world leaders symposium

Global Challenges in a Post-Perestroika world russia | georgia | azerbaijan | ukraine | turkey Aboard the Silver Wind • August 30–September 15, 2010

william perry

condoleezza rice

mikhail gorbachev

Featuring

Explore the world with the people who shape it.

the World Leaders symposium series—now in its fifth year—blends pressing global issues, intellectually

stimulating content, compelling special guests, and spectacular destinations to produce one-of-a-kind

educational travel experiences.

St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow

ACCESS The exclusive World Leaders experience encompasses the highest levels of access to the places where history was and continues to be made. Participants on the 2010 World Leaders symposium may choose to visit a once formidable but now dismantled nuclear weapons site in ukraine, a formerly secret soviet submarine base on the Black sea, a Crimean palace where the post–World War II map of Europe was redrawn, and one of the largest oil and gas facilities in the world in Azerbaijan.

ExPErTSA highlight of all World Leaders symposiums is the powerful and unforgettable contribution of speakers and special guests, such as James A. Baker, III, George H.W. Bush, and Madeleine Albright. This symposium features former secretary of state Condoleezza rice, former secretary of Defense William Perry, and former soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, plus an impressive team of experts on u.s.-russia relations, global energy security concerns, and nuclear non-proliferation.

InSIghTEach World Leaders symposium is designed to provide genuine insight into complex and deeply rooted global issues. That awareness and understanding comes from interactions with travelers from America’s leading academic, cultural, and research institutions; while exploring important context and on-the-ground realities with locals; and from personal insights revealed during off-the-record conversations with experts and scholars.

MIkhAIl gorBAChEv was president of the former soviet union (1985–1991) and is best known for his role in ending the Cold

War. Attaining the Communist Party’s highest spot in March 1985, he pushed for significant reforms and an end to the arms race with the West. In 1992, following a coup that stripped him of political initiative, Gorbachev resigned. A recipient of the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize, the Orders of Lenin, the red Banner of Labour, and the Badge of Honour, Gorbachev has emerged as a leading spokesperson for the environmental movement, most notably as founding president of Green Cross International. He is also president of The Gorbachev Foundation.

CondolEEzzA rICE is the Thomas and Barbara stephenson senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution and professor of political science at stanford university. From January 2005 to 2009, she served as the 66th secretary of state of the united states. Prior to that, from January 2001 to 2005, she was the national security advisor to President George W. Bush. rice joined the stanford university faculty as a professor of political science in 1981 and served as stanford’s provost from 1993 to 1999. she was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution before and after her term as provost. rice won two of stanford’s highest teaching honors: the 1984 Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching and the 1993 school

of Humanities and sciences Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. she has authored and co-authored several books, including Germany Unified and Europe Transformed: A Study in Statecraft (1995), with Philip Zelikow; e Gorbachev Era (1986), with Alexander Dallin; and Uncertain Allegiance: e Soviet Union and the Czechoslovak Army (1984). rice currently serves on the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and sciences. she earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from the university of Denver in 1974, her master’s from the university of Notre Dame in 1975, and her PhD from the Graduate school of International studies at the university of Denver in 1981.

WIllIAM J. PErry, u.s. secretary of Defense from 1994 to 1997, is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Michael and Barbara

Berberian Professor at stanford university. A graduate of stanford (Bs 1949, Ms 1950), he holds a joint appointment in the school of Engineering and the Institute for International studies, where he is co-director of the Preventive Defense Project, a research collaboration of stanford and Harvard. From 1988 to 1993 he was the co-director of stanford’s Center for International security and Arms Control. Perry also served as Deputy secretary of Defense (1993–94) and as undersecretary of Defense for research and engineering (1977–81). Among his numerous awards are the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1997) and the Department of Defense Distinguished service Medal (1980 and 1981). He has also received decorations from many foreign governments, including Korea, Albania, Poland, ukraine, Bahrain, and slovenia.

keynote SPeakerS

Condoleezza rice will join the symposium on September 3–6 aboard the Silver Wind. William Perry will be on the symposium in its entirety. Mikhail gorbachev will join the symposium for a day on September 1.

