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Muskie Orientation Held at Gallaudet University's Kellogg Conference Center August 11, 2006 The US Department of State and IREX welcomed 144 Muskie Fellows to the United States at a two-day orientation program on August 7-10, 2006 at Gallaudet University's Kellogg Conference Center in Washington, DC.	Muskie Fellow Assists with World Affairs Council Conferences July 18, 2006 Yevgeniy Soltanov performed his community service at the World Affairs Council of Greater Hampton Roads on their Great Decisions project, which is recognized as the largest grass roots input on foreign policy in the world.
IREX Hosts Chinese Higher Education Delegation July 5, 2006 IREX hosted a delegation of Chinese university administrators and Ministry of Education officials for a presentation on the US higher education system.	Armenian Fellow Invited to Participate Discussion on the Importance of Philanthropy June 26, 2006 On June 26, 2006, Grigori Nazaryan, an Armenian economics fellow at Old Dominion University, participated in town-hall style conversation at the New York Public Library about the importance of philanthropy.
Head of the Civil Service of Ukraine meets with Ukrainian Muskie Fellows in Washington June 15, 2006 Muskie Program participants from Ukraine met with a delegation of Ukrainian officials visiting Washington as part of the US-Ukraine Foundation’s Project to Assist Ukraine’s Civil Service Reform.	IREX Awarded Grant for a New Professional Development Program for International Educators June 7, 2006 IREX has been awarded a grant by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US Department of State to administer the new International Educators Program (IEP).
Economics Fellow from Russia Helps Promote Cultural Understanding May 30, 2006 Behruz Himo, an economics fellow from Russia studying at Western Illinois University (WIU), participated in the Center for International Studies’ Conversational Partners Program for international students.	Belorussian MBA Fellow Recognized for Outstanding Academic Achievement May 15, 2006 Vladimir Kandratski, a Belorussian MBA fellow at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) was recognized for his outstanding academic achievement in the Management, Marketing, and General Business Department at WTAMU.
Azeri Finance Fellow at the University of Utah Attends the 6th US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) April 28, 2006 On April 27th Saida Mammadova, an Azeri fellow in the MS Finance program at the University of Utah, attended the 6th US-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce (USACC) Business and Investment Conference.	Regional Conference on Elementary Education celebrates UNESCO's "Education for All Week" in the Caucasus April 16, 2006 UNESCO's "Education for All Week", April 24-30, offers the opportunity for IREX to host a regional conference in Yerevan, Armenia, on April 22-23, as part of IREX's Elementary-Level Teacher Training in Armenia (ELT) program, sponsored by the US Department of State.