  Shonna needs these this week, so if you could take a moment today or tomorrow that would be super.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">Thanks!</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">Paula</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8000001907349px">p.s. This applies to ASP and non ASP visitors/postdocs.  I just wanted to get the word out to as many people as possible.</span></div></div>