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APEC
2004
Santiago, Chile
November 14-20, 2004
Over 100 students
and educators participated in the 2004 “Voices of the Future
for APEC” meeting in Santiago, Chile. Representatives from
Furman University included Amer Ahmad ’06, Dan Ennis ’06,
Monica Handa ’07, Mike Overby ’05, Chris Schoen ’07,
Jordan Teague ’05 and Cindy Youssef ’07 (political science
and economics majors). They were accompanied by Dr. Cleve Fraser,
professor of Political Science and Dr. Ken Peterson, professor of
Economics.
Furman students
had the opportunity to meet students from nine of the twenty-one
APEC member economies, and were responsible for documenting and
producing video interviews with high-level APEC CEO Members and
ABAC (APEC Business Advisory Council) officials. Former Secretary
of State Colin Powell, Chilean Secretary of State Ignacio Walker,
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger
Noriega, and the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Richard
Lugar were among those interviewed.
The entire
group, comprised of students from each of the twenty-one member
economies, was also given the opportunity to participate in a joint
press conference with Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker and
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, both of whom provided the
students with insight into the similarities and differences between
the U.S. and Chilean governments.
Additionally,
as members of the Voices program, Furman students were given the
chance to meet and interact with people from other parts of the
world, serving as “citizen diplomats.” The only college-age
group from the United States, they answered questions from other
nations regarding U.S. foreign policy, shared their views of the
situation in Iraq, and expressed their vision for a better world.
According to Cindy Youssef, “our experience in Chile taught
us that the world is constantly changing and evolving. The lasting
friendships, the engaging discussions and the experience of being
a college student in a foreign land have transformed our expectations
of diversity and convinced us of its necessity in our schools, our
work environments, and in our communities.”
To view an
article that appeared in The Furman Magazine written by
Mike Overby, click
here;
The Furman Magazine written by John Roberts, click
here; and The Greenville News, click
here
For
photos, click
here.
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