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Arrondissements of the Eure-et-Loir department

There are 4 **arrondissements in the Eure-et-Loir department**. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into _arrondissements_, which may be translated into English as **districts** (in some cases, as **boroughs**). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The arrondissements of Eure-et-Loir are:

|INSEE code !!Arrondissement !! Capital !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! width=60px | Area <small>(km²)</small> !! Density <small>(Inh./km²)</small> !! _Communes_|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|281|Chartres|Chartres|207,869|2,129.5||151|
|282|Châteaudun|Châteaudun|59,794|1,438.8||64|
|283|Dreux|Dreux|129,431|1,500.5||108|
|284|Nogent-le-Rotrou|Nogent-le-Rotrou|36,668|811.1||52|

## History

Since its creation, the Eure-et-Loir department has had few changes:
- 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Chartres, Châteaudun, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Dreux, Janville and Nogent-le-Rotrou; the capital was Chartres.
- 1800 : creation of four arrondissements: Chartres, Châteaudun, Dreux and Nogent-le-Rotrou.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Nogent-le-Rotrou was eliminated.
- 1943 : Nogent-le-Rotrou was made again an arrondissement.

## Related pages

- List of arrondissements of France
Franklin Cleckley

**Franklin Dorrah Cleckley** (August 1, 1940 – August 14, 2017) was an American lawyer. He was the Arthur B. Hodges Professor of Law at West Virginia University College of Law. He taught at the law school from 1969 to 2013. He held the endowed professorship emeritus.

Cleckley was born in Huntington, West Virginia.

Cleckley became the  first African-American to serve as a Justice on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, when Governor Gaston Caperton appointed him to the position in 1994. Justice Cleckley served on the Court until 1996.

Cleckley died at his home in Morgantown, West Virginia, on August 14, 2017, aged 77.
Jean Carnahan

**Jean Anne Carpenter Carnahan** (December 20, 1933 – January 30, 2024) was an American politician and writer. She served as First Lady of Missouri from 1993 to 2000, and as her state's junior U.S. senator from 2001 to 2002.

A member of the Democratic Party, she was appointed in 2001 to fill the Senate seat of her husband Mel Carnahan, who had been elected but died before taking office, becoming the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate.

Carnahan died under hospice care in Creve Coeur, Missouri, on January 30, 2024, at the age of 90.

## Other websites

- Bio by Fired Up Missouri
- Online News Hour account of the 2000 election
- Online News Hour account of the 2002 election

## Infobox (senator)

- **name**: Jean Carnahan
- **image**: Jean Carnahan.jpg
- **jr/sr**: United States Senator
- **state**: Missouri
- **appointer**: Roger B. Wilson, Roger Wilson
- **term start**: January 3, 2001
- **term end**: November 23, 2002
- **predecessor**: John Ashcroft
- **successor**: Jim Talent
- **office1**: First Lady of Missouri
- **governor1**: Mel Carnahan
- **term label1**: In role
- **term start1**: January 11, 1993
- **term end1**: October 16, 2000
- **predecessor1**: Janet Ashcroft
- **successor1**: Patricia Wilson
- **birth name**: Jean Anne Carpenter
- **birth place**: Washington D.C., United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S.
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic
- **spouse**: Mel Carnahan
- **education**: George Washington University
Gunnar Birkerts

**Gunnar Birkerts** (, January 17, 1925 – August 15, 2017) was a Latvian-American architect. He was born in Riga, Latvia.

For most of his career, Birkerts was based in the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan. Some of his designs include the Corning Museum of Glass and the Corning Fire Station in Corning, New York, Marquette Plaza in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Missouri, and the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.

In 2014, he designed the National Library of Latvia in Riga, Latvia, aka the Castle of Light, whose architectural form references and draws inspiration from Latvian folklore.

Birkerts died at the age of 92 on August 15, 2017 at his home in Needham, Massachusetts of congestive heart failure.

## Other websites

- Gunnar Birkerts Architects, Inc.
- "Gunnar Birkerts papers 1930–2002" , at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
- Biography
Stephen Wooldridge

**Stephen Brian Wooldridge**  (17 October 1977 – 14 August 2017) was an Australian racing cyclist, an Olympic and four-time world champion on the track. He was born in Sydney. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.

In 2005, Wooldridge was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia. He was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions in 2015.

Wooldridge committed suicide on 14 August 2017 in Sydney at the age of 39.
Time in Ukraine

**Ukraine** observes Eastern European Time (EET) (UTC+02:00) as standard time and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) (UTC+03:00) as daylight saving time

Ukraine has observed daylight saving time since 1981 (then part of the Soviet Union) switching to EEST on the last Sunday in March at 03:00 local time, and switching to EET on the last Sunday in October at 04:00 local time.

In 2020, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine submitted a draft law dated 09.10.2020 "On the calculation of time in Ukraine", which provides for the rejection of the seasonal transition of time from 2021.
Flond

**Flond** is a former municipality of the district Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2009 the former municipalities of Flond and Surcuolm merged into the new municipality of Mundaun.
Ftan

**Ftan** was a municipality of the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of Ardez, Ftan, Guarda, Sent and Tarasp merged into the municipality of Scuol.

