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1 CIRcular - Spring 2011 In This Issue Engaging our community in world affairs Coming Up 1. CIR Says Goodbye to Peter Sebastian 2. Remembrance of Peter Sebastian 3. NCIV Annual Meeting 4. Nicaraguan Journalists Visit Santa Fe 5. Ukranian Visit to Santa Fe 6. Iranian Odyssey 7. IVLP Conference Charts a New Way Forward; Folk Art Market Spring 2011 All events at The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, unless otherwise noted CIR International Lecture Series • “Terrorism Ten Years Later – Countering Terrorism: Strategy and Tactics”, Ambassador Henry Crumpton, April 16, 3:00 PM • “Terrorist Groups and Terrorist Threats: A Muslim World Perspective”, Emile Nakhleh, May 7, 3:00 PM, location TBD CIR Special Events • “Hidden Reasons Behind the Turbulence in Egypt”, Dr. Jim Joy, April 5, 5:00 PM, St. John’s Methodist Church, dinner follows • “Genius of Islam” author Bryn Barnard discusses contributions in science, art, and philosophy with a perspective on the evolution of Europe. April 29, 5:30 PM Santa Fe Prep • “Iran Study Group–Engagement, Coercion and Iran’s Nuclear Challenge” May 26, 5:30 PM World Affairs Discussion • “Puppets of Death,” Morgan Smith will describe his travels in Mexico to learn about the drug war that has caused such tragedy, May 11, 11:30 AM, SF Hilton CIR lost a treasured friend, supporter, and colleague with the death of Pe- ter Sebastian in March, 2011. A diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service for many years, Peter’s most recent posting, before retirement to Santa Fe, was as Ambassador to Tunisia. Other posts included Morocco, France, Ethopia and Central Africa. Peter and his lovely wife Harvel moved to Santa Fe after traveling the world together. He was elected to the Board of Directors of CIR in 2007, where he served until his resignation due to ill health in January 2011. Pe- ter’s contribution to CIR, as a member and as a board member, was enor- mous. His generosity to other members and to his board colleagues, was unfailing and genuine. After quietly listening to many a lively discussion in board meetings, Peter would invariably weigh in with a calm, considered opinion that summed up the situation perfectly. As recently as January, in declining health, Peter and Harvel hosted the CIR board members to a tea to discuss their experiences in Tunisia and to look at current events there. As one board member said “I will always remember him expounding bril- liantly on Tunisia from the easy chair [in his living room].” Peter was the perfect gentleman and consummate diplomat. He remarked on the reality of his recent health situation, saying that he planned to go out with his “panache blanc”. That white plume chosen by Cyrano de Bergerac to symbolize all things admirable was indeed well worn by Peter Sebastian. CIR Says Goodbye to Peter Sebastian Peter and Harvel Sebastian with international visitors from Africa in 2009. Photo by Brigitte Philipp
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In This IssueEngaging our community in world affairs
Coming Up
1. CIRSaysGoodbyetoPeterSebastian
2. Remembranceof PeterSebastian3. NCIVAnnualMeeting4. NicaraguanJournalistsVisitSantaFe5. UkranianVisittoSantaFe6. IranianOdyssey7. IVLPConferenceChartsaNew
WayForward;FolkArtMarket
Spring 2011
AlleventsatTheForum,SantaFeUniversityofArtandDesign,unlessotherwisenoted
CIR International Lecture Series• “TerrorismTenYearsLater–
CounteringTerrorism:StrategyandTactics”,AmbassadorHenryCrumpton,April16,3:00PM
• “TerroristGroupsandTerroristThreats:AMuslimWorldPerspective”,EmileNakhleh,May7,3:00PM,locationTBD
CIR Special Events • “HiddenReasonsBehindthe
TurbulenceinEgypt”,Dr.JimJoy,April5,5:00PM,St.John’sMethodistChurch,dinnerfollows
• “Geniusof Islam”authorBrynBarnarddiscussescontributionsinscience,art,andphilosophywithaperspectiveontheevolutionof Europe.April29,5:30PMSantaFePrep
• “IranStudyGroup–Engagement,CoercionandIran’sNuclearChallenge”May26,5:30PM
World Affairs Discussion• “Puppetsof Death,”Morgan
SmithwilldescribehistravelsinMexicotolearnaboutthedrugwarthathascausedsuchtragedy,May11,11:30AM,SFHilton
CIRlostatreasuredfriend,supporter,andcolleaguewiththedeathofPe-terSebastianinMarch,2011.AdiplomatwiththeU.S.ForeignServiceformanyyears,Peter’smostrecentposting,beforeretirementtoSantaFe,wasasAmbassadortoTunisia.OtherpostsincludedMorocco,France,EthopiaandCentralAfrica.
