1.0 link 163545 <![CDATA[A Brief Sweep Through Eastern Europe]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/swanee-hunt/a-brief-sweep-through-eas_b_163545.html I'm on a swing through central/eastern Europe -- familiar territory since 1993, when I became US ambassador to Austria. In fact, my predecessor was none other than Roy Huffington. That's right: Arianna's father-in-law.

Since the mid-1990s, I've made dozens of trips to the newly independent states. (My husband, Charles Ansbacher, is often a guest symphony conductor, so we can combine our work.) I've observed the opportunities and challenges faced there by a population long under Soviet rule or influence. The trip...

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