## Other websites

- Official Website

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Ftan
- **municipality name**: Ftan
- **municipality type**: former
- **imagepath coa**: CHE Ftan COA.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Ftan.png
- **languages**: German, Romansh
- **canton**: Graubünden
- **iso-code-region**: CH-GR
- **district**: Inn (district), Inn
- **postal code**: 7551
- **municipality code**: 3761
- **area**: 43.11
- **elevation**: 1648
- **population**: 492
- **populationof**: Dec 2014
- **website**: www.ftan.ch
- **neighboring municipalities**: Ardez, Galtür (AT-7), Ramosch, Scuol, Sent, Tarasp
Southwest Airlines Flight 1248

**Southwest Airlines Flight 1248** was a regularly-scheduled passenger flight from Baltimore to Chicago-Midway. On approach, the aircraft skid off the runway and into a street, killing a 6 year old boy in a car. It was the first fatal accident in the company's history.
Vera Glagoleva

**Vera Vitalievna Glagoleva** (31 January 1956 – 16 August 2017) was a Russian actress. She was born in Moscow. She was known for her roles in Christmas movies and romantic comedies. Her best known roles were in _Vyyti zamuzh za kapitana_, _Bednaya Sasha_, and in _Zhenshchin obizhat ne rekomenduyetsya_. Glagoleva was awarded the People's Artist of Russia in 2011.

Glagoleva died in Baden-Baden, Germany on 16 August 2017 of cancer at the age of 61.
Andrzej Blumenfeld

**Andrzej Stanisław Blumenfeld** (12 August 1951 – 14 August 2017) was a Polish actor and voice dubber. He was born in Zabrze, Poland. His career began in 1973. He was known for Polish-dubbing from American movies. His best known work are _The Pianist_, _Delivery Man_, and _The Witcher_.

Blumenfeld died on 14 August 2017 in Warsaw, Poland of cancer at the age of 66.

**Short conversation with Adrian Ashkenazy:**

“We met for drinks,” Adrian Ashkenazy said. “I mentioned that I was hosting an Oneg Shabbat. He immediately shut down. ‘I’m not interested,’ he said adamantly. ‘Not me. Not my kids. I don’t want anything to do with it.'”

Two years later, Adrian Ashkenazy showed up at the Beit Warszawa Rosh Hashana service.

“The first person I saw was Andrzej, with his children, having a wonderful time,” he said. “He told me that while filming ‘The Pianist,’ in one scene, he and Adrien Brody hid under the floorboards of the restaurant to escape being found by the Nazis.”

Adrian Ashkenazy said Blumenfeld told him, “‘It forced me to come to terms with my fear of becoming Jewish. I realized the man in the film was me, a Polish Jew, although I had not even said that out loud for years. I had kept my religion buried.'”

“Soon after, Blumenfeld, as well as his son, openly declared themselves Jewish,” Adrian Ashkenazy said.

## References

https://jewishjournal.com/culture/special_sections/celebrations_simchas/7763/
Aharon Yadlin

**Aharon Yadlin** (; 17 April 1926 – 12 August 2022) was an Israeli educator and politician. He was born in Ben Shemen, Mandatory Palestine. In 2010, he was honored with an Israel Prize.

Yadlin studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

He was a member of The Alignment after switching from the Labor Party.

He served as Deputy Minister of Education from 1964 through 1972, and as Minister of Education from 1974 through 1977 in the First Rabin Government.

Yadlin died on 12 August 2022 in Hatzerim, Israel at the age of 96.

## Other websites

- Bio at Knesset Website
Eugenio Polgovsky

**Eugenio Polgovsky** (June 29, 1977 – August 11, 2017) was a Mexican movie director, cinematographer and editor. He was born in Mexico City, Mexico. Polgovsky was known for the Mexican documentaries "Tropic of Cancer" ( Semaine de la Critique 2005) and  _Los Herederos_ "The Inheritors" (Mostra of Venice, _Orrizontti_ 2008 & Berlinale _Generation_ 2009).

Polgovsky died in London on August 11, 2017 at the age of 40.

## Other websites

- Eugenio Polgovsky Official website: www.tecolotefilms.com
- French webpage Les Enfants Heritiers http://www.losherederos-lefilm.com/
- Polgovsky - Berlinale https://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2009/05_boulevard_2009/05_boulevard_2009.html#navi=6999&item=7364
- Polgovsky Rotterdam Int. Film Festival "Los Herederos" Hubert Bals, Bright Future https://www.iffr.com/professionals/films/los-herederos/
- Semaine de la Critique, Cannes 2005 "Trópico de Cáncer"http://www.semainedelacritique.com/sites/article.php3?id_article=106
- Tropic of Cancer - Sundance 2005 http://history.sundance.org/films/3308/tropic_of_cancer
- Variety - The Inheritors https://variety.com/2009/scene/reviews/the-inheritors-1200472968/
Vern Ehlers

**Vernon James "Vern" Ehlers** (February 6, 1934 – August 15, 2017) was the former U.S. Representative for , having served from 1993 until 2011. He was a member of the Republican Party.

Ehlers was the first research physicist to be elected to Congress; he was later joined by Rush Holt, Jr. (D-NJ) and Bill Foster (D-IL).

Ehlers served on the Kent County Board of Commissioners from 1975 to 1982. Ehlers served from 1983 to 1985 in the Michigan House of Representatives and then served from 1985 to 1993 in the Michigan Senate.

Ehlers died on August 15, 2017 in Grand Rapids, Michigan of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 83.

