December 2005
Issue
23
In This
Issue:
* The European Union - the US, a New Partnership?
* Local Government Reform Discussed with Ukrainian Chiefs
* American Democracy in 21st Century
* Meet the Director
* Partnership for Democracy
* Article Alert
The European Union - the US, a New Partnership?
On December 2-3, 2005, the Krakow Institute of Strategic Studies, Friedrich Naumann Stiftung and the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow organized an international conference on "The European Union - the US, a New Partnership?"
The conference program included a digital video conference with representatives of the U.S. Department of State: Karen B. Stewart, Director in the Office of Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus Affairs; Janet Garvey, Director in the Office of North Central European Affairs; and Damian Leader, Deputy Director in the Office of Russian Affairs.
Speakers at the conference included Professor Steven Rosefielde, a Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina with a Ph.D. from Harvard; Kenneth Fairfax, the U.S. Consul General in Krakow; and Kenneth Hillas, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw.
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Local Government Reform Discussed with Ukrainian Chiefs
On December 9, 2005 the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow is organizing a session with 20 chiefs of Eastern Ukrainian regions. Local government reform will be the topic of discussion.
American Democracy in 21st Century
On December 9-11, 2005, the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora at the Jagiellonian University, with the support of the U.S. Consulate General, is organizing a conference on "American Democracy in 21st Century." In six panels the participants will discuss:
- the political institutions of the American democracy
- the American society
- freedom as an element of democracy
- cultural aspects of the American democracy
- directions of the development of democracy in the United States and
- the impact of American democracy on social and political changes in Poland.
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On December 15, 2005, the U.S. Consulate General is organizing (by invitation only) showing of a documentary entitled "Christo and Jean-Claude" followed by a digital video conference with the director Albert Maysles. This will be the second in a series focusing on recently released American documentaries and feature conversations with either the director or others involved in their making.
Albert Maysles along with his late brother David has been one the U.S. premiere documentary film makers through such films as "Gimme Shelter" and "Grey Gardens". This event will give film studies and contemporary art students a unique opportunity to ask him about his work in particular his long-term interest and documentation of the creations of world renowned avant-guard artists Christo and Jean-Claude.
Albert Maysles
On December 15-16, 2005, the Partnership for Democracy program, supported by a grant from the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow, will organize another in a series of workshops for Ukrainian journalists. This time the meeting will focus on Polish educational reform.
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International Information Programs at the Department of State has launched its newest electronic journal - "College and University Education in the United States."
From the many types of institutions to the virtually unlimited array of programs and majors, the universities and colleges in the United States reflect the diversity, tolerance, and pursuit of excellence that characterize the best of the country as a whole. Through this journal, prospective international students and educational advisors can learn about the American system of higher education and academic and student life at U.S. colleges and universities.
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