Hungarian American Coalition News, 2000 (9. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)

2000 / 3. szám

viable options for its future, including the reinstatement of the province's autonomy revoked in 1988 by Milosevic.

We hope to see as many Coalition members as possible attending this conference that promises to be a most interesting discussion of the much-awaited democratization of former Yugoslavia.

White House Internship Program

SBC Communications, Inc. awarded a $10,000 grant to the Coalition's White House Internship Program. Steven Gyeszly, of College Station, Texas was the sixteenth intern sponsored by the Coalition since 1996. After participating in the 2000, Summer Session, he sent the following letter to the Hungarian American Coalition:

"I interned for the Special Envoy to the Americas, who was the President's counselor on issues concerning the Western Hemisphere. From free trade to human rights issues, I was able to gain an indepth look into how government policy is formulated and implemented in our hemisphere...I could not have achieved ifit had not been for the Hungarian American Coalition and SBC Communications."

Those interested in participating in the Spring, 2001 Session, please contact the Coalition office at (202) 296-9505. According to the result of the November 7th elections, we should soon know if the White House Internship Program continues in its present form.

Dr. Elemer Kiss Scholarship Program Awards Three Scholarships

Four years ago the Hungarian American Coalition established the Coalition Scholarship Fund for the purpose of providing stipends to outstanding Hungarian students for their study at American colleges and universities. This year, the Coalition received a large number of contributions from family and friends in honor of Dr. Elemer Kiss, who died in January. Thus, it was decided by the Executive Committee to rename the Fund, "The Dr. Elemer Kiss Scholarship Program."

We are delighted to announce the recipients of three scholarships of $1,000 each for 2000-2001.

They are:

Miklós Orbán, Georgetown University Law Center, Master of Law;

Beata Suranyi, Western Maryland College, Business;

Sándor Vegh, University of Maryland, Ph.D. in American Studies.

Hungarian American Coalition Participates in Bucharest Conference:

"The Romanian Model of Ethnic Relations: The Last Ten Years, The Next Ten Years"

On July 7-8, 2000 in Bucharest, Romania, the Hungarian American Coalition was represented by Dr. Andrew Ludanyi in a conference devoted to examining the treatment of minorities in Romania.

Prime Minister Mugur Isarescu stressed the importance of interethnic relations. He offered this as an alternative to the Milosevic "model" on ethnic cleansing and minority oppression in former Yugoslavia. U.S. Ambassador James C. Rosapepe said that "the forces of democratization in Romania were healthy even if there are significant problems that have to be addressed."

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