## Other websites

- Vern Ehlers for U.S. Congress _official campaign site_

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Vern Ehlers
- **image name**: Vern Ehlers, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg
- **state**: Michigan
- **term start**: December 7, 1993
- **term end**: January 3, 2011
- **predecessor**: Paul B. Henry, Paul Henry
- **successor**: Justin Amash
- **state senate1**: Michigan
- **district1**: 32nd
- **term1**: 1985–1993
- **predecessor1**: Paul B. Henry
- **successor1**: Leon Stille
- **state house2**: Michigan
- **district2**: 93rd
- **term2**: 1983–1985
- **predecessor2**: John Otterbacher
- **successor2**: Richard Bandstra
- **birth name**: Vernon James Ehlers
- **birth place**: Pipestone, Minnesota
- **death place**: Grand Rapids, Michigan
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **spouse**: Johanna Ehlers
- **occupation**: college professor
- **alma mater**: Calvin College
Hans Streuli

**Hans Streuli** (13 July 1892 – 23 May 1970) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council representing the Canton of Zürich on 22 December 1953. He served until 31 December 1959 when Willy Spühler took office. He was a member of the Free Democratic Party.

During his time in office he held the Department of Finance and was President of the Confederation in 1957.
Fritz Honegger

**Fritz Honegger** (25 July 1917 – 4 March 1999) was a Swiss politician.

He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 7 December 1977. He served until Rudolf Friedrich took the position on 31 December 1982. He was member of the Free Democratic Party.

During his time in office he held the Federal Department of Economic Affairs and was President of the Confederation in 1982.
Fuldera

**Fuldera** is a village and former municipality of the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Fuldera, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava merged into the municipality of Val Müstair.

## Infobox (swiss town)

- **subject name**: Fuldera
- **municipality name**: Fuldera
- **municipality type**: former
- **imagepath coa**: Fuldera wappen.svg
- **map**: Karte Gemeinde Fuldera.png
- **languages**: Romansh
- **canton**: Graubünden
- **iso-code-region**: CH-GR
- **district**: Inn (district), Inn
- **postal code**: 7533
- **municipality code**: 3841
- **area**: 13.19
- **elevation**: 1638
- **population**: 121
- **populationof**: Dec 2008
- **neighboring municipalities**: Lü, Müstair, Tschierv, Valchava
Fadwa Soliman

**Fadwa Soliman** or **Fadwa Suleiman** (17 May 1970 – 17 August 2017) was a Syrian actress and activist. She was born in Aleppo, Syria. She led a Sunni-majority protest against Bashar al-Assad's government in Homs. She became one of the most recognized faces of the Syrian Civil War.

On 17 August 2017 Soliman died of cancer while in exile in Paris, aged 47.
2017 Barcelona attack

On 17 August 2017, a white van hit pedestrians on La Rambla, Barcelona, leaving fourteen people dead and dozens injured. The two suspects then fled on foot.

At around 17:20 CEST, a white Fiat Talento drove onto the pavement of Barcelona's Las Ramblas, crashing into pedestrians between Plaça Catalunya and Gran Teatre del Liceu.

In the press conference held by the police at 7:00pm local time, the spokesperson confirmed the terrorist nature of the event, a dead person and 32 injured —10 of those in serious condition.  Other sources are claiming the fatality count is 13.

Police said two men were arrested in connection with the attack; another was reported killed in a shootout with police. In Ripoll, a man in his 20s was alleged to have rented the van, but told police his ID was stolen. Amaq News Agency said the attackers were "soldiers of the Islamic State" who "carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting coalition states".

An explosion happened the night before the attack in the Catalan town of Alcanar. It flattened a building and killed a woman. The head of the Mossos d'Esquadra Josep Lluís Trapero said it was related to the ramming. Nine hours after the attack, police killed four people in Tarragona said to be planning a terrorist attack in Cambrils.
Grentzingen

**Grentzingen** is a former commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Illtal.

It is 25 km west of Basel and 10 km southeast of Altkirch.

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Grentzingen
- **image**: Grentzingen, Mairie.jpg
- **caption**: Town hall
- **image coat of arms**: Blason de la ville de Grentzingen (68).svg
- **arrondissement**: Altkirch
- **canton**: Hirsingue
- **insee**: 68108
- **postal code**: 68960
- **mayor**: Jean-Claude Mengis
- **term**: 2008–2014
- **intercommunality**: Ill et Gersbach
- **elevation m**: 339
- **elevation min m**: 334
- **elevation max m**: 426
- **area km2**: 5.18
- **population**: 556
- **population date**: 2006
Griesbach-au-Val

**Griesbach-au-Val** is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.
Grussenheim

**Grussenheim** is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.
Viaur

The **Viaur** is a river in southern France, left tributary of the Aveyron river. It flows through the Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments.

## Geography

The Viaur river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of .

Its discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) has been observed from 1937 to 2017 in Laguépie, a _commune_ of the Tarn-et-Garonne department near the confluence with the Aveyron river. Its average yearly discharge at Laguépie is .

**Average monthly discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at Laguépie**

### Course

The Viaur river starts on the sides of the _Puech del Pal_ in the _commune_ Vézins-de-Lévézou, in the Aveyron department, at an altitude of .

The  Viaur passes through the departments and towns of:
- Aveyron : Bor-et-Bar, Pont-de-Salars, Ségur
- Tarn : Pampelonne, Mirandol-Bourgnounac
- Tarn-et-Garonne : Laguépie

The Viaur river flows through 30 _communes_ and two of them have the name of the river: Sainte-Juliette-sur-Viaur and Saint-Just-sur-Viaur, both in the Aveyron department.

