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12.1.2004
 National Commission for UNESCO 
The Progress & Freedom Foundation has been made a member of the United States National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The Commission is composed of 60 "representatives of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)" and 40 "outstanding persons." (We are an NGO representative, not an outstanding person.) Its mission is "to serve the Department of State in an advisory capacity with respect to the consideration of issues related to education, science, communications culture, and the formulation and implementation of U.S. policy towards UNESCO."

P.S. Yes, when we agreed to serve we had visions of lavish junkets paid for by a corrupt UN, but it turns out that the budget for the whole commission is only $275,000 per year, so it looks like our junkets will involve the mystery meat in the State Department cafeteria.

posted by James DeLong : 12/1/2004 11:25:51 AM

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12.1.2004
 National Commission for UNESCO 
The Progress & Freedom Foundation has been made a member of the United States National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The Commission is composed of 60 "representatives of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)" and 40 "outstanding persons." (We are an NGO representative, not an outstanding person.) Its mission is "to serve the Department of State in an advisory capacity with respect to the consideration of issues related to education, science, communications culture, and the formulation and implementation of U.S. policy towards UNESCO."

P.S. Yes, when we agreed to serve we had visions of lavish junkets paid for by a corrupt UN, but it turns out that the budget for the whole commission is only $275,000 per year, so it looks like our junkets will involve the mystery meat in the State Department cafeteria.

posted by James DeLong : 12/1/2004 11:25:51 AM

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