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ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 49| February 2001
Australian Ambassador to Laos visits Library
Shortly before setting off for the Lao capital Vientiane as the new Australian Ambassador, Mr Jonathan Thwaites visited the National Library as part of the preparation for his posting. On 15 November 2000 he and his wife Eve, who is a librarian at the National Library, met with the Director-General Jan Fullerton and other staff and viewed the Lao collection. For the past decade the Library has been obtaining publications through its Lao Acquisition Program established with the Australian Embassy in Vientiane. The Librarys Regional Cooperation Program has also been providing assistance to the National Library of Laos.
The Ambassador
(right) inspects Lao publications with
(from left to
right) the Director-General Jan Fullerton, Eve Thwaites, and Asian
Collections staff Andrew Gosling and Lek McFadden
Photograph:
Loui Seselja
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