Finally, it flows into the Aveyron river in the _commune_ of Laguépie, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, at  of altitude.

## Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Viaur are:

**Left tributaries**:
- Céor - 55.9 km
- Vioulou - 33.1 km

**Right tributaries**:
- Lézert - 39 km
- Lieux - 25.3 km
- Jaoul - 22.5 km

## Related pages

- List of rivers of France

## Infobox (river)

- **name**: Viaur
- **image**: LaguépieFrance1995.jpg
- **image caption**: The Viaur at Laguépie
- **pushpin map**: France#France Occitanie
- **source1 location**: Massif Central
- **mouth location**: Aveyron (river), Aveyron
- **subdivision type1**: Country
- **subdivision name1**: France
M. T. Liggett

**Myron Thomas "M. T." Liggett** (December 28, 1930 – August 17, 2017) was an American folk sculptor. He was born near Mullinville, Kansas. He exhibited hundreds of his artworks on the roads of Mullinville.

His works were often made of painted, welded metal and often contained re-used farm implements, such as combine discs. His art is often critical of politicians on the local, state, and federal level. Many of his works are kinetic and move with the wind.

## Work

Liggett's main work was the land along his front fence, on the north side of U.S. Route 400 in Mullinville. He was also a featured artist at the Folk Art Museum in Lucas, Kansas.

He and some of his sculptures appear in the 2009 documentary What's the Matter with Kansas?.

## Death

Liggett, suffering from brain cancer, died on August 17, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas of kidney failure at the age of 86.

## Other websites

- M.T. Liggett's Political Sculptures
- Kanza Art Studio - The art of M.T. Liggett
John Boorman

**Sir John Boorman**  (; born 18 January 1933) is an English filmmaker.

Boorman is best known for his feature movies such as _Point Blank_, _Hell in the Pacific_, _Leo the Last_, _Deliverance_, _Zardoz_, _Excalibur_, _The Emerald Forest_, _Hope and Glory_, _The General_, _The Tailor of Panama_, and _Queen and Country_.

Boorman has directed 22 movies and received five Academy Award nominations.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: John Boorman
- **honorific prefix**: Sir
- **image**: JohnBoorman 2006.jpg
- **caption**: Boorman at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2006
- **birth place**: Shepperton, Surrey, England
- **spouse**: Christel Kruse
Isabella Weibrecht
- **occupation**: Filmmaker
- **children**: 7
- **years active**: 1962–present
George Edward Glass

**George Edward Glass** is an American businessman and diplomat who has been the United States Ambassador to Japan since 2025. He was the United States Ambassador to Portugal from 2017 to 2021.

His nomination as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 3, 2017.

Glass was the owner of MGG Development LLC in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He founded Pacific Crest Securities in Portland, Oregon in 1990 and served as the company's president until 2014.

He is a trustee for Oregon Health & Science University and a former trustee for the University of Oregon.

In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Glass to serve as the United States Ambassador to Japan. His nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April 2025.

## Other websites

- Profile at Bloomberg

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: George Edward Glass
- **honorific-suffix**: Order of Prince Henry, GCIH
- **image**: Official portrait of U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass.jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2025
- **order**: 32nd
- **office**: United States Ambassador to Japan
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **term start**: April 18, 2025
- **predecessor**: Rahm Emanuel
- **office2**: List of ambassadors of the United States to Portugal, United States Ambassador to Portugal
- **president2**: Donald Trump
- **predecessor2**: Robert A. Sherman
- **successor2**: Randi Levine
- **termstart2**: August 30, 2017
- **termend2**: January 13, 2021
- **birth place**: Eugene, Oregon, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **education**: University of Oregon (Bachelor of Science, BS)
- **spouse**: Mary Glass
- **children**: 3
- **occupation**: Businessman
Duke Buchan

**Richard Duke Buchan III** (born July 3, 1963) is an American entrepreneur, financier, farmer, philanthropist and politician who has been the United States Ambassador to Morocco since 2025. He is the founder and CEO of Hunter Global Investors, a private investment management firm. Buchan was the United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra from 2018 until 2020. He was also the Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee from 2022 until 2025.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Duke Buchan
- **image**: United States Ambassador to Morocco Richard Duke Buchan III (double cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Buchan in 2025
- **order**: 23rd
- **ambassador from**: United States
- **country**: Morocco
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **term start**: December 2, 2025
- **predecessor**: Puneet Talwar
- **office1**: Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee
- **term start1**: January 31, 2022
- **term end1**: March 18, 2025
- **predecessor1**: Todd Ricketts
- **successor1**: JD Vance
- **office2**: United States Ambassador to Spain and United States Ambassador to Andorra, Andorra
- **president2**: Donald Trump
- **term start2**: January 18, 2018
- **term end2**: January 20, 2021
- **predecessor2**: James Costos
- **successor2**: Julissa Reynoso Pantaleón
- **birth name**: Richard Duke Buchan III
- **birth place**: North Carolina, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **spouse**: Hannah  Buchan
- **occupation**: Financier, diplomat, farmer, philanthropist
- **education**: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor_of_Arts, BA)
Harvard University (Master of Business Administration, MBA)
Pete Hoekstra

**Cornelis Pieter "Pete" Hoekstra** (; born October 30, 1953) is an American politician of Dutch descent. He has been the United States Ambassador to Canada since 2025. He was the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from November 2017 to January 2021. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Michigan's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011. Hoekstra is a member of the Republican Party.

