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Dacor Bacon House, 1801 F St., N. W., Washington, D.C. 20006-4406, 202-682-0053; fax 202-682-5852

STEVEN L. TUCHMAN��������������������

Chairman

1700 One American Square

Box 82053

Indianapolis, Indiana 46282-0003

(317) 639-1210 - telephone

(317) 639-4882 - facsimile

[email protected]

JOHN R. CARR, JR.

Vice Chairman

6080 Crow�s Nest Drive

Indianapolis, Indiana 46228-1410�����

(317) 257-2463

COURTENAY WELDON

Secretary

4409 W. 71^st St.

Indianapolis., IN 46268-2269

(317) 293-5227, 293-5535 fax

[email protected]

KAY W. KELLY, Ed.D.

Treasurer

P.O. Box 40024

Indianapolis, Indiana 46240

(317) 872-3343; fax 770-9791

[email protected]

BOARD OF ADVISORS:

Prof. Asok C. Antony, M.D.

Ms Claire Bennett

Mr. Robert Borns

Dr. Victor E. Childers

Ms Virginia Dill McCarty

Mr. Robert H. McKinney

The Hon. Robert D. Orr

Mrs. Cynthia P. Robinson

Dr. Philip J. Rutledge

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We are pleased to have as our September, 2001 speaker:

AMBASSADOR VYGAUDAS USACKAS

����������� Topic:

NATO EXPANSION and HOW IT RELATES TO LITHUANIA

The Republic of Lithuania hopes to join NATO in 2002.� Mr. Usackas is Ambassador of Special Missions at the Ministerial Advisory Group.� He is also Director of Multi-Lateral Relations in charge of the NATO application.� The application was submitted 1994. Public opinion polls conducted in August and December of 2000 showed more support for joining NATO, increasing from 42% to 49%.� Opponents decreased from 25.7 to 22.3%.

Many good things have happened since 1994.� Inflation dropped from 35.7% in 1995 to 1.4% last year.� Foreign investors were strong, led by Denmark, United States and Sweden, amounting to $624 per capita.

Mr. Usackas pursued his law degree, finishing in 1990 with his thesis written on the philosophy of Thomas Jefferson.� During November 1991 he became second secretary of the Western European Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania and desk officer for the EC and NATO.� He has held many other positions in the foreign service of his Republic.

The Embassy�s website is: http://www.ltembassyus.org� You will find much information about Lithuania.� If you don�t have a computer, there will be fact sheets at the reception.

Please bring a guest.� Remember, if your guest joins our Committee, you will earn a free dinner.

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Where? � Woodstock Club

Cocktails 5:45, Dinner 6:30

What? � Chilean Sea Bass

Please RSVP, by mail only, no later than September 10, 2001!� Courtenay will be out of the city until 9/16/01.

Our next meeting will be October 18, 2001 at Woodstock.� Our speaker(s) will be from NATO.� Hopefully, you will be able to attend both.

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