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April 24, 2008-

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			Steven White, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy-New Delhi, speaking after the unveiling of Congressman Dalip Singh Saund’s marble bust at the New Delhi American Center on May 6, 2008.  Saund was the first Indian-American elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Other dignitaries from left to right are Member of Parliament Trilochan Singh, Former Prime Minister of India I.K. Gujral, and International President of World Punjabi Organization Vikramjit Singh Sahney.
"Making Health Insurance Work for the Poor", a two-day conference organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) began May 5 at Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi.  Indian policy makers, health insurance and health care providers, microfinance institutions, NGO leaders and other stakeholders will discuss development of successful health insurance programs with a special focus on providing health care for the poor.	Over 140 media students, working journalists, editors and academicians gathered at the American Center, New Delhi on May 2, 2008 to celebrate and support freedom of the press. In recognition of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every year on May 3, the Public Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy, Larry Schwartz, opened a discussion on “Media and Market Forces: The Challenges and Opportunities for Press Freedom” with a panel of senior media professionals from the U.S. and India. The panelists were (from left to right) Mr. James R. Dickenson, former political reporter and columnist, The Washington Post; Ms. Jyoti Malhotra, Diplomatic Affairs Editor, Mint; Mr. Nick Schifrin, Correspondent, ABC News; and Dr. N. Bhaskara Rao, Chairman, Centre for Media Studies. The discussion about the changes taking place in the media world amidst new ownership patterns was followed by a screening of the award-winning movie "A Mighty Heart".	Ambassador David C. Mulford congratulates two young Indians in New Delhi on May 2, 2008, who won the “Million Dollar Arm Hunt,” a nation-wide competition to find the fastest baseball pitchers in India. Rinku Bhramdeen Singh (first from left) and Dinesh Kumar Patel (shaking hands with the Ambassador) will be departing for the U.S. shortly to begin a year of professional training.	U.S. Under Secretary of Treasury for International Affairs David H. McCormick briefed the media in New Delhi on Thursday, April 24, 2008. The Under Secretary spoke on all the aspects of ongoing U.S.-India economic cooperation.  Full Size