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ACTFL 2010 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo
November 19-21, 2010
Pre-convention Workshops – November 18, 2010
Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA
Languages: Gateway to Global Communities
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo brings together more than 6,000 teachers, administrators, method instructors and students of foreign languages at all levels from across the world. The convention features over 600 educational sessions on such topics areas as: Assessment, Culture, Curriculum, Literature, Methods/Techniques, Advocacy and Policy Issues, Professional Development, Research, Specific Purposes, Standards and Technology.
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 ACTFL Announces 2010 Convention Keynoter
Dr. Richard Haass has been chosen as the keynote speaker at the Opening General Session of the 2010 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo on Friday, November 19th at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA.
Dr. Haass has been president of the Council on Foreign Relations since 2003. The organization is a think tank and publisher dedicated to furthering understanding of the world and foreign policy choices facing the U.S. and other countries. He is the author of eleven books, most recently War of Necessity, War of Choice: A Memoir of Two Iraq Wars. From January 2001 to June 2003, Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Haass served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. For his efforts, he received the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award. A Rhodes Scholar, Haass holds a BA from Oberlin College and the Master and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford University. He has received honorary doctorates from Hamilton College, Franklin & Marshall College and Georgetown University. |
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