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...Visa restrictions established in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks prevented el-Gaili, a native of Sudan who has lived in the United States for almost 10 years, from returning to Harvard in the fall...
...Visa became a four-letter word for me,” he says, recounting his experience and echoing the sentiments of students who endured similar trials...
Administrators fear that such long visa delays could keep international students from freely attending college in the U.S.—potentially changing the character of American research universities...
...DIED. GEORGE WATERS, 87, executive who turned the American Express card into the company's flagship product; in Fair Haven, New Jersey. Until 1961, when Waters was hired, charge cards were used mostly by restaurants, Visa and MasterCard did not exist, and the American Express card lagged behind one offered by Diners Club. One of his first moves was to persuade American Airlines to accept the American Express card; other airlines and businesses followed quickly...
...officer in Washington and an administrative officer in Mongolia before arriving in Moscow last year. When his predecessor left Russia last June, Hay became acting country director. This is not his first brush with controversy. In August, 30 volunteers who'd been in Russia for a year were denied visa extensions. The Russian Education Ministry, which coordinates Corps' activities, "supported our requests for visas and passed them on, so it was a surprise when they were denied," says Hay. "We decided not to bring in a new group of volunteers." Hay's mild words are clearly designed to ease tensions...