Widener University and People to People Delaware
  will welcome two State Dept speakers in February.
  Heather Variava on Feb. 5 and Mario Crifo on Feb. 14
  both at noon with lunch served. Sign up with Patti
  Burns. Heather Variava, a regional expert on South
  Asia. She will discuss U.S. relations with
  Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan
  and the role these countries play in the South
  Asia/Indian Ocean region. Heather Variava is the
  Director of the Office of Nepal, Sri Lanka,
  Bangladesh, Maldives and Bhutan in the Bureau of
  South and Central Asian Affairs at the U.S.
  Department of State. A member of the U.S. Foreign
  Service, Ms. Variava has served overseas in Mumbai,
  India; Port Louis, Mauritius; Ho Chi Minh City,
  Vietnam; and Dhaka, Bangladesh. In Washington, she
  has served at the State Department Operations Center
  and on the Thailand desk. Deputy Director for Public
  Diplomacy, Mario Crifo will speak on February 14,
  2013. More information on his topic will follow.