Gregory King Wins Eisenhower Fellowship
PRESS RELEASE
25 August 2011
Gregory King Wins
Eisenhower Fellowship
High profile barrister and host
of TV7’s Court Report, Gregory King, has been invited by
the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships of Philadelphia to
become New Zealand’s latest Eisenhower Fellow. The
prestigious fellowship is for emerging leaders from around
the world who have the potential to make important
contributions to their society.
Mr King will have the unique opportunity to travel around the continental United States for two months early next year meeting professional counterparts and pursuing individual interests. Only 22 fellows of different nationalities are invited each year and Mr King will join them at the beginning and end of his programme for seminars, which will lay the foundation for life long international friendship and cooperation.
Previous Eisenhower Fellows include Paula Bennett, Minister of Social Development and Employment, Susan Baragwanath, founder of schools for teenage mothers in New Zealand, Trevor Taylor CEO of Outward Bound NZ and Dr Paul Tapsell of the University of Otago. Mr King is the 17th New Zealander chosen since the founding of the fellowship in 1953.
The chairperson of the Nominating Committee, Bernardine Vester says,
“The Eisenhower Fellowship provides
members with opportunities to grow their leadership in their
respective fields. Greg has already demonstrated leadership
in his field and I am delighted that he is willing to grow
that through the Fellowship. On behalf of the other alumni,
I welcome Greg King to the New Zealand network.
Mr King will take up his fellowship in March 2012.
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