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22 January 2003

"Free Iraqis" To Discuss Education Effectiveness at State Department

(Discussions part of the Future of Iraq Project Working Group on
Education) (340)
The State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs announced that
it will host fifteen "Free Iraqis" January 24-26 to discuss primary,
secondary and university education in Iraq, according to a January 22
press notice.
The discussions are part of the State Department's Future of Iraq
Project Working Group on Education.
According to the press notice, the fifteen participants "will discuss
ways to make the education system more effective in providing Iraqis
the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a democratic society,
including curriculum reform, the integration of civics and
multicultural studies into the Iraqi curriculum, and establishment of
teacher training programs."
Following is the text of the State Department press notice on the
Future of Iraq Project Working Group on Education:
(begin text)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
Office of the Spokesman 
For Immediate Release 
January 22, 2003 
2003/48 
Notice to the Press
Future of Iraq, Education Working Group Meeting
On January 24-25, 2003 in Washington, DC, the U.S. Department of
State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs will host approximately fifteen
"Free Iraqis" for discussions on primary, secondary and university
education in Iraq as part of the first session of the Future of Iraq
Project Working Group on Education. These fifteen Iraqi expatriates
will discuss ways to make the education system more effective in
providing Iraqis the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in a
democratic society, including curriculum reform, the integration of
civics and multicultural studies into the Iraqi curriculum, and
establishment of teacher training programs.
For further information regarding the Future of Iraq project, please
contact Gregg Sullivan, Deputy Director for Press Affairs, Bureau of
Near Eastern Affairs, at 202-647-5150.
All Future of Iraq working groups are closed to the press. However, if
you are interested in interviewing some of the Iraqi participants at
the conclusion of the session, please contact David Staples, Public
Affairs Officer, Future of Iraq, 202-312-9839 or 202-374-1216.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)