On May 20, the Romanian-U.S. Fulbright Commission and EducationUSA had the pleasure of hosting the American Studies student conference titled „Considering America: Spaces, Cultures, and Representations”. The conference was organized by the American Studies program at the University of Bucharest and brought together undergraduate as well as graduate students presenting papers on topics pertaining to American culture, from popular culture to film studies and trauma studies. The conference began with opening remarks graciously offered by Ronald E. Hawkins, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy, Associate Professor Octavian Roske, Head of the English Department, University of Bucharest, and Dr. Rodica Mihaila, Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission and founder of the American Studies program at the University of Bucharest. Mr. Hawkins was also the keynote speaker of the conference, delivering an engaging address titled “Telling America’s Story”, followed by a Q&A session which prompted a diverse range of questions. The conference then continued with presentations scheduled in three panels and ended with the concluding remarks made by Associate Professor Roxana Oltean, coordinator of the American Studies program. The full program of the conference can be found here.