[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 51860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21178]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9239]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition
Determinations: ``Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at
the Great Islamic Courts'' Exhibition
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations:
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965
(79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681,
et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234
of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28,
2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15,
2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the
exhibition ``Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the
Great Islamic Courts,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition
within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are
imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or
custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the
exhibit objects at The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, from on
or about November 8, 2015, until on or about January 31, 2016, at the
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California, from on or about February
26, 2016, until on or about May 8, 2016, and at possible additional
exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national
interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a
list of the imported objects, contact the Office of Public Diplomacy
and Public Affairs in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department
of State (telephone: 202-632-6471; email: [email protected]). The
mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03,
Washington, DC 20522-0505.
Dated: August 19, 2015.
Evan Ryan,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-21178 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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