PeterandhislovelywifeHarvelmovedtoSantaFeaftertravelingtheworldtogether.HewaselectedtotheBoardofDirectorsofCIRin2007,whereheserveduntilhisresignationduetoillhealthinJanuary2011.Pe-ter’scontributiontoCIR,asamemberandasaboardmember,wasenor-mous.Hisgenerositytoothermembersandtohisboardcolleagues,wasunfailingandgenuine.Afterquietlylisteningtomanyalivelydiscussioninboardmeetings,Peterwouldinvariablyweighinwithacalm,consideredopinionthatsummedupthesituationperfectly.AsrecentlyasJanuary,indeclininghealth,PeterandHarvelhostedtheCIRboardmemberstoateatodiscusstheirexperiencesinTunisiaandtolookatcurrenteventsthere.Asoneboardmembersaid“Iwillalwaysrememberhimexpoundingbril-liantlyonTunisiafromtheeasychair[inhislivingroom].”
Peterwastheperfectgentlemanandconsummatediplomat.Heremarkedontherealityofhisrecenthealthsituation,sayingthatheplannedtogooutwithhis“panacheblanc”.ThatwhiteplumechosenbyCyranodeBergeractosymbolizeallthingsadmirablewasindeedwellwornbyPeterSebastian.
CIR Says Goodbye to Peter SebastianPeter and Harvel Sebastian with international visitors from Africa in 2009. Photo by Brigitte Philipp
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by Jeff Case, PhD.CIR Student/Faculty Chair
Editor’s note: Dr. Case wrote this remem-brance of Ambassador Peter Sebastian before Peter’s death on March 22, 2011.
TheCIRFallSummitbrought58enthusias-ticstudentsfromsevenareaSantaFehigh
schoolsandcollegestoMonteDelSolhighschool.inOctober2010.Likelastyear’sSummit,weusedastatedepartmentstylebriefingde-liveredbyJohnDobson,whohadjustreturnedfromaWorldAffairsCouncilstudytriponTaiwan.
Asinpreviousseminars,formerAmbassadorPeterSebastianonceagaininspiredthestudents.WeuseatechniquecalledTheClosingtoendtheeducationalprogram.TheClosingispartsummation,partrecountingoffactualstatements,partspeculation,andpartinter-pretationusinghistory,economics,andgeography.Themainingredi-entwearelookingforisinspiration.WeaskedAmbassadorSebastiantostirthestudents’imaginations,challengethemintellectually,andgivethemsomethingtosavorfortherestoftheyear.Justasinlastyear’sclosing,theambassadorwasuptothetask.Infact,hewasmagnificent.Forafull30minutes,Peterwasabletoweavethever-nacularofyoungpeoplewhouseYouTube,Facebook,andTwitterwiththeknowledgeofaveteranForeignServiceofficertopresenttothestudentsaperspectivethatisnotfoundintextbooksbutcomesfromreal-lifeexperience.
Thestudentsgavetheambassa-dortheirfullattentionandIcould
Peter Sebastian Inspired Students and Spoke Their LanguageseefromtheirexpressionsthattheimagesthatPeterwasusingwereconnecting.Hewouldconstructanimageusingthreeorfourelementsandthensay,“nowclicktheimageandmakeitlarger,andtellmewhatyousee”.ForthesestudentsitisaspeciallearningexperiencewhenyouhaveaformerAmbassadorasyourtutorexplaininginawaythatisunderstandabletothemthecomplexityoftheseinternationalis-sues.Manystudents,includingAlexWirthfromSantaFePrep,wereverycomplimentarytowardtheselearningexperiences.TheysaidthattheCIRFallSummitwasveryworthwhileandTheClosingfromAmbassadorSebastianwasspecial.
