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http://www.albawaba.com/en/news/182283
"Egyptian woman to ”improve” US image in Arab world"
Posted: 12-04-2005 , 15:24 GMT
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Rice continued by saying, “The time has come to look anew at our institutions of public diplomacy. We must do much more to confront hateful propaganda, dispel dangerous myths and get out the truth. We must increase our exchanges with the rest of the world”.
The US top diplomat added that Dina is an “Egyptian-born Arabic speaker who has served as an effective spokesperson for the President's policies here at home and abroad, particularly on the Middle East. As an immigrant who came to the United States as a young child, Dina knows well the promise of America and she will be an effective voice as we seek to reform our public diplomacy to meet the challenges of this new century”."
Thanks to Clive for the ping to this thread::
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"Major Zimbabwe police crackdown, 10,000 have been arrested"
BBC-News ^ | Monday, 23rd, May, 2005
Posted on 05/23/2005 8:10:26 PM PDT by M. Espinola