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Participating in the Access Microscholarship Program teacher workshop
This summer I had an amazing opportunity to participate in the workshop for English Access teachers from all over the world.
Sep 14, 2011 at 11:46 | U.S. Embassy Kyiv
Ukrainian sport and London 2012
One of the best things about being an ambassador is the opportunity to meet a wide range of people.
Sep 13, 2011 at 15:42 | Leigh Turner
Andy Warhol and Ukraine
To the Mironova Gallery in Kyiv for the opening of the exhibition "Pop Art and its Kings", featuring rare, recently rediscovered 1963 and 1964 photos of cult pop artists Andy Warhol and Robert Indianaby the photographer William John Kennedy.
Sep 12, 2011 at 11:51 | Leigh Turner
Former Peace Corps volunteers meet in Kyiv to honor 50th anniversary
On August 27, 2011, nearly 40 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and family members gathered at the home of Paula Evans and Tom Katen (Kazakhstan 2000-2002) in Kyiv to celebrate the 50th anniversary.
Sep 9, 2011 at 12:59 | U.S. Embassy Kyiv
Shoah by Bullets
What is a French Catholic priest doing uncovering mass graves from the shootings of Jews, gypsies and others in Ukraine in the years 1941-1944?
Sep 9, 2011 at 12:32 | Leigh Turner
How to perform under pressure
Okay, it’s your big day. Everything is on the line. All of your blood and sweat has led up to this point and now it really matters. What happens next is up to you.
Sep 7, 2011 at 15:09 | Greg Satell
Tweeting in Kyiv
For the last few months, I have been using Twitter to tweet about new blogs and occasionally to tweet or retweet (RT) on other subjects of interest about the UK and Ukraine.
Sep 7, 2011 at 10:36 | Leigh Turner
Thick Value vs Thin Value
Are you adding value? Really? What kind and to whom? Does it matter as long as you’re making money?
Sep 5, 2011 at 10:01 | Greg Satell
Increasing Ukrainian gas production
A dozen TV cameras zoom in on a pen and an inch-thick contract. Signatures are completed; contracts swapped; and more signatures added.
Sep 2, 2011 at 14:09 | Leigh Turner
How to Fix the System
Pissed off at the system? Most people are, as they should be. Systems suck.
Sep 1, 2011 at 15:03 | Greg Satell