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CONTACT:   Brie Turek (407) 246-3106
Cheryl Henry (407) 246-3582

MAYOR BUDDY DYER AND CITY OF ORLANDO TO RECOGNIZE SEEDS OF PEACE PRESIDENT AARON DAVID MILLER

WHAT: Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, the City of Orlando, and local business and community leaders with gather tomorrow, Tuesday, May 10, 2005, to recognize the work and mission of Aaron David Miller and the Seeds of Peace organization.

A morning reception for Aaron David Miller will be held in the Office of the Mayor at City Hall where Miller will also speak to current issues with Seeds of Peace and how the City of Orlando and it’s community leaders can participate with the organization.

WHO: Aaron David Miller became President of Seeds of Peace in 2003. Seeds of Peace is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills required to advance reconciliation and coexistence. The organization focuses on the Middle East but has also expanded to include young leaders from South Asia, Cyprus and the Balkans.

Miller received a PH.D. in American Diplomatic and Middle East History from the University of Michigan and then joined the State Department where he served for twenty years. For the last two decades, he served at the Department of State as an adviser to six Secretaries of State, where he helped formulate U.S. policy on the Middle East and the Arab-Israel peace process, most recently as the Senior Adviser for Arab-Israeli Negotiations.

For more information about Seeds of Peace, please visit: www.seedsofpeace.org.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 10, 2005
10:00 a.m.

WHERE: City Hall, Office of the Mayor
400 S. Orange Avenue

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