Archive for September, 2010

Things have been quiet on here…

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

…But only because we’ve been out and about! …or “oot & aboot” as our locally engaged staff would say…  What were we doing?  WELL, we were:

  • - Welcoming the incoming Fulbrighters and celebrating Fulbright Canada’s 20th Anniversary.  Thursday night’s gala, as you may have read in the Ambassador’s Blog, was an incredible event!  
  • - Engaging with Alumni at events.
  • - Attending Eid dinners hosted by contacts.
  • - Programming this week’s IIP speaker program.
  • - AND attending the annual Public Affairs Conference.

There were of course other things, but it the past few weeks have been such a whirlwind that this is all we can remember.

Not to fret – new posts are on the way!!  In fact, we’ve been out with May and Kamilah of The Hijabi Monologues this week, so info on that is coming right up!  Stay tuned….

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September 15th is Democracy Day

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

“In democracies, respecting rights isn’t a choice leaders make day-by-day, it is the reason they govern.” — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton

The International Day of Democracy is meant both to celebrate democracy and to serve as a reminder that the need to promote and protect democracy is as urgent now as ever. 

The choice of 15 September for the International Day of Democracy corresponds to the adoption in September 1997 by the IPU of a Universal Declaration on Democracy. That Declaration affirms the principles of democracy, the elements and exercise of democratic government, and the global scope of democracy.

Celebrate Democracy Day 2010 with some reading:

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Upcoming Webchats Focus on Interfaith and Educational Exchanges in the U.S.

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

CO.NX is an online State Department program that brings you live multimedia events with experts on a variety of topics.  Their goal is to connect with people around the world in order to gain a mutual understanding on a range of important issues.  

Be sure to check out two new webcasts from the Team:

Muslim Life in America is a live webchat happening next Wednesday, September 15th at 6:30am EDT.  Chat with American Imam Ghayth Nur Kashifabout about Muslim life and the celebration of Ramadan in the U.S.
Imam Kashif is resident Imam for Masjidush-Shura in Washington, D.C. He was a founding member of the American Muslim Council and director of Congressional Affairs. Sign up to participate at: https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/interfaith
Visit that same site to submit your questions in advance.

The second webchat is for those of you interested in educational exchanges. Erica Lutes, Educational Adviser at the Fulbright Commission in Brussels, Belgium, will discuss Studying Abroad in the United States. The “Studying Abroad” webchat will take place at 4:00am EDT on Tuesday, September 21st. Visit https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/information to sign up.

By the way – if you’re not an early riser, transcripts of both webcasts will be available HERE at the CO.NX website.

(CO.NX  = Connects… get it? …I just did.)

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