December 19, 2011 — It was a tumultuous, fascinating year, with the birth of the Arab Spring; the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant crisis in Japan; famine and unrest in the Horn of Africa; and growing concern that Iran harbors nuclear weapons ambitions.
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December 19, 2011
December 07, 2011
Ghana's ambassador to the United States told a University of Virginia audience on Tuesday that if U.S. investors wait too long to enter his country's market, they may be edged out by their counterparts from China.
December 05, 2011
December 5, 2011 - The University of Virginia is accepting applications for student ambassadors to help host the U.S. pavilion at the World Expo, which will be held next summer in Yeosu, South Korea.
December 05, 2011
December 5, 2011 — The University of Virginia is accepting applications for student ambassadors to help host the U.S. pavilion at the World Expo, which will be held next summer in Yeosu, South Korea.
December 02, 2011
December 2, 2011 — Ghana's ambassador to the United States, Daniel Ohene Agyekum, will discuss his country's role in the African Union, the role the Ghanaian diaspora and Ghana's emerging market Tuesday evening at the University of Virginia.
November 30, 2011
November 30, 2011 — The deputy chief of mission of Switzerland's embassy in Washington, Guillaume Scheurer, told a University of Virginia audience on Monday that the sanctions being levied against Iran are creating an opening in Tehran for businesses from China and India.
November 28, 2011
November 28, 2011 — The University of Virginia has been selected as the university partner of the USA Pavilion 2012 at next spring's World Expo in Yeosu, South Korea, a relationship organizers say will provide students a "once-in-a-l
November 21, 2011
November 21, 2011 — The University of Virginia welcomed a large delegation from Chinese higher education institutions to Grounds last week as part of efforts to forge a strategic partnership.
November 18, 2011
November 18, 2011 — Switzerland's deputy chief of mission, Guillaume Scheurer, will discuss his country's role as the United States' representative in Iran on Nov. 28 at the University of Virginia.
November 17, 2011
November 17, 2011 — Turkey's ambassador to the United States, Namik Tan, gave a wide-ranging talk at the University of Virginia Monday, touching on regional security issues concerning Syria and Iraq and his country's quest to join the European Union.