ADVISORY, Dec. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Ambassador Oleh Shamshur, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States, will preside over the Opening Bell. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET Contact: Hennadii Nadolenko (202) 349-2956 hnadolenko@ukremb.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Robert Madden (646) 441-5045 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.
About Ambassador Oleh Shamshur:
Oleh Shamshur -- Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States EDUCATION: 1978 -- Taras Shevchenko Kyiv University, Department of International Relations and International Law, specialization in International Relations, cum laude 1982 -- Ph. D. in History, Kyiv University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: February 2004 - December 2005 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine October 2003 - February 2004 -- Head, European Union Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 1998-2003 -- Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Ukraine to the Benelux Countries 1996-1998 -- Deputy Chairman, State Committee for Nationalities and Migration of Ukraine, member of the President's Commission on Citizenship 1993-1996 -- First Secretary-Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the UN, and other international organizations in Geneva 1993 -- Visiting Scholar, University College, London 1981-1993 -- Work at the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of Foreign Countries, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, including 1984- 1989 as Director of Programs 1978-1981 -- Post-graduate course at the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of Foreign Countries, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Awarded with Order of Merit (III degree) LANGUAGES: Fluent in English, French and Russian PERSONAL: Born: July 6, 1956, Kyiv, Ukraine Married, one daughter
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