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From: "Yvonne Marie Andres" <yvonne@xxxxxxx>
To: WWWEDU <wwwedu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, 10 May 2004 10:01:55 -0700
Subject: [WWWEDU] ::> 2004 Doors to Diplomacy Awards Announced!!
 
Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
May 10, 2004

2004 Doors to Diplomacy Awards Announced


The Department of State is pleased to announce the selection of two winning
Web sites for its 2004 Doors to Diplomacy Award. The awards recognize the
Web sites that best teach about the importance of international affairs and
diplomacy. A total of 183 student teams from 27 countries, ranging in age
from 15-18, participated in the contest, which was co-sponsored by the
Department of State and Global SchoolNet.

The winning sites are:

U.S. Diplomatic History: What If?  It was created by a team from Oswego, New
York. Their site pairs five past U.S. Presidents with diplomatic issues from
other eras to see how these Presidents might have dealt with them.

Water We Doing About This?  This site was developed by a team of students
from Romania. It addresses water pollution as an environmental issue that is
global in scope.

See http://www.globalschoolnet.org/gsh/doors/winners.html

Each student team member of the winning Doors to Diplomacy Award teams will
receive a $2,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington, DC this spring, where
they will receive a private tour of the State Department facilities, meet
with key officials, and participate in a special award presentation
ceremony. In addition, the winning coaches and schools will each receive a
$500 cash award.

Judging was performed by peers and educational professionals, with the final
selections made by a State Department official in its Bureau of Public
Affairs.

The winning sites will be linked from the State Department?s youth site at
www.future.state.gov later this month. Global SchoolNet  is a
not-for-profit, Internet-based education program. The Doors to Diplomacy
Award was specially created for CyberFair, a contest that encourages
students and educators to join together to build high-quality, educational
Web sites on a variety of topics. These Web site entries will be available
on the web as learning tools to millions of people around the globe.

2004/510
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Released on May 10, 2004
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2004/32326.htm

Yvonne Marie Andrés, yvonne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Global SchoolNet Foundation, San Diego, California
Phone: (760) 635-0001 Fax: (760)635-0003
www.globalschoolnet.org
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