JAMES hAdlEy BIllIngTon has been The Librarian of Congress since september 1987. Educated at Princeton university (1950) and Oxford (1953), he was a professor of history at Princeton from 1964 to 1973. Billington is the author of the classic cultural history, The Icon and the Axe (1966); The Face of Russia (1998), a companion book to his PBs series of the same name; and many other books. In 1988 he accompanied President ronald reagan to the soviet summit in Moscow. He is the founder and chairman of the Open World Leadership Center, which has brought 15,000 young political leaders from russia, ukraine, and other successor states to the u.s., and has been chairman of the board that administers the Fulbright Exchange Program worldwide. The recipient of 40 honorary doctorates and 11 foreign state decorations, Billington is currently consultant to President Medvedev of russia on a new russian library system. He is also the founder of the World Digital Library program.

CoIT BlACkEr is director and senior fellow at the Freeman spogli Institute for International studies; the Olivier Nomellini Professor in International studies in the school of Humanities and sciences; and the Olivier Nomellini Family university Fellow in undergraduate Education at stanford. During the first Clinton administration, he served as special assistant to the president for national security affairs and as senior director for russian, ukrainian, and Eurasian affairs at the National security Council (NsC), where he oversaw the implementation of u.s. policy toward russia and the New Independent states and advised on matters relating to the former soviet union. Following government service, Blacker returned to stanford to resume his research and teaching. From 1998 to 2003, he also co-directed the Aspen Institute’s u.s.-russia Dialogue, which brought together prominent u.s. and russian specialists on foreign and defense policy for discussion and review of critical issues in the bilateral relationship.

MArvIn kAlBis the Edward r. Murrow Professor of Practice, Emeritus, and senior fellow at the Joan shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard, where he was a founding director. His distinguished journalism career encompasses 30 years of award-winning reporting for CBs and NBC News as chief diplomatic correspondent, Moscow bureau chief, and host of Meet the Press. His most recent book, e Media and the War on Terrorism (co-edited with stephen Hess), explores the interaction between the government and the media during times of war and national emergency. He hosts the Kalb report, a discussion of media ethics and responsibility at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.; is a regular contributor to Fox television and National Public radio; and was the recipient of the 2006 National Press Club Fourth Estate Award.

*Please note that keynote and featured speakers will be joining us for varying lengths of time during the program. list of speakers and speaker schedule, while accurate at the time of printing, are subject to change.

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John EdWIn Mrozis president and chief executive officer of the EastWest Institute. From its roots as a European-American initiative to bridge the divisions between Europe and Eurasia, Mroz built EWI into one of the world’s pre-eminent non-governmental change-agent institutions. He has served as an advisor to more than 20 governments as well as the Commission of the European union, NATO, the Council of Europe, and the G-8. Among his numerous international accolades is Germany’s highest award to a non-citizen in recognition of the role he and EWI played in facilitating German reunification. Mroz completed his graduate studies at the Fletcher school of Law and Diplomacy after earning an MA from Northeastern university and a BA from the university of Notre Dame. He is the author of a landmark book on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Beyond Security: Private Perceptions among Arabs and Israelis, and is a member of the Council on Foreign relations.

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“knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.”anton cHekHov

MIChAEl ShArAis curator of astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History and curator of the critically acclaimed Einstein exhibition. His research interests include the evolution and explosions of novae and supernovae; hunting for planets orbiting other stars; and the populations of stars inhabiting dense clusters and galaxies. He and his research group are conducting an exhaustive survey of more than one billion stars to inventory the 100,000 stars nearest to Earth. He frequently observes with the Hubble space Telescope and other large ground-based telescopes. shara has been both a visiting and an adjunct professor at Columbia university and an astronomer at the space Telescope science Institute. He will discuss the u.s.-russian space race, explain how astrophysics relates to nuclear weapons technology, and lead the group through Moscow’s star City.

vInTon g. CErf has served since October 2005 as vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google, where he is responsible for identifying new enabling technologies to support the development of advanced, Internet-based products and services from Google. Widely known as one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” Cerf is the co-designer of the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. Cerf and his colleague, robert E. Kahn, received the u.s. National Medal of Technology in 1997 for founding and developing the Internet; the 2004 ACM Alan M. Turing award for their work on the Internet protocols; the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005; and the prestigious Japan Prize in 2008. Cerf is an expert on the global future of the Internet and will discuss the use of modern social networking technologies in the areas visited in this program.

