On August 25th, Primorye School of Human Rights conducted a day long seminar for 105 elementary school teachers on educating children about their rights and responsibilities. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
On August 13, Acting Consul General Patricia Miller and Public Affairs Officer Sylva Etian, along with Ussuriysk city administration representatives, opened the photo exhibit of UNESCO’s world heritage sites by American photographer Tom Till.
U.S. Firm Moves Russian Coal to Market Heyl & Patterson, a U.S. firm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has installed the first of two rail car tipplers in the Russian port of Vostochniy.
U.S. Consul General Welcomes Entrepreneurship Ideas of Primorye Youth On July 11, U.S. Consul General Tom Armbruster and USAID Representative in the RFE Irina Lindberg joined over 20 participants of USAID-funded Summer School "Development of Youth Entrepreneurship" in Vladivostok.
International Art Exhibit Opens in Vladivostok On July 3, Consul General Tom Armbruster took part in the opening of the 1st International art exhibit/contest of paintings and drawings by young artists from Russia, Korea, China and Japan.