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Article: The League in action globally: the Russians came!(League of Women Voters)
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- National Voter
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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The League's long tradition of hosting international visitors continued when the LWV was selected, through a competitive proposal process, to host a group of Russian visitors for the Open World Leadership Center's 2005 Russia Civic Hosting Program. The Open World, the administering agency, is a unique nonpartisan U.S. Congressional initiative located in the Library of Congress. Through this State Department program, Russian leaders are introduced to U.S. democracy and experience everyday American life. This was the League's first experience with this program, which has brought more than 7,000 Russian leaders to the U.S. since 1999, and it was a huge success!
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