In July 2017, Hoekstra was nominated to be the next United States Ambassador to the Netherlands by President Donald Trump. This nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 9, 2017.

He moved to the United States at the age of three, studied political science at Hope College and obtained an MBA at the University of Michigan.

Before entering into politics he was working as a marketing employee in a furniture business.

Hoekstra is a member of the Reformed Church in America. In January 2024, he became Chair of the Michigan Republican Party.

In November 2024, Hoekstra was nominated by President-elect Trump to be the U.S. Ambassador to Canada. On April 9, 2025, Hoekstra was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Ambassador to Canada.

## References

- Bio at United States Congress

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Pete Hoekstra
- **image**: Official_Portrait_of_Ambassador_Pete_Hoekstra.jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2025
- **order**: United States Ambassador to Canada
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **term start**: April 29, 2025
- **predecessor**: David L. Cohen
- **office1**: Chair of the Michigan Republican Party
- **term start1**: January 20, 2024
- **term end1**: February 22, 2025
- **predecessor1**: Kristina Karamo
- **successor1**: Jim Runestad
- **office2**: United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
- **country2**: the Netherlands
- **president2**: Donald Trump
- **term start2**: January 10, 2018
- **term end2**: January 17, 2021
- **predecessor2**: Shawn Crowley
- **successor2**: Marja Verloop
- **office3**: Ranking Member of the United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House Intelligence Committee
- **term start3**: January 3, 2007
- **term end3**: January 3, 2011
- **predecessor3**: Jane Harman
- **successor3**: Dutch Ruppersberger
- **office4**: Chair of the House Intelligence Committee
- **term start4**: September 23, 2004
- **term end4**: January 3, 2007
- **predecessor4**: Porter Goss
- **successor4**: Silvestre Reyes, Silver Reyes
- **state5**: Michigan
- **term start5**: January 3, 1993
- **term end5**: January 3, 2011
- **predecessor5**: Guy Vander Jagt (redistricting)
- **successor5**: Bill Huizenga
- **birth name**: Cornelis Pieter Hoekstra
- **birth place**: Groningen, Netherlands
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **spouse**: Diane Johnson
- **children**: 3
- **education**: Hope College (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
University of Michigan (Master of Business Administration, MBA)
Jamie McCourt

**Jamie D. McCourt** (born December 5, 1953) is a businesswoman and investor. She is the founder and CEO of Jamie Enterprises, and the former co-owner and executive of the Los Angeles Dodgers. She became the highest-ranking woman in Major League Baseball, appointed first as Vice Chairman of the Dodgers in 2004, then President in 2005, and finally CEO in 2009. On June 22, 2017, she was nominated as United States Ambassador to Belgium.

On August 2, 2017, President Trump formally withdrew her nomination and instead nominated her as United States Ambassador to France and United States Ambassador to Monaco. This nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 2, 2017.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Jamie McCourt
- **image**: Jamie D. McCourt.jpg
- **office**: United States Ambassador to France and United States Ambassador to Monaco, Monaco
- **predecessor**: Jane D. Hartley
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **successor**: Denise Bauer
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **birth place**: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- **spouse**: Frank McCourt (executive), Frank McCourt
- **term start**: November 2, 2017
- **term end**: January 20, 2021
- **education**: Georgetown University
University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland,
Baltimore
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Stephen B. King

**Steve King** (born July 4, 1941) is an American businessman and Republican Party activist. He is the founder of King Capital LLC, an equity investment and real estate company. He is a former FBI agent.

In 1988, he campaigned unsuccessfully for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Wisconsin.

In July 2017, President Donald Trump nominated King to be the next United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. This nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 5, 2017.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Steve King
- **image**: Stephen B. King official photo.jpg
- **office1**: United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic
- **president1**: Donald Trump
- **term start1**: October 5, 2017
- **term end1**: January 20, 2021
- **predecessor1**: Andrew H. Schapiro
- **successor1**: Bijan Sabet
- **birth place**: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Western Illinois University
- **occupation**: Businessman
Sharon Day

**Sharon Day** is an American politician. She is the former co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.

On August 3, 2017, she was confirmed as the next United States Ambassador to Costa Rica. She was nominated by President Donald Trump. She took office on September 25, 2017.

## Other websites

- Biography at GOP.com

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Sharon Day
- **image**: Sharon Day official photo.jpg
- **office**: United States Ambassador to Costa Rica
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **term start**: September 25, 2017
- **predecessor**: S. Fitzgerald Haney
- **birth place**: Texas
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
Kelly Craft

**Kelly Dawn Knight Craft** (; born February 24, 1962) is an American diplomat. She was the 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from September 2019 to January 2021. Before, she was the United States ambassador to Canada, the first woman to hold the post.

In 2007, she was appointed by President George W. Bush as the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, where her focus included U.S. engagement in Africa. Knight-Craft was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Kentucky. She is a member of the University of Kentucky's board of directors. She heads Kelly G. Knight LLC, a business advisory firm based in Lexington, Kentucky.

In June 2017, Craft was nominated to serve as United States Ambassador to Canada by President Donald Trump.

On February 22, 2019, President Trump nominated Craft to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. On July 31, 2019, her nomination was confirmed by a vote of 56–34.

After two divorces, she is now married to a coal entrepreneur. During her first week as Ambassador to Canada she suggested that man-made climate change was just one possible theory.

