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Monica
Frassoni |
The Honorable
Monica Frassoni
Member, European Parliament
German Marshall Fund Fellow
October 27-November 1, 2002
Public Address:
"Europolitics and the Environment"
Location: Furman University, Hartness Pavilion
October 29, 2002 at 8 pm
Born in Veracruz,
Mexico, Monica Frassoni was raised in Italy and now represents Belgium
in the European Parliament. Ms. Frassoni is Co-President of the
Green/ALE (European Free Alliance) Party for Europe, the fourth
largest and fastest growing of European Parliament political parties.
A member of Parliament since 1999 she has become one of Europe's
most articulate spokespersons for human rights and the environment.
Though still
in her 30's, Monica Frassoni has long been active in Italian and
European politics. Since her graduation from the University of Florence
with degrees in Political Science she has held a seriew of increasingly
important political leadership positions beginning with the European
Federalist Movement and including general Secretary of the European
Organization of Young Federalists, the President of the European
Coordinating Bureau of Youth NGOs, and Advisor to the Greens/EFA
Group, where she championed the cause of European citizenship and
the fundamental rights of citizens.
Since election
to Parliament, M. Frassoni has become a member of the Constitutional
Affairs Committee, the EU-South American Relations Committee and
of the Mercosur Interparliamentary Delegation as well as Co-President
of the Green/EFA Party.
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FELLOWS
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Jim Micali
Dr.
James Guth
Mayor
Deedee Corradini
HEAD-OF-GOVERNMENT
IN RESIDENCE
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Cimoszewicz, 2007
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IN RESIDENCE
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H. Barash, 2005
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Kunin, 2009
Thomas
Boyatt, 2009
Marshall
Goldman, 2008
Eibhlin
Byrne, 2008
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Beattie, 2008
Marjorie
Margolies, 2007
Ken
Menkhaus, 2007
William
Wilkins, 2006
Richard
Norton, 2006
Peter
Parussini, 2005
Andrés
F. Irlando, 2004
Anthony H. Barash,
2004
Dr.
George Folsom,
2004
Ambassador
James Lilley, 2004
Dr.
Merle Black, 2004
Hon.
Stevenson McIlvaine, 2003
Hon.
Mutahi Kagwe, 2003
Mr.
David Shipler, 2003
Mr.
John Simpkins,
2002
Hon.
Monica Frassoni, 2002
Sen.
Gaylord Nelson, 2001
Hon.
Max Heller, 2001
Hon.
Derek Shearer and Hon. Ruth Goldway,
2000
Hon.
Robert Rubin, 1999
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