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Gorbachev's prestige has helped attract Green Cross board members such as Javier Perez de Cuellar, former Secretary-General of the U.N., and former Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu. Other trustees range from astronomer Carl Sagan to Rene Felber, the former President of Switzerland. Ultimately, Gorbachev envisions a network of local, national, regional and international offices that will, as he puts it, "enhance and amplify" the work of other environmental groups. He also sees this network as a means of changing the "values" of human societies...
...very excited. It's one of the most incredible and fulfilling experiences I've had," said Tino Cuellar '93, a member of Theatro Latino Estudiantil which put on the traditional Mexican dances known as Ballet Folklorico de Aztlan...
...former Soviet President made the transition to environmental pitchman in Kyoto, Japan, at a ceremony sponsored by the New York City-based Global Forum and attended by such political and spiritual luminaries as former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar and Mother Teresa. Now that he is a full-time Green, Gorbachev may have a lot to atone for. The Soviet Union committed a long string of environmental outrages during his watch, including the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl...
...students said the rally was an important way of vocalizing their concerns to administrators and parents. "We are all in it together," said Mariano E. Cuellar...
...argues his ideas with zest and vigor -- in contrast to the cautious, softspoken approach of Perez de Cuellar. Critics contend that Boutros-Ghali's sharp mind crosses the line into impatience and rudeness toward diplomats, who generally do not like to act hastily...