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Opening (2008)

Grand Opening of the Center for Belarusian Studies was held in Wichita (Hyatt Regency Hotel) on April, 19, 2008.

Keynote speaker: Mr. Stanislau Shushkevich, First Head of State of Independent Belarus

Mr. Stanislau Shushkevich

  • Reports in Belarusian media
  • Reports in US media
  • Photos
  • Video
  • Speech by Mr. Stanislau S. Shushkevich, First Head of State (1991-1994) (download)

Reports on Grand Opening in Belarusian media:

  1. Radio Svaboda: http://svaboda.org/content/Article/1107806.html
  2. Radio Svaboda: http://svaboda.org/content/Article/1107528.html
  3. Novaja Europa: http://n-europe.eu/content/?p=4118
  4. Belorusskije Novosti: http://naviny.by/archive/2008/04/21/

Online-conference with Ambassador David Swartz on Radio Svaboda

U.S. Media:

  1. International Herald Tribune -http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/19/america/NA-GEN-US-Kansas-Belarus-Center.php
  2. Wichita Eagle: http://www.kansas.com/196/story/377779.html
  3. The Legal Record: http://www.thelegalrecord.net/story.asp?story_id=1354
  4. SCollegian:http://media.www.sccollegian.com/media/storage/paper773/news/2008/04/23/CollegianFrontPage/Former.Belarusian.President.Speaks-3341996.shtml

Video:

Photos from the Grand Opening:

On photo: Mr. S. Shushkevich' delivering the Opening speech.

On photo: Mr. S. Shushkevich' delivering the Opening speech.

On photo: former U.S. Ambassador to Belarus David Swartz

On photo: former U.S. Ambassador to Belarus David Swartz

On photo: Alaxandr Lahviniec

On photo: Aliaksandr Lahvinets

On photo: Dr. Zina Gempelevich

On photo: Dr. Zina Gempelevich

On photo: Belarusian bard Siarzhuk Sokalau-Vojush

On photo: Belarusian bard Siarzhuk Sokalau-Vojush

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