dear traveler,

High country Passage is

pleased to extend to you a

special invitation to join

former U.s. secretaries

condoleezza rice and

William Perry, former

soviet president mikhail

gorbachev, and a team of

distinguished experts and

scholars to explore the rich

history and political realities

that define 21st-century

russia, georgia, azerbaijan,

Ukraine, and turkey.

sincerely,

don kendall

Founder

World Leaders Programs

High country Passage

In July 2009, u.s. President Barack Obama visited russia with the aim of “resetting” relations between russia and the u.s. In a speech to university graduates in Moscow, he called attention to “the issues that will define your lives: security from nuclear weapons and extremism; access to markets and opportunity; health and the environment; an international system that protects sovereignty and human rights, while promoting stability and prosperity.”

These defining issues of our time will come into focus during the 2010 World leaders Symposium,

Global ChallenGeS in a PoSt-PereStroika worlDIn the company of distinguished world leaders, examine russia’s relations with ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan and how the West can best engage russia and the former soviet republics in facing global challenges such as nuclear proliferation, increasingly scarce energy resources, and economic decline. Begin the symposium in Moscow with an in-depth examination of current u.s.-russia relations. Cruise the Black sea to learn how former soviet republics are determining their global role vis-à-vis the New russia. Conclude in Istanbul, Turkey, where symposium speakers put the regional lessons learned into an international context in order to better understand the challenges facing our changing world.

Winston Churchill once referred to russia as “a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma.” This educational travel experience will begin to untangle the complexities at work in russia and this dynamic region, and encourage a better understanding of the people, places, and possibilities shaping the future.

“…the issues

that will define

your lives…”U.s. President Barack oBama

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lECTurE SErIESEach World Leaders symposium features a series of special lectures, panel discussions, and opportunities for informal dialogue on a wide range of pressing global issues and current events. Working with guest lecturers and in-country contacts, we will continue to develop an extensive and compelling lecture series—a truly one-of-a-kind educational experience—until the date of departure.

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6 Batumi or tbilisi, georgia

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8 sochi, russia, or Baku, azerbaijan

9 at sea / Yalta, Ukraine

10 sevastopol

11 odessa or Pervomaysk*

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13 istanbul, turkey (disembark)

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*space is limited on Pervomaysk excursion.

itineraryaugust 30–september 15, 2010

symposium participants will choose from an extensive list of optional excursions prior to departure. Program itinerary and excursions are subject to change.

oPTIonAl ExTEnSIonSPrE-SyMPoSIuM: august 25–31 | kiev, chernobyl & moscow

PoST-SyMPoSIuM: september 15–18 | istanbul & ephesus

russiaThere is no more appropriate starting point for examining the global challenges of a post-perestroika world than Moscow. Experience a Moscow rarely seen by visitors during private visits to the Grand

Kremlin Palace and Armory and to russia’s military research and cosmonaut training facility, and at a gala dinner among the unique canvasses of Muscovite Vladimir Mochalov, an Andy-Warhol-like artist whose portraits capture some of the world’s most famous and controversial citizens.

Examine the Cold War from a different angle as you descend 18 stories underground into a secret

communication bunker, shelter, and missile control

center built in 1956 to withstand a nuclear attack from the united states, and hear personal accounts from a former KGB agent. Or enjoy Moscow’s world-renowned art collections at the State Tretyakov

Gallery and Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, and travel aboard the Moscow Metro, which carries more than 9 million people daily and whose stations are impressive works of art.

Later in the program, cruise the Black sea to Sochi, the city that in 2014 will bring the Olympic Games back to russia for the first time since the 1980 Moscow Games that were boycotted by the u.s.

georgiaThe current climate of peace is characteristic of Georgia’s history of encouraging people of different cultures, religions, and ethnicities to live side by side in relative harmony. However, as recently as 2008 the states of south Ossetia and Abkhazia were the scenes of a full-scale war between Georgia and russia, which supported the breakaway provinces’ independence. As you admire the dramatic hilltop castles and ancient watchtowers dotting the Caucasus mountains, which have been described as “higher and wilder than the Alps,” and savor the country’s delicious and unique

cuisine, learn more about this recent conflict and its repercussions in Georgia and throughout the region from historians, peacekeepers, and aid workers.

