ASPEN CULTURAL DIPLOMACY FORUM 2008
November 13 – 15, 2008
Cercle de l’Union Interalliée
33, rue du Faubourg St. Honoré, Paris, France
Presented by Mehri Madarshahi
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Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear friends
It is a great honor and pleasure for me to welcome you all to this extraordinary forum. At the outset, let me make a confession. During my 26 years of economic and political work at the United Nations, it never occurred to me that one day I would promote music as a powerful and unique tool of diplomacy to create peace, to resolve conflict, to promote cultural diversities and in all, a model for social engagement.
It is nevertheless highly rewarding to observe the immediate and tangible result of this experimentation...
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