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Mason Yu began serving as the Deputy Branch Chief and the Economic and Consular Chief of AIT-Kaohsiung in June 2008.

He joined the Foreign Service in July 2001 and has most recently served at the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai as a Consular and Economic Officer. He has also served at the US Embassy in Singapore... [Complete Text]

Director Stephen M. Young of the American Institute in Taiwan, Kaohsiung Vice Mayor Chiu Tai-shan, and Kaohsiung Public Library Director Shih Chun-fu will open Taiwan's first "American Shelf" in Kaohsiung on July 9, 2008.

Located in the BaoChu Branch of the Kaohsiung Public Library, the American Shelf aims to foster mutual understanding between the people of Taiwan and the United States. The Shelf introduces users ... [Complete Text]

Minister Ou, Distinguished Guests, Dear Friends and AIT Colleagues – Thank you all for joining us today as we observe the 232nd anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. Today we celebrate our birthday and our democracy. During the summer of 1776, Americans meeting in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia established a new nation, the United States of America. The democratic principles enshrined in our founding documents have seen us safely through more than two centuries of great challenge and change... [Complete Text]

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The Thunderbird Global MBA On-Demand V class takes a break from its Switzerland seminar in Chamonix, France. (Thunderbird)
The Thunderbird Global MBA On-Demand V class takes a break from its Switzerland seminar in Chamonix, France. (Thunderbird)
Washington -- The Thunderbird School of Global Management, founded in 1946, offers students a highly ranked Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in global management that requires up to five trimesters of full-time on-campus work. [Complete Text]

Matthew Segal, founder of the Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE)
Matthew Segal, founder of the Student Association for Voter Empowerment (SAVE)
Washington -- With the 2008 presidential elections approaching, efforts to raise the historically low turnout of young voters are in full swing.

One young man in the vanguard of those efforts is Matthew Segal, a recent graduate of Ohio's Kenyon College. [Complete Text]

Excessive weight like that around the waist of this London woman is linked to a number of potential deadly health threats.
Excessive weight like that around the waist of this London woman is linked to a number of potential deadly health threats.
Washington -- One of the world's fastest growing health threats is not a virus or a bacterium. Even though it is not contagious, it is spreading rapidly from its well-established base in the developed world into developing nations. [Complete Text]

Rice Launches New Civilian Response Corps
Rice Launches New Civilian Response Corps
Washington -- Helping states emerge from conflicts, disasters and political crises represents a complex international security challenge, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and America’s new Civilian Response Corps offers a new approach to stabilization and reconstruction efforts. [Complete Text]

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Washington’s National Air and Space Museum offers historic planes, flight simulators and a touchable moon rock.
Washington's National Air and Space Museum offers historic planes, flight simulators and a touchable moon rock.
This year, many American families are visiting museums for their annual vacation. They find museums to be an educational and economical way to spend the family vacation as many travelers cut back on expenses. A vacation centered around a museum visit leads families to remember the past, understand the present more deeply and educate for the future -- all while having a great deal of fun. [Complete Text]

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USA Election in BriefA background guide to the entire U.S. electoral system, from federal, state, local, and primary elections to related topics such as polling and the role of the parties and the media. (January 2008) [Read]

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