THE COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS INVITES KONTINENT MEDIA TO TRAVEL TO SPRINGFIELD WITH THE UZBEK PROFESSIONALS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 20, 2010
CONTACT: Leonard Mogul, Market Development Director 847-274-1648 or kontinentmedia@gmail.com

August 20, 2010, Springfield, IL. – Senior bank officers from Uzbekistan visited credit union in Peoria and Springfield, as well as had an opportunity to sightsee and attend an annual Springfield festival.

The event was part of an exchange program administered by CIP the Council of International Programs Chicago. It was designed to give the delegation an opportunity to learn about the credit unions in the United States, their supervision and regulation role in the financial system, and relations with the federal and state governments as well as credit union associations and different institutions supporting the development of credit unions.

Founded in 1960 to promote cross-cultural exchange between the U.S. and post war Germany, the Council of International Programs (CIP) now promotes international understanding in global communities through professional development and cross-cultural exchange as well as through work-based training for international professionals, in partnership with local businesses, non-profit organizations, and the government. As an affiliate of CIP USA CIP Chicago works with the U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN ARRANGING EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM.
CIP has brought nearly 10,000 international professionals from 147 countries to the United States for practical training many of whom have come to Chicago. This training and exchange was sponsored by the Community Connections Program, managed by the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia at the U.S. Agency for International Development and administered by World Learning, designed to promote public diplomacy through the exchange of cultural ideas and values among participants, U.S. families and local community host organizations. It seeks to establish and strengthen links between U.S. communities and communities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Serbia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.”