Open World Announces Grantees for 2006 Ukraine Civic Program; First Ukrainian Participants of 2006 Arrive in U.S.
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WASHINGTON, July 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Open World Leadership Center today announced grants to 11 U.S. organizations to host approximately 250 civic leaders from Ukraine in 2006. The grants will be used to develop and manage programs for a wide range of Ukrainian leaders. This year's delegations will include community leaders, judges, journalists, election specialists, and NGO representatives. Open World delegates visit the United States for intensive professional exchange programs and cultural residencies lasting from 10 days to two weeks. The first delegation from Ukraine of 2006 arrives in the U.S. today.
Open World is a unique, nonpartisan initiative of the U.S. Congress that brings emerging leaders from Russia, Ukraine, and other participating countries to the United States to work with their counterparts and experience American civil society firsthand. Ukraine was selected for participation in Open World because of its strategic position in Eurasia and its potential to contribute to regional stability. More than 10,500 Open World participants have been hosted in more than 1,500 communities in all 50 U.S. states since the program's inception in 1999. Ukraine participants have come from each of the 27 regions of that country.See the full content of this document
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Open World Announces Grantees for 2006 Ukraine Civic Program; First Ukrainian Participants of 2006 Arrive in U.S.
The Open World Leadership Center also announced the four main hosting themes for the 2006 Ukraine civic program: accou...
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