BY JENNIFER WEAVER - jeweaver@thespectrum.comCEDAR CITY – Southern Utah University President Michael T. Benson Sunday said the evening held a “great deal of excitement and interest” before Senegal President Abdoulaye Wade was bestowed an honorary doctorate in public service at a special ceremony before an estimated 700 people.The degree was given in the Great Hall inside [...]
Norbert Mao, currently Chairman of the Gulu District local government in Northern Uganda was honored at a recent luncheon hosted by the World Trade Center Utah at the Salt Lake Chamber, as an invited guest of Rusty Butler, Associate VP for International at UVU. Mao intends to run for the presidency of Uganda in 2011 [...]
Ms. Assiya Kobzhassarova, Project Manager, Association of Protection of Astana Entrepreneurs’ Rights and Ms. Olga Sviridenko, Director, Foundation for Informational Support for Society Development (Kazakhstan) visited Salt Lake City September 8-14, 2010 as guests of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program, administered locally by the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy. The program [...]
Richard Olson, U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, provided an excellent overview of progress and agendas to business leaders, educators, and trade experts as a guest of the University of Utah’s Middle East Center. Ambassador Olson and his daughter Anna were hosted by the World Trade Center Utah and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development at a luncheon event at the Salt Lake Chamber. The ambassador is a lifetime Foreign Service Officer, having served with distinction in Africa, the Middle East, and Central America, including a stint acting as the diplomatic liaison officer in Saudi Arabia for General Schwarzkopf during the first Gulf War. [...]
Ms. Sachie Tanaka, Assistant Manager, Tourism and Convention Bureau, Kobe City Government (Japan), visited Salt Lake City August 8-11, 2010 as a guest of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program, administered locally by the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy. Ms. Tanaka is a highly regarded local city official responsible for Kobe’s international [...]
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