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CEELI Executive Board Chair R. William Ide III presents the 2004 Ambassador's Award to Alexander Vershbow, U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation |

Ambassador Vershbow delivers acceptance speech at the 2004 CEELI Ambassador's Award Ceremony. Also pictured (left to right) CEELI Executive Director Elizabeth Andersen, CEELI Executive Board Chair R. William Ide III, and Ambassador James Jeffrey, Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq and former U.S. Ambassador to Albania. |