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froM lEfT: kremlin, Moscow; ukrainian woman; Ananauri, georgia

From Batumi, once the chief russian oil port in the Black sea, visit the Gelati Monastery, a uNEsCO World Heritage site in Kutaisi that for a long time was one of the main cultural and intellectual centers in Georgia, or travel to Georgia’s charming capital, Tbilisi. As a terminal of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline that pushes crude oil from the Caspian sea 1,099 miles to the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, Tbilisi has recaptured its historically strategic importance along a major transportation route. From its diverse houses of worship (including mosques, synagogues, churches) and the Religious

Treasury of the National Museum to the blue-tiled Orbeliani Baths, there is much to see here.

Nearby is Gori, birthplace of stalin and home of one of the few monuments to the former soviet leader to survive Khrushchev’s de-stalinization program; the castle complex of Ananauri, approached through mountainous scenery along the Georgian Military Highway; the walled city of Signaghi, reminiscent of an Italian hill town, where a local enologist will explain the ancient tradition of Georgian wine and

winemaking; and UNESCO World Heritage site

Mtskheta, the country’s most religious city.

Azerbaijansince the 8th century, oil has been extracted in Azerbaijan for limited local purposes; commercial exploitation began in the late 1800s and by the 20th century the oil fields of Baku, the capital, were the largest in the world. By the end of the 20th century drilling extended offshore in the Caspian sea. After two major oil booms, Baku is enjoying a resurgence with the development of new oil and natural gas fields, the expansion of the sangachal Terminal—an industrial complex with natural gas processing and oil production plants, and the completion of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline in 2005. Visits to Baku’s Oil

Boom Mansions, built for oil barons such as the Nobel brothers; British Petroleum’s Sangachal Terminal, the starting point of several pipelines; and the Caspian

Energy Center, all underscore the geopolitical importance of the region, as do discussions about the Caspian’s other “black gold”—caviar.

Baku is also rich in Azeri cultural and religious traditions. A private Muğam jazz performance, a demonstration of the art of textile weaving, and a stroll through the walled old city’s 15th-century courtyards, mosques and mausoleums all help explain why this industrial city inspired the beautiful love tale that unfolds in Azerbaijan’s national novel, Ali and Nino.

ukraineThe historically strained relationship between ukraine and russia continues to widen, as ukraine leans more toward Europe and the Eu and less toward russia. Visits to Pervomaysk, Odessa, Yalta, and Sevastopol illuminate a number of current and historic issues in that relationship.

After the breakup of the u.s.s.r., ukraine inherited 2,000 nuclear warheads, the third-largest cache in the world. The transformation of one stockpile from a cluster of silos to a field of sunflowers is dramatically described during an optional visit to Pervomaysk with former Secretary of Defense William Perry,

whose participation was vital to the process (see story on back cover).

In Odessa, a major Black sea port, climb the famous Potemkin Steps, which became the international icon of the 1905 Odessa workers’ uprising immortalized in the 1925 film e Battleship Potemkin. Observe the Italian baroque-

style Opera House, a beautiful venue for ukraine’s strongly rooted theatrical culture, or descend into the catacombs that once sheltered World War II partisans during one of the most somber periods in the nation’s history.

Yalta’s place in history was firmly established in 1945 as the site of the Yalta Conference. Enjoy a private champagne reception at Livadia Palace, built with white Crimean granite in the Neo-renaissance style. Here, stalin, Churchill, and roosevelt met to determine the configuration and governance of Germany and the reorganization of Europe following World War II.

froM lEfT: oil rig, Baku; russian naval recruits, Crimean Peninsula; hagia Sofia, Istanbul.

Once the home of the soviet Black sea Fleet, Sevastopol is now a ukrainian naval base mutually, if somewhat uneasily, shared by the ukrainian and russian navies. Here explore sites of the Crimean

War, a pivotal event in the historic clash between East and West, and see where russia destroyed its entire Black sea fleet in order to prevent it from falling into Western hands. Or for a more recent look at the area’s international significance, enter Balaklava’s once-secret Soviet military base, which remained operational until 1993 and hid nuclear submarines throughout the Cold War.

