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Subject: Information Session Posting for Alfa Fellowship Program
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008
From: "Greta Daniels" <gdaniels@cdsintl.org>

Dear Mr. Johnson,

I am writing to you to inform you of an upcoming information session for the Alfa Fellowship Program in Washington, DC and request that the information pertaining to this session be posted in your list in the upcoming weeks.

As you may know, the Alfa Fellowship Program is a high-level professional development exchange program placing 10 qualified American citizens per year in work assignments at leading organizations in Russia in the fields of business, economics, journalism, law, and public policy. Key goals of the Alfa Fellowship Program are expanding networks of American and Russian professionals, developing greater intercultural understanding, and advancing US/Russian relations.

The program includes language training, seminar programs, and extended professional experience. Fellows receive travel, free housing, monthly stipends, and insurance. Russian language proficiency is preferred though not required at the time of application.

The information pertaining to the information session on August 19th is listed below for your convenience.

Location:
The Small Business Administration
409 Third St, SW
Washington, DC 20416

Date:
August 19, 2008

Time:
12:30 pm

Please RSVP for this event by August 18, 2008 to: alfa@cdsintl.org. Please feel free to bring your own lunch. Refreshments will be served.

For additional information on the Alfa Fellowship Program, please visit our website at: www.cdsintl.org/fromusa/alfa.htm.

Greta Daniels
Assistant Program Officer
Alfa Fellowship Program
CDS International, Inc.
871 United Nations Plaza
15th Floor
New York, NY 10017
212-497-3528
gdaniels@cdsintl.org

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