Embassy of the United States

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TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

TAP 4 - JULY 2007 

AMBASSADOR WAYNE GREETS TEACHER AMBASSADORS BEFORE DEPARTURE TO U.S.

Ambassador Wayne July 11 met with a group of eight teachers of English hailing from various Argentine provinces who will serve as teacher ambassadors at the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) in Austin, Texas.

Ambassador Wayne July 11 met with a group of eight teachers of English hailing from various Argentine provinces who will serve as teacher ambassadors at the Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) in Austin, Texas, for two weeks. The program is designed to foster better understanding of the U.S. through classroom work, encourage debate over new pedagogic trends and set up lasting ties between English teachers in Argentina and the US. The Ambassador underscored that the program is a tool to strengthen mutual understanding between Argentina and the US while also helping the Teachers Ambassadors learn more about their area of expertise.

Selected Participants are:

Maria Claudia Del Grosso from Corrientes
Mariana Feversani from Posadas, Misiones
Raul Gramajo from Salta
Maria Guillermina Gargiulo from Parana, Entre Rios
Gabriela Llaneza from Tandil, Prov. de Buenos Aires
Ana María Riera from San Pedro de Jujuy, Jujuy
Fernando Stagliano de la Colina from Córdoba
Vanina Varas from Resistencia, Chaco

PROGRAM DATES:

July 12, 2007 
Buenos Aires
TESOL Symposium: “Teaching English for Specific Purposes”

July 13-14, 2007
Buenos Aires
7th Southern Cone TESOL Convention  

July 14, 2007 – July 27, 2007
Austin, Texas
Texas International Education Consortium