Dear History majors, I'm happy to announce a new option for Hist 392W in the Fall.  We're very fortunate to have Ambassador Loucas Tsilas, the former Greek ambassador to the U.S., join our faculty to teach Hist 392W: Historical Transitions in the 20th Century.  Ambassador Tsilas is currently the Director of the Onassis Foundation in New York, but before that he had a long and distinguished career in the Greek foreign service.  Before his post in the U.S., he was ambassador to South Africa, and before that, he served in Romania and France. In his seminar, Ambassador Tsilas will apply his firsthand experiences in diplomacy to an examination of three 20th century movements in detail: the transition from Communism to Liberalism in Eastern Europe; the transition from Apartheid to Integration in South Africa; and the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. The class will meet on Wednesdays, 1:40-4:30 in PH 303.  If you'd like to sign up for this class, please contact Alex Vickery at 718-997-5350 or alex.vickery@qc.cuny.edu. Best, Prof. Allen   Joel Allen Associate Professor and Chair History Department, Queens College Flushing, NY 11367 office: 718-997-5350 fax: 718-997-5359