FY 05 MRP:"PERFORMING ARTS IN U.S. SOCIETY," MARCH

UNCLAS AMMAN 006748

SIPDIS

ECA/PE/V/M (MBENSON, AMOYLAN, AZAKI); NEA/PPD (DBENZE);
NEA/ELA

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO
SUBJECT: FY 05 MRP:"PERFORMING ARTS IN U.S. SOCIETY," MARCH
10-31, 2005 - program evaluation



1. FOLLOWING IS THE EVDB EVALUATION OF SUBJECT PROGRAM:

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: THE FOLLOWING DATA IS IN A FIXED FORMAT WHICH ENABLES
: AUTOMATED PROCESSING IN WASHINGTON AND SHOULD NOT BE
: EDITED EXCEPT BY MEANS OF THE POST-EVDB SOFTWARE.
EXPORT-SOURCE: POST-EVDB
VERSION: 3.0.7
POST-EMAIL: ALDADAWM@STATE.GOV
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS AMMAN
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2887
EXPORT-TYPE: PROJECT EVALUATION
START PROJECT-EVAL-REC:
POST-PROJ-ID: 189
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VM -2005-0016
PROJ-NAME: PERFORMING ARTS IN U.S. SOCIETY
CPTHEME: MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
START MEMO IMPACT:
MOST OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS WERE WELL ORGANIZED.
LOGISTICS WERE WELL PLANNED AND STRUCTURED. HOTEL
RESERVATIONS AND PLANE TICKETS WERE ALL HANDLED WELL.
MS. RANDA ABDIN'S FAVORITE MEETINGS WERE IN CLEVELAND &
SEATTLE. IN CLEVELAND, SHE APPRECIATED THE COORDINATOR OF
THEIR PROGRAM WHO WAS "VERY SINCERE AND TRUE TOWARDS HER
FEELINGS AND IDEAS." SHE WAS VERY HOSPITABLE AND KEEN TO
KNOW EACH ONE IN THE GROUP PERSONALLY AND TO FIND OUT ABOUT
THE COUNTRY OF EACH PARTICIPANT. THE SELECTION OF ACTIVITIES
AND THEIR PACE WERE "BRILLIANT."
IN SEATTLE, THE HOME HOSPITALITY WAS "AMAZING" AND "ONE OF
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TRIP." THE HOST ROBIN WAS GREAT AND
VERY CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. ALL THE INVITEES WERE AMERICANS
FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS, EDUCATED, AND INTERESTING
PEOPLE WHO WERE OPEN MINDED AND APPRECIATED AND UNDERSTOOD
DIFFERENT CULTURES.
FOR MS. ABDIN, THE TRIP WAS VERY INTERESTING AND
EDUCATIONAL, AND ALLOWED HER TO SEE HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS IN
THE U.S. AND COMPARE IT WITH THE JORDANIAN APPROACH ON
ADVOCATING FOR ARTS.
MS. ABDIN HAD STUDIED IN THE U.S. AS A TEENAGER BUT SAID IT
WAS GOOD FOR HER TO HAVE THIS EXPERIENCE NOW WHEN SHE COULD
PERCEIVE THINGS IN MORE MATURE WAY. SHE HIGHLY ENJOYED THE
DIVERSITY OF THE TRIP, BOTH IN TERMS OF PEOPLE SHE MET AND
TOPICS THAT WERE COVERED IN THEIR SESSIONS, CULTURAL EVENTS,
AND INFORMAL INTERACTIONS WITH AMERICANS.
END MEMO IMPACT:
START MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED:
MS. RANDA ABDIN IS A CONTEMPORARY DANCE INSTRUCTOR AT THE
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IN AMMAN AND AN EVENTS MANAGEMENT
COORDINATOR AT THE JORDAN RIVER FOUNDATION. SHE IS DEEPLY
INVOLVED IN JORDAN'S ARTS SECTOR.
END MEMO AUDIENCE-REACHED:
ECA-PROGRAM-OFFICE-RATING: 4
START MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT:
PEOPLE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT WERE VERY FRIENDLY.
END MEMO ECA-PROG-OFFICE-COMMENT:
PROGRAM-AGENCY-RATING: 5
START MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT:
MS. ABDIN PARTICULARLY LIKED THE PROGRAM COMPONENTS AND
PROGRAM OFFICER IN CLEVELAND.
END MEMO PROG-AGENCY-COMMENT:
START ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION:
ESCORT-INTERPRETER: J. BARRY LEWIS
RATING: 5
START MEMO COMMENT:
VERY INFORMATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL AND "HAS HIS HEART IN IT."
END MEMO COMMENT:
END ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION:
START ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION:
ESCORT-INTERPRETER: EMILY KALOGEROPOULOS
RATING: 3
START MEMO COMMENT:

END MEMO COMMENT:
END ESCORT-INTERPRETER-EVALUATION:
END PROJECT-EVAL-REC:

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