COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT TAEJON EXPO '93 s~ •<l'o 1• • , ..... ,: .. ~ Independent Pavilions African Multinational Pavilion Multinational Pavilion Australia Republic ofBenin Azerbaidjan Republic Republic of Austria Republic of Botswana Belarus FINAL Kingdon of Belgium Republic of Cameroon Kyrghyzstan Federative Republic of Brazil People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Kazakhstan Negara Brunei Darussalam Gabonese Republic Moldova Republic of Bulgaria Republic of Ghana Turkmenistan REPORT Canada Republic of Kenya Ukraine Republic of Chile Kingdom of Lesotho Uzbekistan People's Republic of China Republic of Namibia Republic of Colombia Republic of Senegal Middle East Multinational Pavilion The Czech Republic Kingdom of Swaziland Democratic People's Republic of Algeria Kingdom of Denmark United Republic of Tanzania Hashermite Kingdom of Jordan Arab Republic of Egypt Republic of Uganda Islamic Republic of Mauritania Republic of Finland Republic of Zaire Republic of the Sudan French Republic Republic of Zambia Federal Republic of Germany Republic of Zimbabwe South Pacific Multinational Pavilion Holy See of the Roman Pontiff Federal Republic of Nigeria Cook Islands Republic of Hungary Republic of Fiji Republic of India Asia Multinational Pavilion Republic of Kiribati Republic of Indonesia People's Republic of Bangladesh Republic of Marshall Islands Islamic Republic of Iran Union of Myanmar Federated States of Micronesia Italian Republic Kingdom of Nepal Papua New Guinea Jamaica Solomon Islands Japan Baltic Multinational Pavilion Kingdom of Tonga Malaysia Republic of Estonia Tuvalu Mongolia Republic of Latvia Republic of Vanuatu Kingdom of Morocco Republic of Lithuania Kingdom of the Netherlands United Nations Multinational Pavilion New Zealand Caribbean Multinational Pavilion United Nations Kingdom of Norway Antigua and Barbuda International Olympic Committee Islamic Republic of Pakistan Montserrat Africa Development Bank Republic of Panama Barbados Asia Development Bank Republic of Peru Commonwealth of Dominica European Community Multinational Republic of Poland Dominican Republic Pavilion Republic of Portugal Grenada Romania St. Lucia Russian Federation Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The Slovak Republic Republic of Trinidad and To bag? Spain Democratic Socialistic Republic of Sri Lanka Central and South American Kingdom of Sweden Multinational Pavilion Swiss Confederation Belize Kingdom of Thailand Republic of Bolivia Republic of Tunisia Republic of Ecuador Socialist Republic of Vietnam Republic of Nicaragua United Kingdom United States of America ~ SA Taejon Expo '93 ©1994, Amway Corporation, U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A. 499301 L-7265-SAB Pavilion Directors Heidi Kameron Exhibit Management, Fabrication, Kevin Allen, Marilyn Sullivan Insuk Lee Installation John Lee Ray Armor, Richard Mavity, Protocol Director Kyu Lee Robert Rathe Brian Gillen Susan Lee Rathe Productions, Inc., New York, NY Teresa Leppanen Financial/Cultural Director Sarah Lindenau Art Exhibition Curator Yong-Hak Lee Christine Long Nancy L. Pressly Michael Lufkin Washington, D.C. Engineer Bethany McAllister Jonathan Tulip Ronette Mechura Aron Mefford Volunteerffranslator Holly Nakfoor Jim and Debra Kobb Ji Young Park Monique Pierre Final Report Aaron Potvin Kati Boland, Marilyn Sullivan Kelly Powis Shalee Rancour Theodore Rancour Administrative Staff, United States Normal Smihal Project Director Rebekah Turner Sally Frazee, Amway Corporation Taejon EXPO '93 Project Team, Amway Corporation: Art Catalogue Design K. Boland, K. Collins, D. Demski, D. Graf, Service Station, S. Hatt, D. Hinton, JW. Hoerner, New York, NY C. Jensen, B. Johnson, J. Jones, S. Kladder, M. Lalani, M. Longstreet, J. Maynard, Audio Visual Design J. Muzutani, D. Pruis, P. Rutowski, Claire Marino, Inc. Sherbrook, MA C. Sanborn, K. Savage, G. Schroeder, D. Sullivan, G. Sumihiro, Y. Takagi, Exhibit Text K. Wing, J. Zuidema Bob Charain Amagansett, NY Coordinator, Washington/West Pacific Rim Operations Art Handlers Julie Altman, AEA International Business Wendy MacGaw Consultants ArtPack Service, Inc. Farmington Hills, MI Administrative Staff, Korea J. 0 . Chang, B. Y. Kim, M. H. Kim, Amway Y. H. Lee, Amway Korea Ltd. Corporation Exhibit David Wolfe Michigan State University Associates, Inc. Dr. Gill-Chin Lim, Dean of International Grand Rapids, MI Studies and Programs Dr. Marilyn Flynn, Director, School of Social Work Dr. Janet Bell Dr. Mark Wilson Dr. Lisa Robinson Michigan State University Student Host/Scholars Chris Biretta Consultants Donald Booth Daniel Carlson United States Pavilion Concept and David Chong Design Marianne Donohue Robin Parkinson, Stuart Silver Andrew Erhardt Stuart Silver & Associates, Scarsdale, NY