September 1, 2002 - NPCA Advocacy Listserv: NPCA starts New Peace Listserv NPCA starts New Peace Listserv
Read and comment on this email from the NPCA Advocacy Listserv on the creation of a new Peace Listserv and that the comprehensive Charter for the NPCA Peace Committee, chaired by Leo Cecchini, will be posted on the web soon at:
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SIGN UP FOR NEW NPCA PEACE LISTSERV
NPCA is now implementing its new Peace Listserv. To subscribe to this List, receive the Peace e-newsletter and other peace notices, send a blank e-mail to mailto:NPCA-Peace-L-join@list.vita.org, or sign up on the web at http://list.vita.org/scripts/lyris.pl? join=NPCA-Peace-L, or contact Ed Crane at mailto:ecrane@rpcv.org. Also, the comprehensive Charter for the NPCA Peace Committee, chaired by Leo Cecchini, will be posted on the web soon.
Read this profile of Leo Cecchini, Chairman of the NPCA Peace Committee at:
Owner, Fratelli Cecchini, Ft Myers FL (business consulting)
Director, Gemmex Intertrade America Inc., Washington DC (wine importer) Managing Director, Min Clothing, London, England (women's fashions) Broker, Dean Witter, New York NY (financial services) General Manager, South African Trade Centre, Orlando FL (business services) Owner, NK International, Windhoek, Namibia and Johannesburg, S.Africa (venture capital) Managing Director, Hill and Knowlton, Ankara, Turkey (public relations)
DIPLOMAT
Deputy Principal Officer, American Consulate General, Monterrey, Mexico Consul for Economic Affairs, American Consulate General, Johannesburg, S. Africa Commercial Attache, American Embassy, Madrid, Spain Economic Counselor, American Embassy, Helsinki, Finland Commercial Attache, American Embassy, Ankara, Turkey Asst. Commercial Attache, American Embassy, Madrid, Spain Economic Officer, Dept. of State, Washington DC Municipal Advisor, Saigon, Vietnam Economic Officer, American Embassy, Panama, Panama
PEACE CORPS
Peace Corps Volunteer, geography teacher and soccer coach, Asmara, Eritrea (then Ethiopia) Board of Directors, National Peace Corps Association, Washington DC Steering Committee, Ethiopia & Eritrea Returned Peace Corps Volunteers, New York
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Who's Who in the World, 18th Edition, 2001 Knight Officer, Order of St. George, Spanish Priory, 1991 Outstanding American Award, American Club of Spain, 1984 Special Achievement Award, Union of Turkish Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Nagivation, 1980 Outstanding Young Men in America, 1970 Outstanding Service Award, City of Saigon, 1969
BUSINESS, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
MENSA International Global Business Access, Washington DC Board of Directors, NK Holdings, Johannesburg, S.Africa Board of Directors, Balkan Forum, Washington DC Board of Directors, N'FTEN Inc., Asmara, Eritrea
EDUCATION
BS Economics, Univ. of Maryland, College Park MD, 1962 MA (Honorary), Schiller International Univ., Madrid, Spain, 1985
PERSONAL
Born, Washington DC, 1940 Married, Sandra Jean Cecchini, American diplomat Children, daughters, Chiara and Sabrina
MISCELLANEOUS
TRAVEL - Lived in 12 countries, visited 90 more in six of seven continents, from northern tip of Europe to southern tip of Africa and around the world. Swam in all the oceans and seas except Arctic and Antartic, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain (five times), claim motorcycle record time for Panama City to Mexico City, crossed Sahara, Atacama, Great American, Northern Mexican, Namibian, Kalahari, and Thar Deserts. Seen Machu Pichu, Tiotijuacan, Karnak, Abu Simbu, Victoria, Tissiset, and Iguazu Falls, Grand Canyon (both rims), Angkor Wat, Great Wall and Forbidden City (China), Taj Mahal (by moonlight), Anaradapura, and six of the seven ancient wonders of the world including climbed the Great Pyramid. Seen war firsthand in Vietnam, Mozambique, Eritrea/Ethiopia and Turkey.
SINGER - Sang in musicals on four continents. Last performances, off-off Broadway in New York City. Greatest role, Caiaphas, Jesus Christ Super
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