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Fellows Celebrate Kyrgyz Republic Independence Day in New York City September 3, 2007 On August 31st, fellows celebrate Kyrgyz Republic Independence Day in New York City.	Eurasian Alumni Confront Community Development Challenges July 26, 2007 As local Eurasian NGOs and individuals expand their role in providing social services and initiating community development projects, an increasing number of young people are looking for ways to get involved. Among those at the forefront of this socially minded movement are alumni of the Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD).
International Educators Meet President Carter June 13, 2007 On May 13th, International Education Program (IEP) fellows currently studying at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia traveled to the town of Plains, where they met with President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn. While in Plains, IEP fellows had the opportunity to attend President Carter's Sunday School Class at Maranatha Baptist Church.	Muskie Commencement Retreat May 25, 2007 On May 20 – 23, over 150 Edmund S. Muskie fellows gathered for the second annual Commencement Retreat at the Rocky Gap Lodge and Resort in Cumberland, MD.
Ukrainian Conference Unites Student Journalists May 25, 2007 On April 18-20, students from throughout Ukraine gathered in Zaporizhzhya for a unique opportunity to hone their journalistic skills and network with colleagues.	Russian Muskie Fellow Skates to Victory with the Lady Eagles May 18, 2007 Maria Musatova plays with the Lady Eagles hockey team of American University in Washington, DC, and helped them win the championship for the Delaware Valley Collegiate Hockey Conference.
Egyptian Parents and Educators Coordinate to Improve School Systems May 8, 2007 In partnership with IREX, the Forum for Development and Human Rights Dialogue (FDHRD), a Cairo-based nongovernmental organization, has administered a series of training workshops aimed at supporting and improving the effective participation of parents and educators in the decision-making process of their local schools.	Georgian Member of Parliament Continues Health-Care Reform Program April 4, 2007 Levan Metreveli (Muskie ’05), a Georgian Member of Parliament, completed his Master’s of Public Health at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Having now returned to his home country, he continues to serve as a parliamentarian and is actively engaged in the development of a health-financing model with the Ministry of Health.
Eighteen Arab Media Managers to be selected for a six-week fellowship in the United States March 26, 2007 Arab media managers and supervisors will have a unique opportunity this fall to enhance their leadership skills and find innovative solutions to the challenges they face in media management through a comprehensive six-week fellowship that will include intense training at the prestigious Northwestern University Media Management Center in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois and on-site placements at US media outlets across the country.	Ukrainian Fellow Chairs Conference Session on Human Trafficking March 19, 2007 In March, 2007, Svitlana Batsyukova, a 2005 Ukrainian Muskie Fellow attended the ACJS (Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences) Meeting in Seattle, where she chaired a session called "Dealing in Humans."