Vincent Frillici Janine Griggs Commissioner General Terence R. McAuliffe Katherine Humenchick and Michigan State University student, Ronette Mechuta and venture capital fund-raising firm. Patric J. Sullivan, Deputy Commissioner He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of General to Taejon EXPO '93-Patric Federal Capital Bank, N.A. Washington, Sullivan, United States Exhibit Project D.C., and the founder and president of Director, was appointed by United States several real estate related entities, includ­ Commissioner General Terence R. Commissioner General of the United States TAEJON INTERNATIONAL EXPOSmON, KOREA 1993 ing American Capitol Management McAuliffe. Company, Diamond Office of the Ambassador Management Company and Columbia Land & Develop­ ment Company. Taejon Expo '93 Robert B. Davidson, Deputy Commissioner Dear President Clinton and Director Duffey: General to Taejon EXPO '93-Robert Davidson, It is with great pleasure that I submit to you the final report of the United States' participation at President and Project the Taejon International Exposition, Korea 1993. Coordinator of T AERUS Expo Corp., was appointed by Commissioner General The Taejon Expo, which ran from August 7 to November 7, 1993, represented the first time in Terence R. McAuliffe. history that a developing country has hosted a full-scale international exposition. With the theme of "The Challenge of a New Road to Development," the Expo focussed on high technology and the environment. The U.S. exhibition at Taejon, which complimented the Expo's theme, played host to nearly 3 million international visitors-a record for U.S. participation Staff in such expositions. In addition, 30 students from Michigan State University volunteered their time to serve as "student ambassadors," or guides on Ambassador Terence R. McAuliffe, behalf of the United States Government. Commissioner General for the United States to EXPO '93-Mr. McAuliffe was In several important respects, the U.S presence at Taejon differed from our par­ appointed U.S. Commissioner General to ticipation in world expositions of the past. In a historic move, the U.S. exhibit at Korea's Taejon International Exposition on March 19, 1993. Mr. McAuliffe is Taejon Expo was entirely funded by the private sector. With guidance from USIA, more than fifty-five American companies donated the resources necessary As President ofTAERUS As Project Director, Mr. Sullivan coordi­ to enable the United States to participate in this important international event. Expo Corp., a subsidiary of nated the fund-raising efforts to support This public/private partnership is seen as a promising model for U.S. partici­ Amway Corporation in the staff of Michigan State University pation in future international expositions. Most important, by creating this Ada, Michigan, U.S.A., Mr. students at the U.S. Pavilion, and directed the day-to-day operations of the United unique partnership, the United States was once again able to demonstrate its Davidson was the liaison dedication and support for the Government of Korea and its people. to the American Chamber States Pavilion. of Commerce in Korea, the James Ogul, United States Information United States Information Agency Taejon Project Coordinator-Jim I sincerely thank you for the opportunity to serve the Administration as Ambassador and Agency in Washington, D.C., Ogul, with experience at six previous Commissioner General of Section to the Taejon International Exposition, Korea 1993. We believe U.S.A. and Amway Corpora­ U.S. Pavilions, served as USIA interface that our participation in the Taejon International Exposition was a significant contribution to bilateral tion in Ada, Michigan, U.S.A. with TAERUS Expo Corp., Amway relations with an important ally and friend. to formulate the terms for Corporation, the AEA International the presence of the United Business Consultants, and Ambassador I States Pavilion at Taejon Terence R. McAuliffe. He prepared the Sincerely, EXPO '93. Memorandum of Agreement with TAERUS Expo Corp., provided consul­ Deputy Commissioner i ,,(/j tation and oversight for the U.S. Pavilion, General Davidson also assisted with private sector fund-raising (_(//#!d4 Stuart Silver, James Ogul, USIA Taejon organized a fund-raising campaign Project Coordinator, Nancy Pressly, and and coordinated agency administrative among over fifty United States corpora­ Robin Parkinson, Senior Associate, Stuart matters for Ambassador McAuliffe. Terence R. McAuliffe Silver & Associates. tions and the State of Michigan to raise non-federal funding for the support of The U.S. Pavilion also received support founding partner of the law firm the United States Pavilion. In addition, from Mr. Steve Sinclair and Mr. Michael McAuliffe, Kelly & Raffaelli with offices he chaired