AmbassadorSebastianandhislovelywifeHarvelfirstworkedwithCIRstudentprogramsthreeyearsagointheCIRSummerSeminaronIran.PeterandHarveltooktwosummerscholars,whoareadvancedstudentsfromtheMid-EastStud-iesProgramatSantaFeCommu-nityCollege,undertheirtutelage.Theyweregraciousinopeninguptheirhomeandtheirlives.Thedin-nerconversationgaveafoundationwhichservesbothofthemintheircurrentgraduatestudies,oneatMiddleburyCollegeandtheotheratUCLA.Bothstudentsremarkedthatworkingwiththeambassadorwasalife-changingexperience.
PeterandHarvelhavealsopro-videdyetanotherexcellentlearn-ingexperiencecalled“AnAfter-noonwithanAmbassador”.Inthisprogram,heandhiswifeHarvelinvitedteachersandstudentsintotheirhomeforalateafternooncon-versation,minglingblackteaandtreatyobligationswithchocolate
cakeandboundarynegotiations.Thisremarkablehusband/wifeteamsharedcurrenteventsaroundtheworldandpersonallifechal-lengeswhenlivingoverseas.WearefortunatetohaveCIRmemberslikePeterandHarvelwhohavetheabilitytoputstudentsateaseinacomfortablesettingandgivethemapersonalizedlearningexperience.Ittakesaspecialattitudeanddedi-cationtoopenyourhomeandtonurturetheseyoungpeople.Thestudentscandetectwhoistrulyin-terestedintheirwelfare,andwhentheyseeitisgenuine,theyrespond-edwithanenthusiasmequaltothatwhichtheSebastiansgavetothem.
EnriqueOtero,ateacherfromtheWaldorfSchool,gavethisthankyou:“ThestudentsandIwereveryhappyandwelearnedalot.Theambassadorandhiswifecouldn’thavebeenmoregraciousandgener-ous.Itwaswonderful.ThankstoCIRfororchestratingtheSum-mitandtheprivatefollowupwithahostofsuchcaliber.”
A Personal Rembrance of a Treasured Friend and Colleague
Ambassador Peter Sebastian in 2007
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NCIV Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
National Meeting an Exchange of Ideas
TheNationalCouncilforInternationalVisitors(NCIV)helditsannualmeetingFeb.16-19attheJWMarriottHotelinWash-ington,DC.NCIVmemberorganizationsfromacrosstheU.S.andcitizendiplomatsfromaroundtheworldcelebratedNCIV’s
50thanniversaryandthe70thanniversaryoftheInternationalVisitorLeadershipProgram(IVLP).AdelegationoffourattendedfromtheSantaFeCIR:EllenLampert,CIRExecutiveDirectorPattiPoitras,SusanSuss,andIVLPDirectorHerbThomas.
TheattendeesheardfromAnnStock,AssistantSecretaryofStateforEducationalandCulturalAffairs,whosaid,“Citizendiplomacycomesinmanyforms;itknowsnoage,nolanguage,noraceandsocialstatus.”SecretaryofStateHillaryRodhamClintonjoinedNCIVmembersatan
eveningreceptioncelebratingtheir50-yearpartnershipwiththeBureauofEducationalandCulturalAffairs.OutstandingNCIVvolunteerswerehonoredwithspecialawards.TheIVLPAlumniLuncheonhonoredpar-ticipantsintheIVLPGoldStarsTourprogramandfeaturedremarksbyOmowaleOgunrindeofNigeriaandJiriPayneoftheCzechRepublic.Theconferencefeaturedmanyinterestingsessionswithanexchangeof
ideasonbestpracticesconcerningleadershipskillsincitizendiplomacy.
