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Presidents Of U.S. Universities Visiting Iran Criticize U.S. Gov't

The Iranian news agency Mehr reports that American university presidents visiting Iran criticized the U.S. government's restrictions on Iranian students.

The criticism came during a meeting between the American academicians and Iran's science minister.

Following is a list of the university presidents, as it appeared on the Mehr website:

1-Prof. Robert M. Berdahl - president of the Association of American Universities
2-Prof. David J. Skorton - president of Cornell University
3- Prof. David. W. Leeborn - president of Rice University
4-Prof. J. Bernard.Machen - president of Florida University
5-Prof. C. D. Mote - president of Maryland University
6-Prof. Larry Vanderhoef - president of California University
7-Prof. Jared L. Cohon - president of Carnegie Mellon University.

(See also "Iranian News Agency Releases List Of U.S. Profs To Visit Iran In November" .)

Source: Mehr, Iran, November 15, 2008

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