Miami Council of International Visitors Hosts Key Foreign Diplomats from the Republic of Turkey.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. -- Miami Council for International Visitors (MCIV) recently hosted His Excellency HIS EXCELLENCY. A title given by the constitution of Massachusetts to the governor of that commonwealth. Const. part 2, c. 2, s. 1, art. 1. This title is customarily given to the governors of the other states, whether it be the official designation in their constitutions and laws or not. Huseyin Celik, Minister of National Education, Republic of Turkey, Ankara, and Dr. Ibrahim Ozdemir, Director-General, Department of Foreign Affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. , Ministry of National Education, Republic of Turkey. These distinguished visitors were invited to 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. by the State Department's Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Patricia S. Harrison, to discuss areas of mutual interest, including the Turkish Fulbright Academic Program. Their Miami visit focused on secondary and higher education. Prior to their visit to Miami, they also met with Governor Jeb Bush. The Miami Council for International Visitors coordinated the Minister's and Director-General's appointments in South Florida which included meetings with Dr. Eduardo J. Padron, President of Miami Dade College Miami Dade College is one of Florida's public colleges, located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is run by the College's Board of Trustees, appointed by the governor of Florida, whose chair is Helen Aguirre Ferré, a bilingual journalist. , and Dr. Rolando Montoya, President of the Wolfson Campus, as well as Directors of ETCOTA ETCOTA Emerging Technologies Center of the Americas (Miami-Dade Community College) (Emerging Technology Center of the Americas) and the School of Entertainment and Design Technologies, and at the University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U with Provost Louis Glaser and a group of Turkish students and faculty. In addition to college and university meetings, the group also met with Imagine Schools, were hosted by the culinary arts students from Miami Lakes Education Center, and participated in a tour of William H. Turner Technical Arts High School William H. Turner Technical Arts High School, commonly referred to as 'Turner Tech,' is a secondary technical school located at 10151 NW 19th avenue in Miami, Florida. Turner Tech sits next to Miami Central High School. , which is part of the Miami-Dade County Public School System. Annually, over 5,000 visitors are selected for their professional excellence by U.S. embassies abroad to come to the United States and learn from the American experience. The visitors are established or emerging leaders in diverse fields such as banking, government, trade, journalism, technology, law, healthcare, science, the arts, law enforcement and the media. For over 20 years, the MCIV and its many volunteers have focused on this partnership with the US Government to share our knowledge about the United States and our culture with a wide variety of visiting dignitaries. "It was an honor to share our time with His Excellency and the Director-General and to continue to reach out to other nations to advance the cause of friendship, goodwill and peace through international exchanges," said Luba DeWitt, President of MCIV. About MCIV MCIV designs and coordinates professional, educational and cultural programs that enable our visitors to meet on a one to one basis with local leaders across all disciplines. Our visitors also have the unique opportunity to gain insight and perspective from an American viewpoint on global and domestic issues. For more information about MCIV, please visit http://www.miamiciv.org. |
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