Photos, clockwise from top left: Ambassador John Beale of Barbados, Ambassador Audrey P. Marks of Jamaica, and Patti Poitras, Executive Director of the Santa Fe CIR during the Luncheon with the Ambassadors. Diana Li, winner of the NCIV English Language Officer/ interpreter of the year award, and Herb Thomas, chair of the Santa Fe CIR IVLP program at the conference. Omowale Ogunrinde of Nigeria, executive director and CEO of the Foundation for Skills Development, a training center for unemployed adults, youth, and the physically chal-lenged, spoke at the IVLP Gold Stars Tour event. Dr. Jiri Payne, icon of the democracy move-ment in the Czech Republic, also spoke during the IVLP Gold Stars presentation.Photos courtesy of Stan Miller (top left) and Diana Li.
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Home hospitality
InaFebruarySantaFesnow-storm,JoandIwelcomedsixbright,young,andinquisitivejournalistsfordinner,accom-
paniedbytwointerpreters.
Followingchampagnepunch,awalkthroughofourversionofan1840sNewMexicanranchhouse,andatourofJo’spaintings,wesatbythefireandtradedquestions.
Lucia,thenewsdirectorwhomInamedthe“interviewer”,askedwhatIdidforaliving.WhenIaskedwhythatwasimportant,shesaidthatshecouldbetterunderstandmyviewsifsheknewwhereIwascomingfrom.
AnulfoaskedwhatexperienceIhadthatIwishedIcouldhavechanged.IrespondedthatduringmytimewiththeCIRboardduringthelate‘90stherewasnosuchthingas“sides”.TheIraqiwarchangedallthatandtheboardbecamequitepolarized.ThisIregrettedanditseemedourguestsunderstood.
The“interviewer”askedaboutmypolitics.IrepliedthatmostofnorthernNewMexicovotedDem-ocraticandSantaFeanswerequiteliberal.SortofHollywoodEast.TheychuckledwhenIadmittedtobeingconservativeandabitlonely.
AnulfotalkedaboutNicaragua’srevolutionbackinthe‘80sandtheeventualelectoralvictoryoftheSandanistas.HewascriticalthatOrtegahadn’tfollowedthroughonhiscampaignpromises.Isuggestedthatcampaignpromiseswereonething,butthatittakesthemiddlegroundtogetthingsdone.Thege-nialFiladelfopokedfunatAnulfoandchangedthesubject.
Nicaraguan Journalists Visit Santa FeStory and photo by Peter Sherwood
Sergiowasthecameramanforthegroup.Hisbigcamerawasflashingherethereandeverywhere.ThenthedinnerbellrangandwehadabriefprayerwishingfornewideasforourNicaraguangueststoassisttheircareersaswellasthetransferofthoughtstoassistAmericatobeabetterneighbor.Nextcametheringofwineglassestomanybien-venudosysaludosfollowedbyJo’scandlelightdinner.
Robertomusthavebeentheold-est;perhapsinhislate30s.HewassittingnexttomewhenImentionedthathewasthemosttraveledofthegroup.Hetriedtodenyit,butIpointedoutthathehadbeentosixU.S.cities.HiseyeslitupashetoldofayoungNicaraguansoldierwhodesertedandfledtotheU.S.ThedeserterhadheardofRoberto,whowastheeditorofanewspaper.HeeventuallycontactedRobertoandaskedtobeinterviewed.ThiswasrightupRoberto’salleysoheflewtoMiamifollowedbyseveralcitiesinatypeofundergroundroutineuntiltheycouldlinkup.Robertofelthisfollow-onnewspaperarticlewasthehighlightofhiscareer.
AnulfogotsomechuckleswhenherecountedtheexperiencetheyhadthepreviousdayatStarbucks.TheyhadmetanolderwomanwhospokeSpanishandhadopinionsoneverythingfrompoliticstotheweather.Whattheyenjoyedmostwasthatthisencounterremind-edthemoffamilylifebackhome.ThiswasthefirstsuchfeelingtheyhadhadsincetravelingtoseverallargeAmericancities.BasedonthissingleexperiencetheybegantofeelathomeinSantaFeforthefirsttimeontheirtriptotheU.S.ThatwasuntilthiseveningwiththewarmfireandJo’sdinner.