TurkeyIn the spring of 1992, the Turkish prime minister proposed that the oil pipeline now known as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline run through Turkey, thereby making the country an integral part of the East-West energy corridor and increasing its geopolitical importance. In addition to the lucrative transit fees that Turkey receives, construction of the pipeline has resulted in a reduction of oil tanker traffic

on the Bosphorus and greater security in Istanbul. The pipeline itself, however, is in constant peril, as it skirts the volatile Kurdish region of Turkey that is the scene of an ongoing sectarian conflict between the Kurdistan Workers Party and the Turkish government. Learn of the increased strategic significance of Turkey and its new role in natural gas politics.

Byzantium’s Constantinople, now Istanbul, has long been regarded as a crossroads at the intersection of East and West. It is the only metropolis in the world that straddles two continents—Europe and Asia—a characteristic that is immediately apparent in the architecture and culture of the city. Istanbul has a wealth of beautiful churches, synagogues, mosques, palaces, and museums to explore. They include the Hagia Sofia, Abrida Synagogue, and Blue

Mosque; the Muslim Topkapi Palace; the European-style Dolmabahçe Palace and Yildiz Palace; the spectacular Çinili (Tiled) Mosque and Beylerbeyi

Palace, a 19th-century Baroque summer residence; and the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts and the Great Palace Mosaics Museum.

oPtional extenSionSPrE-SyMPoSIuM:

kiev, Chernobyl & MoscowAugust 25–31, 2010

Celebrate the beauty and culture of Kiev at a private reception on the grounds of St. Sophia’s Cathedral, whose frescoes and mosaics date back to the 11th century. Discover the beautiful blue and gold-domed churches at UNESCO World Heritage site Lavra, as well as an underground caves monastery whose mummified monks attract pilgrims from around the world. Gain a greater understanding of ukraine’s nuclear history and future during visits to Chernobyl, scene of the greatest nuclear disaster in history, and Prypyat, where schools, recreational facilities, and cultural centers remain exactly as they were on April 26, 1986, the date of the disaster. End in Moscow, with lunch among the works of controversial sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, whose massive bronzes can be found all over the city, and time to visit St. Basil’s Cathedral, Tsaritsyno Palace, Kolomenskoye, or sites such as Lenin’s Tomb and Stalin’s Bunker.

PoST-SyMPoSIuM:

Istanbul & Ephesusseptember 15–18, 2010

Explore modern Istanbul, a side of the city more familiar to local citizens than to visitors. Beyoğlu, the “New City” of Istanbul, includes the residential and modern commercial neighborhoods of Pera, Karaköy, and Taksim. The little restaurants, boutiques, galleries, antiques stores, and bookshops along Istiklal (Independence) Street

invite exploration. The Grand Bazaar is indeed grand, and the Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar offers nuts, candied fruits, local cheese, and aromatic tea and coffee, along with a vast and colorful array of exotic spices. Then fly to Kusadasi for a visit to Ephesus, one of the best-preserved classical sites in the Eastern Mediterranean. Walk the marble-paved Sacred Way and admire the iconic Celsus Library. Enjoy a traditional lunch in a Turkish village perched on a coastal hillside and, after returning to Istanbul, end your visit with a farewell reception along the beautiful banks of the Bosphorus.

Extension details and pricing information will be sent in a future mailing.

froM ToP: St. Sophia Cathedral, kiev; nuclear silo, Chernobyl; fountain of Trajan, Ephesus

oPtional extenSionSPrE-SyMPoSIuM:

kiev, Chernobyl & Moscow led by William Miller, former u.S. Ambassador to the ukraineAugust 25–31, 2010

Celebrate the beauty and culture of Kiev at a private reception on the grounds of St. Sophia’s Cathedral, whose frescoes and mosaics date back to the 11th century. Discover the beautiful blue and gold-domed churches at UNESCO World Heritage site Lavra, as well as an underground caves monastery whose mummified monks attract pilgrims from around the world. Gain a greater understanding of ukraine’s nuclear history and future during visits to Chernobyl, scene of the greatest nuclear disaster in history, and Prypyat, where schools, recreational facilities, and cultural centers remain exactly as they were on April 26, 1986, the date of the disaster. End in Moscow, with lunch among the works of controversial sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, whose massive bronzes can be found all over the city, and time to visit St. Basil’s Cathedral, Tsaritsyno Palace, Kolomenskoye, or sites such as Lenin’s Tomb and Stalin’s Bunker.

