Open World Leadership Center Announces Expansion of Programs to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Tajikistan

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: March 1, 2007 | Copyright information

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Contact: George Felcyn of The PBN Company, +1-202-466-6210, george.felcyn@pbnco.com, for Open World

WASHINGTON, March 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Open World Leadership Center today announced a Congressionally approved expansion of its Open World program to Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Tajikistan that will bring some 125 political and civic leaders from those countries to the United States this year. The Open World delegations will be based on a number of specific themes, including Accountable Governance, Rule of Law, Education and Social Services. Once ...

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