ThebeautifulYunaisiwasfairlyquietduringthevisit.ThefewtimesthatshedidspeakshowedherEnglishwasthebestofthegroup.AswegotupfromthedinnertableIkiddedherinafatherlywaysug-gestingsheshouldn’tbesoshywithherfineEnglish.
Bythistimethecoffeeandap-plepiehaddisappeared,thefirehadgonedown,anditwastimetosaygoodbye.TheirEnglishandourmiserableSpanishweregoodenoughtoinitiatemanyapartinghug.
Journalists from Nicaragua visit the home of Peter and Jo Sherwood for a candlelight dinner.
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Ukrainian Champions of Cultural Heritage Preservation and Regional Economic Development Visit Santa Feby Bogdan Banu and Carol Robertson Lopez
ThedelegationofUkrai-nianmuseummanagers,administratorsofcultur-alheritagepreservation
programs,andgrassrootsleadersofNGOsthatchampionhistoricpreservationgainedadeepinsighttotherolesocietyandthebusinesscommunityplayinimplementingprogramsofnationalheritagepres-ervationandeconomicandsocialdevelopment.Mostimportantly,thevisitorslearnedabouttheextensiveinvolvementofprivatecitizensinidentifyingandpromotingsitesthatseeknationallandmarkdesignations.
Sunday, November 21ThevisittoSantaFebeganwitha
drivingtourshortlyaftercheckingintothehotel.Ms.CarolRobertsonLopez,CityCouncilorandLeadProgrammerfortheSantaFeCIR,ledthetour,whichincludedavisittothecityhistoricplazaandtheartgallerydistrict.Ms.RobertsonLopezandherassociatesMr.NikitaLu-kichevandMr.JeffCasedidanex-cellentjobofintroducingSantaFe,arguablythemostexcitingdestina-tionofthetrip,acitywithauniqueculturalandpoliticalhistory.
Monday, November 22Ms.RobertsonLopezwithMr.
LukichevandMr.Casedeliveredaformalprogramorientationsession,thenaccompaniedthedelegationtoanappointmentwithcityofficials:Ms.RebeccaWurzburger,MayorProTemporeandCityCouncilor,SantaFeCityCouncil;KateNoble,City’sEconomicDevelopmentPro-gram;andKeithToler,ConventionandVisitorsBureauofSantaFe.
Thediscussionfocusedonthecon-nectionbetweeneconomicdevelop-mentandculturalandhistoricpres-ervation.TheofficialsdescribedhowthecityimplementsaregionaleconomicdevelopmentplanandpreservesthehistoriccharacterofSantaFebyadministeringtheHis-toricDistrictsandArchaeologicalDistrictsordinances.DavidRasch,HistoricPreservationoftheCityofSantaFe,explainedhowthecity’sparticipationintheUNES-COCreativeCitiesprogramalsohelpsSantaFemaintainitshistoricandarchitecturalintegritythroughadaptingmodelpubliceducationstrategiesandcreatinginnovativepublicandprivatepartnerships.
Ms.BarbaraBuhlerLynes,mu-seumcurator,guidedthevisitorsonatouroftheGeorgiaO’KeeffeMu-seumandansweredquestionsaboutmuseummanagementandrevenuegeneration.
Dr.FrancesLevine,Director,Pal-aceoftheGovernorsandtheNewMexicoHistoryMuseum,discussedanewrolehistorymuseumscanplayinthelifeofcommunitiesbyofferingalternativepresentationsofthenation’sandlocalhistoriccon-texts.Sheledvisitorsonatourofthepermanentandtemporaryex-hibitionsthatspanthe500yearsofNewMexicohistory.
Tuesday, November 23Theday’sprogramincludeda
visittoOhkayOwingehPueblo.Ms.RobertsonLopezdescribedthehistoryoffederalrecognitionofNativeAmericancommunitiesintheSouthwest,theirgovernmentstructure,religiousandculturaltra-
ditions,andcarvedredclaypottery.Theissuesofeconomicdevelop-mentandculturalpreservationbythepuebloIndianswerefurtherdiscussedattheBuffaloThunderResort.Mr.TimVigil,DirectorofEconomicDevelopmentforPo-joaquePueblo,showedthevisitorsaroundthecasinogrounds,which,apartfromthegamblingbuilding,includerestaurants,hotel,spa,andsportsandrecreationareas,makingitafamilyfriendlyvacationdestina-tion.