On September 7, 2022, Craft launched her campaign to become Governor of Kentucky in the 2023 election.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Kelly Craft
- **image**: Kelly Knight Craft.jpg
- **office**: 30th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **term start**: September 12, 2019
- **term end**: January 20, 2021
- **deputy**: Jonathan Cohen (diplomat), Jonathan Cohen
- **predecessor**: Nikki Haley
- **successor**: Linda Thomas-Greenfield
- **office1**: United States Ambassador to Canada
- **president1**: Donald Trump
- **term start1**: October 23, 2017
- **term end1**: August 23, 2019
- **predecessor1**: Bruce Heyman
- **successor1**: David L. Cohen
- **birth name**: Kelly Dawn Guilfoil
- **birth place**: Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **spouse**: David Moross (div.)
Judson Knight (div.)

- **education**: University of Kentucky (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
Doug Manchester

**Douglas Frederick "Doug" Manchester** (born June 3, 1942) is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the former chairman of Manchester Financial Group, past chairman and publisher of _The San Diego Union-Tribune_. In January of 2019 Manchester was nominated by President Donald Trump to become United States Ambassador to the Bahamas. His nomination was withdrawn in November 2019

Manchester has built some of the tallest hotels and office buildings in San Diego, including the San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina and the Manchester Grand Hyatt, and is credited as a driving force behind the development of the San Diego Convention Center. Manchester also built the triple 5-star Grand Del Mar Resort & Spa, which sold to Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in 2015, and he maintains a minority ownership.

Manchester built the Torrey Executive Centre, Manchester Financial Building, Whitetail Lodge and Golf Club, and is currently building the Fairmont Austin hotel in Austin, Texas.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Doug Manchester
- **image**: File:Doug Manchester.jpg
- **birth name**: Douglas Frederick Manchester
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **education**: San Diego State University
John R. Bass

**John R. Bass** (born 1964) is an American diplomat. He is the current United States Ambassador to Afghanistan since December 2017. He served as the United States Ambassador to Turkey from 2014 to 2016. He was United States Ambassador to Georgia from 2009 to 2012.

President Donald Trump named him as his choice to become the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan on July 20, 2017. On September 28, 2017, his nomination was confirmed by the Senate.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: John Bass
- **image**: John Bass in Kyiv on June 21, 2024 (cropped).jpg
- **office**: United States Ambassador to Afghanistan
- **president**: Donald Trump
- **term start**: December 12, 2017
- **predecessor**: P. Michael McKinley
- **office1**: United States Ambassador to Turkey
- **president1**: Barack Obama
- **term start1**: October 20, 2014
- **term end1**: July 2016
- **deputy1**: Philip Kosnett
- **predecessor1**: Francis J. Ricciardone Jr.
- **successor1**: Philip Kosnett

- **office2**: Executive Secretary of the Department of State
- **president2**: Barack Obama
- **term start2**: October 8, 2012
- **term end2**: July 18, 2014
- **predecessor2**: Stephen Mull
- **successor2**: Joseph Macmanus
- **office3**: United States Ambassador to Georgia
- **president3**: Barack Obama
- **term start3**: October 16, 2009
- **term end3**: July 17, 2012
- **predecessor3**: John F. Tefft
- **successor3**: Richard Norland
- **birth place**: New York (state), New York, U.S.
- **spouse**: Holly Holzer Bass
- **alma mater**: Syracuse University
Jeffrey Dean Morgan

**Jeffrey Dean Morgan** (born April 22, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for playing John Winchester on _Supernatural_, Denny Duquette on the medical drama _Grey's Anatomy_, The Comedian in the 2009 superhero movie _Watchmen_, Jason Crouse on _The Good Wife_, and Negan on _The Walking Dead_.

Morgan portrays Thomas Wayne in the DC Extended Universe beginning with _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_ (2016).

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- **image**: Jeffrey Dean Morgan by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
- **caption**: Morgan at the San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con International in 2017
- **birth place**: Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, U.S.
- **occupation**: Actor
- **known for**: Negan on _The Walking Dead (TV series), The Walking Dead_, John Winchester on Supernatural, Denny Duquette on _Grey's Anatomy_, The Comedian(comics), The Comedian in _Watchmen (film), Watchmen_, & Jason Crouse on _The Good Wife_
- **partner**: Mary-Louise Parker <small>(2006–08)</small>
 Hilarie Burton <small>(2009–present)</small>
- **children**: 2
- **yearsactive**: 1991 - present
Lauren Cohan

***Lauren Cohan*** (born January 7, 1982) is an American-British actress and model.

## Acting Career

Cohan best known for her role as Maggie Greene on _The Walking Dead_ (2011–present). She is also known for her recurring roles on the television series _Supernatural_ (2007–2008), _Chuck_ (2011) and _The Vampire Diaries_ (2010–2012), and in the comedy movie _Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj_ (2006), the psychological thriller _The Boy (2016)_, and for her role in the DC Extended Universe as character Martha Wayne in _Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice_ (2016).

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Lauren Cohan
- **image**: Lauren Cohan by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
- **caption**: Cohan at the San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego Comic-Con International in 2017
- **birth place**: Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
United States
- **citizenship**: United States, American, United Kingdom, British
- **alma mater**: University of Winchester
- **occupation**: Actor, Actress, model (person), model
- **yearsactive**: 1996–present
Stanislav Lyubshin

**Stanislav Andreyevich Lyubshin** (; born 6 April 1933) is a Russian actor, screenwriter and movie director. He was awarded the People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1981. His debut movie was _Shchit i mech_ (1968). From 1964 to 1967, he was member of the Taganka Theatre company in Moscow. Since 1981 Lyubshin has been permanent member with the Moscow Art Theatre (MKhAT named after A. Chekhov).