PoST-SyMPoSIuM:

Istanbul & Ephesusseptember 15–18, 2010

Explore modern Istanbul, a side of the city more familiar to local citizens than to visitors. Beyoğlu, the “New City” of Istanbul, includes the residential and modern commercial neighborhoods of Pera, Karaköy, and Taksim. The little restaurants, boutiques, galleries, antiques stores, and bookshops along Istiklal (Independence) Street

invite exploration. The Grand Bazaar is indeed grand, and the Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar offers nuts, candied fruits, local cheese, and aromatic tea and coffee, along with a vast and colorful array of exotic spices. Then fly to Kusadasi for a visit to Ephesus, one of the best-preserved classical sites in the Eastern Mediterranean. Walk the marble-paved Sacred Way and admire the iconic Celsus Library. Enjoy a traditional lunch in a Turkish village perched on a coastal hillside and, after returning to Istanbul, end your visit with a farewell reception along the beautiful banks of the Bosphorus.

Extension details and pricing information will be sent to confirmed participants.

froM ToP: St. Sophia Cathedral, kiev; nuclear silo, Chernobyl; fountain of Trajan, Ephesus

One of the highest-rated cruise vessels afloat, the luxurious Silver Wind features an all-inclusive policy that spares no expense, impeccable service from a courteous and efficient crew, and unparalleled on-board amenities. All-suite accommodations include ocean views and a wide range of features, from walk-in closets to 24-hour steward service. All bathrooms have marble tiles, shower/bathtub combinations, hair dryers, and terry-cloth robes. Of the ship’s 149 suites, 119 feature private verandas. There are seven suite categories, ranging in size from the 240 square-foot Vista suites to the 1,019 square-foot Grand

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suites. The Silver Wind’s venues include the top-deck Panorama Lounge, which offers lovely views, and the two-deck-high show Lounge. There is a small, well-stocked library, Internet nook, card room, gym with stairmasters and treadmills, a pool and two whirlpools, jogging track, spa, and beauty salon. Three restaurants—The restaurant, La saletta, and Terrace Café—take advantage of silversea’s relationship with the relais & Chateaux network of exclusive inns and restaurants, whose chefs contribute recipes to create distinctive and delicious menu selections.

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240 sq. ft. with picture window. (Suites 736 & 739 are 248 sq. ft. Suite 738 is 325 sq. ft. )

295 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

295 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

541 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

736 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

1,019 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

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598 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

MEDALLION SUITE                                $0                   $0

490 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors. (Suite 741 is 667 sq. ft. and does not have a veranda.) 

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cabin type double singleg vISTA SuITE $23,990 $39,990240 sq. ft. with picture window

g vErAndA SuITE $27,990 $45,990295 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

g MIdShIP vErAndA SuITE $28,690 —295 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

g MEdAllIon SuITE $30,990 —490 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

g SIlvEr SuITE $32,990 —541 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

g oWnEr’S SuITE $37,990 —598 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

g royAl SuITE $38,990 —736 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

g grAnd SuITE $39,990 —1,019 sq. ft. including teak veranda with floor-to-ceiling glass doors

