No. 46/05
May 4, 2005
EUROPEAN
AMBASSADORS REACH OUT TO AREA YOUTH ON EUROPE DAY, MAY
9TH
Over
a dozen European ambassadors will celebrate Europe
Day by teaching high school students in the District
of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. The holiday marks
the anniversary of the historic May 9, 1950 Schuman Declaration,
which called on France, Germany and other countries to
pool together their coal and steel production as “the
first concrete foundation of a European federation.”
This vision for a lasting peace between the peoples of
Europe proved to be the first step towards the creation
of what we now know as the European Union (EU).
European
Union Ambassador John
Bruton and twelve ambassadors from the family of EU
Member States will teach high school classes a lesson
on the European Union on May 9 and 10. They will also
provide classroom materials, including maps of the newly
enlarged
European Union and online resources geared specifically
to youth. Both public and private schools have signed
on to host the ambassadors.
“My
job is to help Americans understand what the European
Union is and why it is important to them,” says Bruton.
“Talking to students is not only one of the most rewarding
parts of my job, it’s one of the most important. These
are the future American leaders.”
Participating
ambassadors:
His
Excellency Ambassador John Bruton, European Commission
His
Excellency Ambassador Arlette Conzemius, Luxembourg
His
Excellency Ambassador Ulrik Federspiel, Denmark
His
Excellency Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany
His
Excellency Ambassador Ratislav Kacer, Slovakia
His
Excellency Ambassador Jean David Levitte, France
His
Excellency Ambassador John Lowell, Malta
Her
Excellency Ambassador Eva Nowotny, Austria
His
Excellency Ambassador Andras Simonyi, Hungary
His
Excellency Ambassador Frans van Daele, Belgium
Acting
Ambassador Mr. Wim Geerts, Netherlands
His
Excellency Ambassador Jukka Valtasaari, Finland
His
Excellency Ambassador Samuel Zbogar, Slovenia
Participating
Schools:
Albert Einstein High
School (MD)
Bethesda Chevy Chase
High School (MD)
Bishop Ireton High
School (DC)
Duke Ellington School of the Arts (DC)
Dunbar High School (DC)
The
Field School (DC)
Georgetown Day School (DC)
Maret School (DC)
School
Without Walls Senior High
School (DC)
Walter Johnson High
School (MD)
Washington-Lee High School (VA)
Woodrow Wilson High
School (DC)
Link to teaching resources about the
EU:
http://www.eurunion.org/infores/teaching/teaching.htm
Ambassador
John Bruton Teaches
Washington-Lee
High School Students about the European Union, Arlington,
Virginia, May 9, 2005.
Further Contact Information
Press and Media Relations
Delegation of the European Commission
2300 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
http://www.eurunion.org/PressRoom
Tel: 202-862-9552
Fax: 202-429-1766
