We had recently concluded a trip during which we visited newly established radio stations, held workshops with local reporters and were constantly impressed by the amazing spirit of the journalists and their desire to establish a truly independent media.
Gebre Gebremariam, the men's third-place finisher, and Meseret Hailu, the second-place finisher in the women's competition, were also at the ceremony, as was Secretary of State John Kerry, who was concluding a trip to Ethiopia.
The work was described by a half-dozen officials on Wednesday, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo concluded a trip to the kingdom that failed to deliver an immediate diplomatic resolution to the crisis.
The researcher, Barbara Bocek, an American investigator with Amnesty International, which is based in London, was assaulted on Monday night in Guatemala City as she concluded a trip during which she looked into reports that local human rights advocates were being persecuted, her colleagues said.
Finnish rock star and UNICEF National Ambassador Jyrki Linnankivi visits Nicaragua to meet victims of trafficking MANAGUA, Nicaragua, 29 January 2013 – Finnish rock star and UNICEF National Ambassador Jyrki Linnankivi recently concluded a trip to Nicaragua during which he had visited programmes for prevention of the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children.
In car-centric countries cycling is often viewed as a sport for young-ish, healthy people (often men), rather than a mode of transport for all demographics, so it's perhaps not such a stretch to conclude a cycling trip is considered less important than a car trip.
The Yankees had lost six of their previous nine games, they had an ugly loss to conclude a road trip at Anaheim on Sunday and they needed to revive themselves.
+ Kudos to the New York Islanders for pulling off a difficult double by beating the Ducks (in overtime) and the Kings (in a shootout) on consecutive days, and then winning in Arizona to conclude a 3-2 trip.
The Devils, who will conclude a five-game trip with a meeting against the Rangers on Sunday at Madison Square Garden, were not at full strength.
The Rockies lost their sixth in a row and concluded a 2-9 trip.