Included three nights at the

ritz-carlton Hotel in moscow, ten nights

aboard the Silver Wind, and two nights

at the ciragan Palace kempinski Hotel

in Istanbul • Comprehensive program of

shore excursions and special events •

comprehensive lecture program offered

by experts • Experienced tour managers

to oversee the logistics and safety of the

program • All on-tour transportation,

including on-tour flights as indicated in the

itinerary (moscow/istanbul, Batumi/tbilisi/

Batumi, Sochi/Baku/Sochi) • Gratuities

to guides, porters, and ship’s crew •

Bottled water throughout the program

• 15 breakfasts, 14 lunches, 13 dinners •

alcoholic beverages including beer, wine,

and cocktails at gala events in moscow and

Istanbul • Local beer and soft drinks during

lunches off the ship • Alcoholic beverages

on board ship, including beer, wine, and

cocktails • 24-hour room service on board

ship • Arrival transfers and baggage

handling between the moscow airport and

the Ritz-Carlton Hotel • Departure transfers

and baggage handling between the

ciragan Palace kempinski and the istanbul

airport • Complete packet of pre-departure

information including suggested reading

list, book package, and luggage tags •

visas for azerbaijan, russia, and turkey for

U.s. citizens

Airfare round-trip airfare from

the U.s. to moscow, with return from

istanbul, is not included in the program

rates. as of august 2009, round-trip

economy-class airfare using Lufthansa

airlines/United airlines is estimated at

$1,558 per person from Boston, Washington,

d.c., or new York (JFk/eWr airports); and

$1,954 per person from Los angeles or san

Francisco. Fares are subject to availability

and change without notice. Flights from

moscow to istanbul, between Batumi and

tbilisi, and between sochi and Baku are

included. High country Passage is happy to

assist you with your air travel arrangements.

SPECIAL BUSINESS-CLASS FARES

negotiated business-class fares are offered

from all U.s. gateways served by Lufthansa

and United airlines, and savings may be

available. as of august 2009, round-trip

business-class airfare is estimated at $3,658

per person from Boston, Washington, d.c.,

or new York (JFk/eWr airports); and

$4,054 per person from Los angeles or san

Francisco. Fares are subject to availability

and change without notice. to take full

advantage of these savings, please inquire

no later than February 28, 2010.

DeCk Plan & PriCinG

To ExPErIEnCE ThIS World lEAdErS SyMPoSIuM, ConTACT your ProfESSIonAl TrAvEl AdvISor or hIgh CounTry PASSAgE AT 1-800-395-3288; WWW.hCPTrAvEl.CoM.

general informationNOT INCLUDED U.s. domestic and international airfare from the U.s. to Moscow with return from Istanbul • Passport fees • Immunization costs • Airport security fees imposed by the government or airline • Accident, baggage, and cancellation insurance • Excess baggage charges • Personal items such as laundry, telephone, room service in hotels, fax, and email charges, gratuities for non-group services, and other items not specified as included

WHAT TO ExPECT this is a mod-erately strenuous program that is at times physically demanding and busy. daily programs can involve up to one mile of walking, often on uneven terrain where stairs are unavailable or do not have handrails. Participants must be physically fit and in active good health. in august/september, average tem-peratures range from the low 50s °F in moscow to the high 60s °F in istanbul, with occasional rain.

terms & conditionsRESERVATIONS Participants may confirm spaces immediately by calling High country Passage at 1-800-395-3288 with a major credit card number. You may, if you prefer, send a check (payable to High country Passage), or your credit card information, with the completed reservation form to High country Passage, 500 third street, suite 455, san Francisco, ca 94107. We cannot confirm reservations without a deposit. Failure to complete payments by the final payment date may result in the cancellation of your reservation, in which case the cancellation penalties as outlined below will apply. all tour prices and airfares quotes in this bro-chure are based on tariffs, costs, and exchange rates of the United states dollar that were in effect at the time of publication. consequently, prices herein are subject to change. due to fluctua-tions in oil prices, a fuel surcharge may be added to your fee. details and costs will be advised prior to your departure.

PAYMENTS Bookings received on or before January 29, 2010: First deposit of $2,500 per person to hold reserva-tion. second deposit of $2,500 per person due January 30, 2010. Final payment due April 30, 2010.

Bookings received between January 30-april 29, 2010: deposit of $5,000 per person to hold reservation. Final payment due april 30, 2010.

Bookings received on or after final payment deadline of april 30, 2010: all deposits and final payments due at time of booking.

CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS notification of cancellation must be received in writing from the participant. deposits are fully refundable if a writ-ten notice of cancellation is received within 14 days of receipt of deposit. this 14-day grace period applies to all bookings received before the final payment date of april 30, 2010. after april 30, 2010, all deposits and final payments are completely nonrefund-able, regardless of date of deposit. aside from the aforementioned grace period, the following cancellation penalties apply:

· cancellations on or before January 29, 2010: all deposits are subject to a $500 per person cancellation fee.