ThelastappointmentofthedaywastotheMuseumofInternation-alFolkArt,yetanotherexampleofthestategovernmenteffortofpromotingthepreservationanddevelopmentoftraditionalcultureandcraftsincombinationwiththeeconomicdevelopmentagenda.Ms.MarshaBoll,DirectoroftheFolkArtMuseum,andMs.LauraSullivan,DirectorofDevelopmentoftheMuseum’sFolkArtMarket,bothdescribedthesignificanceoftheannualSantaFeInternationalFolkArtMarket.ThelargestfolkartmarketintheworldisheldinsummerinconjunctionwiththeSpanishMarketandtheIndianMarket.TheUNESCOsponsor-shipsupportsparticipationofin-ternationalartistsandtheartisttrainingprograms.Thevisitorsex-changedthebusinesscardswiththemuseumrepresentativesandtalkedaboutplansforconnectingUkrai-nianfolkartistswiththeFolkArtMarketorganizingcommittee.Af-terthediscussion,thevisitorsspenttimestudyingtheworld’slargestcollectionofmorethan135,000ar-tifactsoftraditionalcrafts.
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Top left: The group from Santa Fe CIR in Isfahan. Left: Spices in an Isfahan bazaar. Top: Approaching Achaemenid royal tombs at Naqsh-i-Rustam near Persepolis. Above: Zein O Din Caravanserai
Story and photos by Barbara Chatterjee
SantaFeansfeltathomeinthelowsierraofcentralIranrimmedbydovegraypeakswithsaltlakesscattered
between;alandofenchantment,populatedbycenturies-oldadobestructures.
Shopsandba-zaarswerestockedwithfoodandspices,brightclothing,everydayitems,andconsumerappliances.NowruzistheMarch21IranianNewYear,whichisatwo-weekholidayfordressinginnewclothes,visitingfamilyandfriends,andgift-giving.
Constructionisongoing,asistherepairofoldstruc-turesbyretilingthedomesofmosquesandstabiliz-ingarcheologicalruins.Wesawfactories,fueltankers,transportswithnewshinycarsandmotorcycles,andfreighthaulersferryinggoodsaroundthecountry.
Ourcuriosityaboutthepeoplewasatwo-waystreet.BecauseIranhasfewtourists,wewerecuriosities,es-peciallywhenourAmericanidentitybecameknown.SchoolchildrenpracticedtheirlimitedEnglishandsomeofusrespondedwithequallylimitedFarsi.Wephotographedeachother;afewschoolchildrensoughtautographs.Women,aswellasmen,movedfreelyandwesawthemengagedinvariouslinesofwork.Weweretoldthatsomeyoungadultslookforopportunitiesabroad,butclearlytheinternalmarketmustbesuccess-fulenoughatsomeleveltomoveallthegoodswesaw.
Somewomenworebrightcolorsandfairlyfittedout-fits.Womenofallageschosetoweartheall-coveringblackchador.Thewomeninourgroupworelong-sleevedjacketsandheadscarves;onlyonceataholyshrinedidwedonachador.Mostmenwearwesterndress,althoughexoticattiredidshowupoccasionally.
Ourguidefoundeateriesfromformalrestaurantstoteahousestotinyspotswherewecouldtastekebobs,
CIR Travel Program
Iranian Odyssey, March 1-15
eggplant,andstew.Wewereintroducedtoabgusht,alambstewslow-cookedinasingle-servingcrock(dizi).InthemountainvillageofAbyanehthechickenfesen-jan,stewedinpomegranateandwalnuts,wasmemora-ble.Salads,vegetables,andfruitarereadilyavailable.
