ADVISORY/Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to Speak at NAFSA 56th Annual Conference in Baltimore.News Editors/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Wednesday (May 26) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Laureate Education Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) is an education services holding company, based in Baltimore, Maryland, which owns a number of for-profit colleges and online universities, including Walden University and other college brands worldwide. , Inc. Sponsors Keynote Speech keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work , Presents Its International University Network, Study Abroad Programs During Annual Gathering of International Educators
WHAT: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright will
deliver a keynote address on the essential role of
education in promoting global understanding and peace, to
some 5,000 participants attending the annual conference of
NAFSA: Association of International Educators. NAFSA is
the world's largest association dedicated to international
education and exchange, and its conference is the largest
and most important gathering of administrators, policy
experts and leaders in the field. Following her address,
Secretary Albright will answer questions from the audience
and will remain to sign copies of her autobiography, Madam
Secretary: A Memoir.
WHERE: Baltimore Convention Center (Grand Ballroom), One West
Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD
WHEN: Wednesday, May 26, 2004, 11 AM - 12:15 PM
ABOUT MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Madeleine Korbel Albright, who served as the 64th Secretary of State of the United States SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, government. The principal officer in the Department of State. (q.v.) He shall perform such duties as shall be enjoined on or entrusted to him by the president, agreeably to the constitution, relative to the correspondences, commissions or , was the first woman Secretary of State and was the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. Prior to her term as Secretary, she served as the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Permanent Representative to the U.N. and as a member of President Clinton's Cabinet and National Security Council. Dr. Albright received her B.A. with Honors, from Wellesley College Wellesley College, at Wellesley, Mass.; for women; chartered 1870, opened 1875. Long a leader in women's education, it was the first woman's college to have scientific laboratories. , Masters and Doctorate from Columbia University's Department of Public Law and Government, as well as a Certificate from the Russian Institute. Her autobiography Madam Secretary: A Memoir was published in September, 2003. ABOUT LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. Laureate Education, Inc. is sponsor of Secretary Albright's keynote address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. , and will be presenting details about its leading global network of universities and study abroad program offerings during the NAFSA NAFSA National Association for Foreign Student Advisers (now Association of International Educators) NAFSA North American Food Safety Associates ( Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) Conference's associated International Education Expo, May 25-28. Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :LAUR), formerly Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc., is focused exclusively on providing a superior university experience to over 130,000 students through its network of accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. campus-based and online universities. Addressing the rapidly growing global demand for higher education, Laureate offers a broad range of career-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs through campus-based universities located in Latin America and Europe. In addition, Laureate is one of the largest providers of distance education in the U.S., serving students who need additional flexibility to balance personal and professional goals as they pursue undergraduate, master's and doctorate degree programs. For more information, please visit www.laureate-inc.com. To register for a conference press pass, contact: Ursula Oaks, NAFSA, 202-737-3699, ext. 253. |
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