· cancellations between January 30, 2010, and april 29, 2010: all deposits are 100% non-refundable.

· cancellations on or after april 30, 2010 (final payment date): all deposits and final payments are 100% non-refundable.

· Please note that there will be no exceptions made to this cancellation policy.

INSURANCE For your protection, we strongly encourage you to purchase cancellation/interruption insurance; in-formation about insurance will be sent to you upon receipt of deposit. refunds cannot be made to passengers who do not complete the tour for any reason at all. We and the tour operator reserve the right, without penalty, to require any participant to withdraw from a tour at any time at his/her own expense, when such action is determined by tour staff to be in the best interest of the health, safety, or general welfare of the tour group or the individual participant.

HEALTH all participants should be in good health and capable of walking over rough terrain. By forwarding the deposit for passage, the passenger certifies that he/she does not have any physical or other condition or disability that would create a hazard for him/herself or other passengers.

RESPONSIBILITY High country Passage acts only as an agent for the suppliers and contractors provid-ing transportation and/or all other travel-related services and does not assume any responsibility for travel, activities, and other travel-related services supplied by third parties that cause personal injury or for personal or property damage or loss in connection with any service. in no event will we be liable for an amount exceeding the aggregate amount paid by the tour participant to us, or for special, consequential, incidental, punitive, or indirect damages. the scheduled itinerary (including departure and arrival times) is not guaranteed. any part of this itinerary is subject to delay, modification, or port-of-call cancella-tion for any reason, including but not limited to, stress of weather, exigencies of safe navigation, navigation through regulated waters, ports and channels, force majeure, acts of god, labor conflicts, hostilities, blockages, strikes aboard or ashore, breakdown of the ship, or any other cause, without refund or allowance. High country Passage reserves the right to alter, change, and/or omit any feature or part of the tour, in our discretion, without allowance or refund. occasionally, unforeseen changes or other matters necessitate a change in the tour or cause a tour to be extended beyond its scheduled completion; any extra costs incurred in such cases are the responsibility of the passenger. High country Passage also reserves the right to decline to accept any person as a member of the tour, or to require any person to withdraw from the tour at any time, when such action is determined by our representatives to be in the best interests of the health, safety and general welfare of the tour group or the individual participant. Per-sonal effects are the sole responsibility of the owners at all times.

PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS Destinations: kremlin © olgalis / dreamstime.com; ananauri castle © desaart / dreamstime.com; sailors © malewitch / dreamstime.com. Extensions: chernobyl © alexpell / dreamstime.com.

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advisor or mail your completed reservation form and

deposit to High country Passage, 500 third street, suite

455, san Francisco, ca 94107. or call 1-800-395-3288.

enclosed is a check for $______ ($2,500 per person)

payable to High country Passage.

OR, please charge my deposit of $______ ($2,500 per

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Bed preference in hotels (not guaranteed):

❍ one bed ❍ two beds

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SiloS to SunflowerSThe Story of Pervomaysk

At the breakup of the u.s.s.r. in 1991, ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and russia inherited nuclear weapons that were once part of the soviet union’s arsenal. ukraine’s 2,000 nuclear warheads alone represented the third-largest cache in the world, surpassing the stockpiles of China, France, or the united Kingdom. In January 1994, the united states, russia, and ukraine signed an agreement under the terms of which ukraine would return its warheads to russia, russia would give ukraine power reactor fuel, and the united states would provide technical, financial, security, and reconstruction support.

In 1994, then u.s. secretary of Defense William Perry visited the

silos around Pervomaysk and was shown the map that highlighted every u.s. and European city targeted for nuclear attack. In 1995, on a monitoring visit to Pervomaysk, he saw silos being dismantled. During his next visit, Perry and the russian and ukrainian defense ministers simultaneously turned keys that once would have launched nuclear missiles, but now ignited explosives to blow up the empty silos. In 1996 the three men returned to find fertile plowed fields where silos and military buildings once stood, and they planted the sunflowers* that now carpet this once-grim area.

*The sunflowers, which absorb radioactive cesium and strontium into their roots, are then harvested and securely stored.

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