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	Steve Schwager When Steve Schwager assumed the position of Executive Vice-President of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) in May 2002, he brought to the task the knowledge and skills honed in 13 years as a top professional with this overseas arm of the organized North American Jewish community. which is working today in 63 countries around the globe. Serving initially as JDC's Deputy Director, Steve was responsible for monitoring all of its operations. He traveled extensively throughout the JDC world, working in such diverse locations as Ethiopia, Morocco, Hungary, and Russia. During 1999-2000, he relocated to Israel to directly supervise JDC activities there and throughout the former Soviet Union. In these two areas of the world, JDC expends two-thirds of it annual budget, helping to promote essential services and community development activities. Under Steve's guidance, JDC has been focusing its attention on Jews in distress in Argentina, crisis-generated needs in Israel, and evolving needs in Europe and the Former Soviet Union, and it maintains the critical ability to respond quickly to new situations wherever they may develop in today's uncertain world. GA Speaking Events: Unfolding Developments in Argentina and Uruguay