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IC NEWSLETTER -
WINTER 2009
22
US Ambassador Michele J. Sison,
presented IC president John Johnson, in
March, a USAID check for $351,613 to be
used for this year’s scholarship fund.
The contribution is part of the USAID
scholarship program to help more
children
and
adolescents
attend
American style schools and universities.
The grant is earmarked for scholarships
and other development projects at IC.
Theceremonywas followedwithaspeech
by the Ambassador who addressed a full
auditorium of high school students on
the topic of diplomacy, and how one
can go about to choose the diplomatic
service as a profession. She talked about
the difference between being a career
diplomat and being a political appointee,
and described the many ways one can
get into the foreign service. A lively
and interesting Q & A session followed,
concluding with a group picture.
IC receives
grant from USAID
Ambassador Sison and
President John Johnson