LEBANESE TRADE FAIR ANNOUNCED
U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman announces the "Made in America 2004" Trade Fair to be held at the Exhibition Center at the Port of Beirut on September 1-3 in apress conference in Beirut on August 30, 2004 . Over 160 U.S. companies will be displaying their products and services in the second such event to be held in Lebanon. (UPI Photo/Mohammed Tawil)
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