ing. Andrea Mitchell spoke and moderated a discussion 

 on science education after a luncheon. 



May 10 



■ International Briefing The Office of International Re- 

 lations and the Smithsonian's Asian Cultural History 

 Program arranged a briefing at the National Museum of 

 Natural History for government economic officials from 

 Southeast Asian nations participating in the ASEAN- 

 U.S. Dialogue meetings. 



May 10 



■ Press Conference The Office of Public Affairs organ- 

 ized a press conference at which the Smithsonian's Task 

 Force on Latino Issues presented its report, "Willful Ne- 

 glect: The Smithsoinan Institution and U.S. Latinos," to 

 Secretary Robert McC. Adams and Under Secretary Con- 

 stance Berry Newman. 



May II 



■ Appointment Ellen Napiura Taubman, former head of 

 the department of American Indian Art at Sotheby's, 

 and William S. Taubman, senior vice president, acquisi- 

 tions, the Taubman Company, joined the International 

 Founders Council of the National Museum of the Amer- 

 ican Indian National Campaign. The 28-member coun- 

 cil is the volunteer body that leads the campaign's 

 fund-raising efforts. 



May II 



■ Public Program The National Postal Museum hosted 

 a Material Culture Forum devoted to valentines, postal 

 markings, and the origins of airmail service. 



May 16-20 



■ Seminar The Office of Museum Programs held 

 Awards for Museum Leadership, its annual manage- 

 ment seminar for people of color working in museums. 



May 16 



■ VIP Visit Tajikistan's Minister of Culture P. 

 Hodjaev visited with Arthur M. Sackler Gallery staff 

 and Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs 

 Marc Pachter. 



May 16 



■ Technology The Office of International Relations 

 held a demonstration of advanced teleconferencing tech- 

 nologies for Smithsonian staff, federal agency employ- 

 ees, and members of the diplomatic community. 



May 18 



■ Special Event Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of 

 India was the guest of honor at a Freer Gallery of Art re- 

 ception cosponsored with the Indo-U.S. Subcommission 

 on Education and Culture. 



May ip 



■ New Facility The trustees of the Mpala Research 

 Center in the Republic of Kenya opened a major new fa- 

 cility for scientific research and education at the Mpala 

 Ranch, a 48,000-acre working cattle ranch in the Laiki- 

 pia Plateau. The Mpala Ranch is operated by a con- 

 sortium including the Smithsonian Institution, the 

 National Museums of Kenya, and the Kenya Wildlife 

 Trust. 



May ip 



■ Appointment At a press conference following a special 

 Board of Regents meeting, the Regents announced the 

 appointment of I. Michael Heyman as 10th secretary of 

 the Smithsonian, succeeding Robert McC. Adams. Hey- 

 man is a law professor and former chancellor of the Uni- 

 versity of California at Berkeley and, most recently, 

 counselor to the secretary of the interior and deputy as- 

 sistant secretary for policy. 



May 21 



■ Symposium "Preserving the Legacy: African Ameri- 

 can Cowboys in Texas," a two-day symposium organized 

 by the National Museum of American History's Pro- 

 gram in African American Culture, brought descen- 

 dants of some 5,000 black cowboys who worked on 

 Texas ranches after the Civil War to share stories and 

 songs of ranching, rodeos, and racism in the Southwest. 



May 2$ 



■ Special Event A special demonstration of the art of 

 beautiful writing was given at the opening reception for 

 Talents of the Brush. Jill Sackler Chinese Calligraphy 



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