November 22, 2000: Headlines: COS - Russia: Country Directors - Russia: Lecture: "Up to My Neck in Alligators: Experiences of an American Mayor" by Tim Douglas, Peace Corps Country Director Russia
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November 22, 2000: Headlines: COS - Russia: Country Directors - Russia: Lecture: "Up to My Neck in Alligators: Experiences of an American Mayor" by Tim Douglas, Peace Corps Country Director Russia
"Up to My Neck in Alligators: Experiences of an American Mayor" by Tim Douglas, Peace Corps Country Director Russia
"Up to My Neck in Alligators: Experiences of an American Mayor" by Tim Douglas, Peace Corps Country Director Russia
"Up to My Neck in Alligators: Experiences of an American Mayor" by Tim Douglas, Peace Corps Country Director Russia
Professional Experience: Tim Douglas, 56, brings significant experience in higher education, state and local government to his work as Director of Peace Corps Russia. As a member of Washington State Governor Gary Locke's cabinet, he directed the Office of Community, Trade and Economic Development. He worked on initiatives for rural economic development, affordable housing, infrastructure development and early childhood education. Mr. Douglas was elected three times as Mayor of Bellingham, Washington, a city of 65,000 between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada. Bellingham began official Sister City ties with Nakhodka, Primorskii Krai, in 1989. Mr. Douglas served as Dean of Students at Western Washington University, a regional university rated as one of the ten best in the Western United States. Prior to accepting his post as Peace Corps Director for Russia, Mr. Douglas visited Russia many times, including a long association with the City of Nakhodka and with the Russian Far East. Education .S., Indiana University (Higher Education Administration, Educational Psychology), 1968 B.A., Washington State University (Russian and Spanish), 1965 Family: Tim Douglas is married. His wife Joanne lives with him in Moscow. Their daughter Erika resides in Bellingham, Washington.
December 6, 2000:
“Up to My Neck in Alligators:
Challenges That Face an American Mayor”
Tim Douglas – Peace Corps Country Director Russia
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“BBC – Gathering News in the New Russia”
Kevin Bishop – BBC Moscow Bureau Chief
A lecture is followed by questions and answers, comments, discussion.
All are welcome. Come for an intelligent evening in English!
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