The children called on the legislative staff from the offices of Arlen
Specter (R-PA), Chair, Judiciary Committee and Member of the Appropriations
Committee, Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL), member of Foreign Relations
Committee, Chuck Hagel (R-NA), member of Foreign Relations Committee, and
Edward Kennedy (D-MA). At the end of the visit to Washington, D.C., the
children and Mr. Satyarthi addressed various staff members from the Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP). This committee is chaired by
Senator Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyoming) and the Ranking member is Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA). This meeting was sponsored by the office of Senator Edward Kennedy.
Interface with Executive Board, The World Bank
On Thursday, April 27, the children were hosted by the German Executive
Director, The World Bank, Mr. Eckhard Deutsche and the Indian Executive
Director Mr. Dheerendra Kumar together with the Social Protection Unit and
the Education Unit from the World Bank. The meeting was chaired by German
Executive Director Eckhard Deutsche and co-chaired by the Indian Executive
Director Mr. Dheerendra Kumar. This meeting was primarily an interface with
the Bank Executive Directors and their advisors, and the staff officers
drawn from Fast Track Initiative, Education and Social Protection units of
the World Bank. The children also met the Senior Vice President of The World
Bank Mr. Jamil Salmi.
Puran was then interviewed by BBC World Service from their studios in
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