In July 2017, WYLN’s Mariette Hagglund visited the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) where she spent a month working with the Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF). She spent time in Mosul helping deliver humanitarian supplies to Mosuli’s. Mariette also met with a number of officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government, NGO organizations, and with BCF’s Awat… Continue reading WYLN’s Mariette Hagglund works with Barzani Charity Foundation in Iraqi Kurdistan
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WYLN’s Tea Ivanovic Attends Conference in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
On December 14th 2016, WYLN’s advisor Tea Ivanovic attended the conference “Tolerance, Life; Terror Threats and the Experience of Co-Existence in the Kurdistan Region” held in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. The conference was organized by the Ministry of Culture, and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and inaugurated by Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani; Soran… Continue reading WYLN’s Tea Ivanovic Attends Conference in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
The 4th Annual Transatlantic Economic Forum
The Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) organized the 4th annual Transatlantic Economic Forum on December 5 and 6 2016, co-organized in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In addition to a range of U.S. companies, political, think-tank, and academic elite, this… Continue reading The 4th Annual Transatlantic Economic Forum
Business Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan
On November 29th 2016, the Center for Transatlantic Relations, in partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government and the U.S.- Kurdistan Business Council, hosted the conference “Business Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan.” The whole-day event featured many prominent speakers, including Kurdistan Regional Government representatives and those representing the private sector, and U.S Department of State. The conference… Continue reading Business Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan
From Tribe to Nation: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Cusp of Statehood
On October 20th 2016, the Center for Transatlantic Relations, in partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government Representation in the United States, hosted the event: “From Tribe to Nation: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Cusp of Statehood.” The event held the name of an article published by Amberin Zaman, a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson… Continue reading From Tribe to Nation: Iraqi Kurdistan on the Cusp of Statehood
Michael Barry
Michael is a musician, writer and educator with a lifelong passion for creative endeavor and unique musical collaborations. He is a former Director of the International Studio of Music, home to the legendary American Institute of Guitar, former President of the New York City Classical Guitar Society, and former staff instructor and Assistant Director at… Continue reading Michael Barry
Mary Wooten
Known for her versatility and flair for improvisation, cellist Mary Wooten’s musical endeavors have taken her to concert halls, avant-garde clubs, and jazz festivals around the world. A founding member of the Soldier and Sirius string quartets, Ms. Wooten is one of the pioneers who helped propel the classical string world toward new ventures with… Continue reading Mary Wooten
Daniel Dorrance
Daniel Dorrance, woodwinds received his musical education at The Mannes College of Music in New York City and New Jersey City University. Daniel has toured extensively throughout South America and South East Asia and Europe with several musical and Broadway shows including George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Phantom Of The Opera and Kiss Of The… Continue reading Daniel Dorrance
Yanko Valdes
Yanko Valdes (bass) holds a Bachelor in Music degree from Hunter college and studied privately with Carlos Franzetti, Santi Debriano, Kiyoto Fujiwara and Hugo Moraga. Yanko is a bass instructor at the International Studio of Music and a member of the Department of Education of the City of New York. He has been involved in… Continue reading Yanko Valdes
Debra Kreisberg
Debra Kreisberg has performed in a wide range of genres, from jazz, Latin, klezmer and funk to classical and musical theater. A graduate of Eastman School of Music with an MM in Jazz Studies from Manhattan School of Music, she currently performs, composes, arranges, and records with the Internationally renowned klezmer bands Metropolitan Klezmer and… Continue reading Debra Kreisberg