OurvisitstohistoricalsitesbeganatPersepolis,theAchaemenidcapitalnearmodernShiraz,andPasagard,thecapitalbuiltbyCyrustheGreatwherehistombstands.OutsideKerman,theArg-eRayen(CitadelofRayen),wesawhowfortressesprovidedstabilityandprotection.NearYazdwevisitedaFireTemplewhereZoroastrianmonksmaintainanalwaysburninghearth.
AtZein-O-DinweovernightedinacaravanseraonthewaytoYazd.Caravanseraiarethousand-year-oldSilkRoadcaravanstopsthatdotthelandscapeevery20-30miles(aday’sjourneyforthecamels).ThecaravanseraatZein-O-Dinwasasmallsquarefortwithonlyoneen-trance,whichwasoncelargeenoughforcamelstoentertounloadtheirburdens.Anequallyfortifiedstableforthecamelsstandsoutside.Our“rooms”weresleepingplat-formswithcarpetingonthefloorsandwalls,enclosedbyhighdraperiesforprivacy;thebedsweredownymats,almostlikesleepingbags.AndsoitwasfortheintrepidsevenwhojourneyedonCIR’sIranianOdyssey.
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ThirtyCIRmembersinterestedintheInternationalVisitorLeadershipProgram(IVLP)metonMarch20atthehomeofZellaCox,CIRDeputyDirectorofIVLP.Programmersdiscussedwaystomeetthedemandsforcomplicatedprogramswhilemaintainingtheappealofbeingaprogrammer.
TheIVLPisdesignedtobuildmutualunderstandingbetweentheU.S.andothercountriesthroughvisitsthatreflecttheparticipants’professionalin-terestsandsupportU.S.foreignpolicygoals.Theprogramfosters“citizendi-plomacy,onehandshakeatatime.”SelectedbyAmericanembassiesabroad,InternationalVisitorscometotheU.S.tomeetprofessionalcounterpartsandtogainanappreciationofthediversityoftheU.S.
CIRvolunteerprogrammersarrangemeetings,transportation,andcul-turalexchanges.Programmersaccompaningvisitorstomeetingscitefasci-nationwithwhattheyhavelearnedabouttheirowncity.Resultingfriend-shipsoftenleadtooffersofhospitalityreciprocation.
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María Balvina Contento Ambuludi, exhibitor at the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
TheSantaFeInternationalFolkArtMarketisscheduledforJuly8-12thisyearonMuseumHill.StopbythetickettenttobuyaticketfromCIRvolunteers.Andremem-berthatkidscantraveltheworldthroughthePassportProgramattheMarket,sponsoredbySantaFeCIR.SeeyouattheMarket!
Santa Fe International Folk Art Market
Coming this summer! 2011 Gala Event Formal dinner with Iraq Ambassador Crocker,
June 16, Bishop’s LodgeCocktails, dinner, wine, and conversation
in an extraordinary setting Keep checking the CIR website for details!
Reflections on Turkish Study Tour 2010
InAugustof2010,fivelocalteacherswentonatwo-week,expense-paidstudytourtoTurkey,thankstoagrant
awardedtoSantaFeCIRbytheTurkishCulturalFoundationandadministeredbytheWorldAffairsCouncilofAmerica.Threeofthoseteacherssharetheirthoughtsafterreturningtotheirclassrooms.
Kennan GirdnerMyvisittoTurkeythissummer
wasanincrediblejourney.Iaskedmyself,”Howcanitgetanybet-terthanthis?”.Itdidthough!ThiswasthefirstofmanydayswheremymindwasindeedswimmingwithallthesightsandsoundsoflifeinTurkey.
Maria BarcelonaIstanbulisawondertobehold
intermsofnaturalandhistoricalarchitecturalbeauty.Theambianceoftheever-presentseaisenchant-ing,andthebeautyoftheoldByz-antiumcitysetsone’simaginationwhirling.Itwasallsobreathtaking-lybeautifulanddeeplyinteresting.
Scott HauensteinThetourpromotedandhighlight-
edthemanysuccessesoftheTurk-ishRepublicandleftthistravelerwiththefeelingthatthereismuchmoreaboutTurkeywedonotknowbutwewillsooncometounderstand.
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