## Other websites

- Moscow Art Theatre, official site - stage portfolio

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Stanislav Lyubshin
- **image**: Lyubshin.jpg
- **caption**: Stanislav Lyubshin
- **birth name**: Stanislav Andreyevich Lyubshin
- **birth place**: Moscow, Soviet Union, USSR
- **occupation**: Film director, actor and screenwriter
- **yearsactive**: 1958–present
- **spouse**: Irina Lubshina
Eberhard Jäckel

**Eberhard Jäckel** (June 29, 1929 – August 15, 2017) was a Social Democratic German historian. He was known for his studies of Adolf Hitler's role in German history. Jäckel sees Hitler as being the historical equivalent to the Chernobyl disaster.

## Other websites

- Jäckel at Stuttgart University
- Irving, Hitler and the Murder of the Jews

## Infobox (scientist)

- **name**: Eberhard Jäckel
- **image**: Eberhard Jäckel.jpg
- **image size**: 150px
- **birth place**: Wesermünde, Province of Hanover, Hanover, Kingdom of Prussia
- **death place**: Stuttgart
- **nationality**: Germany, German
- **field**: Historian
- **work institutions**: University of Kiel
University of Stuttgart
- **alma mater**: University of Freiburg
University of Florida
- **prizes**: Awarded the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis
Gueberschwihr

**Gueberschwihr** is a commune. It is found in the Haut-Rhin department of eastern France.

## Infobox (french commune)

- **name**: Gueberschwihr
- **image**: Gueberschwihr 064.JPG
- **caption**: Part of the village of Gueberschwihr seen from the hillside
- **image coat of arms**: Blason de la ville de Gueberschwihr (68).svg
- **arrondissement**: Thann-Guebwiller
- **canton**: Wintzenheim
- **insee**: 68111
- **postal code**: 68420
- **mayor**: Roland Husser
- **term**: 2008–2014
- **intercommunality**: Pays de Rouffach
- **elevation m**: 260
- **elevation min m**: 197
- **elevation max m**: 873
- **area km2**: 8.91
- **population**: 855
- **population date**: 2006
Citroën Jumpy

The **Citroën Jumpy** (**Citroën Dispatch** in some countries) is a series of vans and passenger vans produced by Citroën in three generations since 1994. It is built in cooperation with Fiat and Peugeot.

Fiat and Peugeot made the same vehicle but with different names, The names were  **Fiat Scudo** and **Peugeot Expert**.

## First generation (1994–2006)

Citroën made the first generation **Jumpy** in June 1994, In 1995 Citroën renamed their model to "'Dispatch'" in some countries. Peugeot made **Peugeot Expert** in July 1995.

In March 2004, the model was improved at the front and back, It had a new grille, new bonnet, new bumper and different headlamps.

## Second generation (2007–2016)

The second generation **Citroën Junpy**/**Dispatch** was made in November 2006, The **Peugeot Expert** was made in January 2007.

In February 2011, the model was improved at the front and back, It had a new grille, new bonnet, new bumper and different headlamps and brakelights.

In July 2013, Toyota made the same vehicle but with a different name, The name was **Toyota ProAce**.

The PSA/Fiat joint venture ended in March 2016, which meant Fiat wouldn't be creating any more Fiat Scudos.

## Third generation (2016–present)

The third generation **Citroën Junpy**/**Dispatch**, **Peugeot Expert** and **Toyota Proace** vans was made in 2016.

The Vauxhall Vivaro and Opel Vivaro was made in 2019. Fiat Scudo was made in 2022.

Citroën, Peugeot, Opel, Fiat and Toyota made passenger vans, these are called; Citroën SpaceTourer, Peugeot Traveller, Opel Zafira Life,  Fiat Ulysse, and Toyota Proace Verso.
Sonny Landham

**William M. "Sonny" Landham** (February 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017) was an American actor, stunt man and politician. He played tracker Billy Sole in the action movie _Predator_.

## Personal life

Landham was born in Canton, Georgia. He studied at the University of Georgia.

Landham spent three years in prison after being convicted on federal charges of making threatening phone calls to his wife before the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction in May 2001.

## Political career

In 2003, Landham ran in the Republican Party primary election for the post of Governor of Kentucky. He was unsuccessful in gaining the party's nomination. He ran briefly as an independent candidate, but withdrew on June 18. In January 2004, Landham announced his candidacy for the 27th State Senate District of Kentucky. He lost the election.

On September 19, 2006, Landham was injured in a four-car accident in Ashland, Kentucky.

On June 25, 2008, Landham announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Mitch McConnell on the Libertarian line. The same day Landham was applauded for calling a genocide against Arabs (whom Landham referred to as "camel dung shovelers," "camel jockeys," and "rag-heads") for his comments on the political radio show _The Weekly Filibuster_. three days later, on June 28, the Kentucky Libertarians voted unanimously to uphold Landham's nomination, citing his comments were in keeping with the party's platform and values.

## Death

Landham died of congestive heart failure in Lexington, Kentucky on August 17, 2017 at the age of 78.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Sonny Landham
- **birth name**: William M. Landham
- **birth place**: Canton, Georgia, U.S.
- **death place**: Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
- **death cause**: Congestive heart failure
- **occupation**: Actor
- **years active**: 1969–2009
Abdirahman Jama Barre

**Abdirahman Jama Barre** (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Jaamac Barre, Arabic: عبد الرحمن جامع بري) (1937 – 15 August 2017) was a Somali politician. He twice served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali Democratic Republic, and later as the Minister of Finance. He was also the 1st Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia. He served all three positions at the same time from 1987 through 1991.

