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CHARGE D’AFFAIRES THOMAS KELLY RECEIVES PARTICIPANTS OF THE “FREE ENTERPRISE LEADERSHIP” SEMINAR
June 19, 2009
Charge d’Affaires Thomas Kelly received on June 19 two Argentine students travelling to the United States to participate in an intensive leadership seminar at Wingate University in North Carolina.
Lucila Martini from Cordoba and Maria Teresita Arrouzet from Neuquen, both 17 years-old, will travel tonight to the United States for one week to participate in the Free Enterprise Leadership Program (FELC) organized by the Jesse Helms Center at Wingate University in North Carolina.
The FELC program has proven effective to promote students’ understanding of business, personal responsibility and the opportunities available to them in the free enterprise system. The goal of the program is to promote education of business and community leaders who are actively involved in creating jobs and developing human resources.
Students will participate in different business activities including lessons on marketing, production, costs of doing business, profits and taxes. This program will also offer students the chance to participate in a “Virtual Trade Mission” (Internet based research project to promote a better understanding of the global economy), free enterprise strategies and learn from distinguished business, government and community leaders.
· About the students
Lucila is a 5th-year high school student at the Colegio Anglo Americano in Alta Gracia. In 2008, Lucila participated in the Junior Achievement Program "The Company" and in the United Nations Model representing the Republic of Korea. Lucila would like to study Chemical Sciences in the National University of Cordoba in the future.
Maria Teresita Arrouzet lives in San Martin de los Andes in the province of Neuquen. She is currently a 5th-year high school student at the FASTA College. Teresita took classical, jazz and hip hop dance classes as a sixth-year-old child and until 14. Her favorite sports is skiing, she practices since she is five years old and has participated in several races and competitions. Other preferred hobbies are reading, writing and movies. Teresita would like to study Economics or Law in the future apart from having a film-related career.
