Since the Soweto student uprising in 1976, interest in the education of blacks in South Africa has grown appreciably within the United States. Of particular interest is the Reagan administration's high profile on this issue. Both Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Chester Crocker and Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Lawrence Eagleburger have stated that the upgrading of black education in South Africa is of priority to U.S. foreign policy.' The first step toward implementing this policy objective was taken by sending an official delegation from the Agency for International Development (AID) to South Africa in November 1981 to test reactions to the administration's plan for a multimillion-dollar educational aid program aimed at blacks within South Africa.2 Simultaneously, Crocker was playing a major role in the organization of a closed conference at the Center for Strategic and International Affairs at Georgetown University on the topic "Furthering Higher Education of Black South Africans: How Can the United States Best Help?"3 Subsequently, Eagleburger unveiled a package of educational initiatives that included: