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Los Angeles is home to more Consulates than any other city in the world apart from New York and Hong Kong. The International Relations Program of AJC builds bridges by fostering relationships with members of the Los Angeles Consular Corps. Apart from creating opportunities to meet Consuls General we provide our members with regular briefings on relevant world affairs.
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As an AJC member you can:
- participate in diplomatic outreach meetings with members of the Consular Corps, where we build bridges of respect and friendship and discuss issues of mutual concern,
- help produce educational programs and informational briefings for our leaders on topics affecting various geographic regions or world organizations,
- plan Consular Corps of Jewish Los Angeles, and other events for the Consuls General.
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Upcoming IR events
March 2010
March 12
11:30am
Consular Corps Legilsative Symposium
For more info contact Gosia Szymanska
June 11
Sixth Annual Consular Corps Tour of Jewish Los Angeles
For more info contact Gosia Szymanska
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| L to R: Consul General David Martinon of France, AJC's Assistant Director for International Relations Gosia Szymanska, Deputy Consul General of Grat Britain David Wild and Consul General of Switzerland Bruno Ryff at AJc's Annual Chanukah Party in December 2009. |
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Latest IR events
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| Hannah Lessing addresses AJC's International Relations Committee |
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On Tuesday, March 9th AJC International Relations Committee hosted a Breakfst Briefing with Hannah Lessing, General Secretary of the Austrian National Fund since 1995. During her tenure Ms. Lessing has overseen the distribution of compensation payments to former Austrian Nazi victims and the disbursal of the $210m from the General Settlement Fund. She is also Head of the Austrian delegation at the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research.
Ms. Lessing spoke about her work, its challenges, as well as the issues of remembrance and Holocaust education in Austria. We were also happy to host and hear from the new Consul General of Austria Karin Proidl.
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From L: Seth Brysk, AJC/LA Regional Director, Consul General of Austria Karin Proidl,
Hannah Lessing, and Fredrick S. Levin, AJC/LA Regional President |
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| His Excellency Ambassador Sameh Shoukry of Egypt meets with AJC leadership |
| A group of AJC top leaders participated in a meeting on Monday, March 8th,with the Egyptian Ambassador to the United States Hon. Sameh Shoukry and the Egyptian Consul General Dr. Hesham Elnakib. During his presentation, Ambassador Shoukry highlighted Egypt’s commitment to promote peace in the Middle East and thanked AJC for its promotion of peaceful dialogue. Among discussed issues there were Israeli-Palestinian peace process, efforts to free Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, strategies to bring stability to Gaza, and the issue of Iranian nuclear ambitions. AJC thanks its Regional President Fredrick Levin, his wife Marsha, and AJC’s Past President Peter Weil for generously hosting the meeting. |
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From L: Seth Brysk, AJC/LA Regional Director, Ambassador Dr. Hesham M. Elnakib, Consul General of Egypt, His Excellency Ambassador Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Ambassador to the United States, Fredrick S. Levin, AJC/LA Regional President, and Cliff Goldstein, Chair of the AJC/LA International Relations Committee |
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| Emerging Eastern Bloc Leaders Meet Mayor, Learn about Diversity |
| Seventeen young leaders from Eastern Europe participated in this year’s “Promoting Tolerance in Central and Eastern Europe” program. Their ten-day, six-city tour organized by AJC and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation ended with two days in Los Angeles, where they met with leaders in the community and visited cutting-edge institutions working in the realm of social justice. |
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The program began in Santa Monica with a presentation on immigration from the immigrant rights organization CHIRLA. The following day started at Homeboy Industries (which assists at-risk and formerly gang-involved youth) with a delicious breakfast at Homegirl Café followed by a tour of the facility. The group proceeded with a visit to the City Hall, where they were treated to an impromptu photo-op with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and a welcome from City Councilmember Paul Koretz. After lunch the leaders visited PATH, People Assisting the Homeless, and learned about their unique model for serving the growing homeless population in Los Angeles. Having visited the LA must-see, Hollywood Boulevard, the group met with Adrian Dove, L.A. County Commissioner of Human Relations and President of CORE-California.
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| If you are interested in participating in next year’s program, please contact Gosia Szymanska. |
Heartfelt thanks for this year’s program go to Doris Haims, Michael Newman (Co-chairs of the program) and to Rachel Rappaport.
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