Barre was born in Luuq, Italian Somaliland. He studied at the University of Padua. Barra died in San Diego, California on 15 August 2017 at the age of 79.
Laurie Brokenshire

**Commodore Laurence Phillip Brokenshire CBE, RN** (20 October 1952 – 4 August 2017) was a British navy officer and magician. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. He studied at the University of Exeter. His career developed as a submariner and later as a senior Royal Navy officer. He retired as officer in 2003. Laurie was accepted into the Inner Magic Circle, and became an occasional professional / semi-professional magic performer.

Brokenshire died of brain cancer on 4 August 2017 in Stubbington, Hampshire at the age of 64.
Pertti Alaja

**Pertti Johannes Alaja** (18 February 1952 – 18 August 2017) was a Finnish footballer. He was born in Helsinki, Finland. He played as a goalkeeper. He played for HJK Helsinki, Haka, Oulun Työväen Palloilijat, Ikast, Edmonton Drillers, Malmö FF and for the Finland national football team.

Alaja was elected as the 15th president of the Football Association of Finland on 14 October 2012, replacing Sauli Niinistö.

Alaja died in Espoo, Finland, on 18 August 2017 of cancer at the age of 65.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Pertti Alaja
- **image**: Pertti Alaja.jpg
- **caption**: Pertti Alaja in 2012.
- **fullname**: Pertti Johannes Alaja
- **birth place**: Helsinki, Finland
- **death place**: Espoo, Finland
- **position**: Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper
- **years1**: 1971-1972
- **clubs1**: FC Haka, Haka
- **caps1**: 31
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1973-1975
- **clubs2**: Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, HJK
- **caps2**: 57
- **years3**: 1976-1977
- **clubs3**: Oulun Työväen Palloilijat, OTP
- **caps3**: 44
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 1978–1979
- **clubs4**: Ikast FS, Ikast
- **caps4**: 23
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 1980–1981
- **clubs5**: Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982), Edmonton Drillers
- **caps5**: 47
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 1982–1983
- **clubs6**: Malmö FF
- **caps6**: 44
- **goals6**: 0
- **nationalteam1**: Finland national football team, Finland
- **nationalcaps1**: 29
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
2017 Turku attack

On 18 August 2017, around 16:00 local time (UTC+3), several people were stabbed in central Turku, Finland. Alarm was first raised at 16:02 and by 16:05 the suspect had been captured. At least two people were killed in the attack.

On 18 August 2017, at 16:02 local time, several people were stabbed at Central Market Square in central Turku, Finland. The attacker, later described by the police as a young male of foreign background, then stabbed several people on his way to Puutori, where he was shot in the leg by the police and arrested at 16:05.

The Turku City Library and Hansa Emporium were evacuated, and the police initially advised people to avoid the city centre area.

The police increased security in Helsinki Airport and Helsinki Central railway station, along with other transport hubs across Finland.

At 19:00 local time, the police held a press conference where they reported that they were not investigating the incident as a terrorist attack, but the possibility that it was a terrorist attack had not been ruled out.

## Infobox (civilian attack)

- **title**: 2017 Turku stabbings
- **image**: Torghandel, Åbo salutorg 2008.jpg
- **caption**: Market Square, Turku, Market Square, where the attack started
- **location**: Between Market Square and Puutori, central Turku, Finland
- **date**:
16:02–16:05 Eastern European Time, EET
- **type**: Mass stabbing
- **fatalities**: 2 victims
- **injuries**: 8 victims, 1 attacker
- **susperps**: 4 arrested, including suspected attacker
- **weapons**: Knife
Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia

**Sapa'u Ruperake Petaia** (born 11 April 1951) is a Samoan poet and writer.

He is known for writing about the effects of colonialism and Western influences on Samoan culture and society.

Petaia was born in Samoa, and studied at the University of South Pacific in Fiji. A collection of his poems called _Blue Rain_ was published in 1980 (among them the poem "Kidnapped"). Another poem called "Patches of the Rainbow" was published in 1992.

## Related pages

- List of poets from Oceania

## References

- _Blue Rain_
- Catalogue.nla.gov.au
Herman Mandui

**Herman Mandui** (1969 - October 4, 2014) was an archaeologist from Papua New Guinea.

Mandui is regarded as the "godfather" of archaeology in his country. He worked on several archaeological sites, for example in the Western Highlands Province and in the eastern Goilala District.

He was the Chief Archeologist of Papua New Guinea from 2008 until his death in 2014.

## Related pages

- List of scientists from Oceania

## References

- www.emtv.com.pg
Monte dei Paschi di Siena

**Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena** (sometimes referred to as **BMPS** or **MPS**) is an Italian bank. It is the oldest surviving retail bank in the world. The bank has its headquarters in Siena, Italy.

The company's website says  that the bank was founded in the year 1472.
Guebwiller

**Guebwiller** is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est of eastern France.

It is  northwest of Mulhouse at the foot of the Vosges mountains.

The town had a population of about 11,609 people as of 2006.

## Twin towns

Guebwiller is twinned with:
- Lucerne, Switzerland
- Castelfiorentino, Italy

## Other websites

- Official Website