A multinational delegation of guests of the U.S. State Department, including financial officers in Angola, Egypt, El Salvador, Macedonia, Pakistan, Serbia, Montenegro and West Bank, discussed credit union principles with representatives of America First Credit Union here. The group's visit was arranged by the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy under the sponsorship of the International Visitor Leadership Program of the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Representing America First were CEO Rick Craig, along with Tom Connors, Sharon Lanier, Janny Herron and Peggy Wallace. Douglas Aagard, who is secondary marketing manager with America First and a member of the Utah legislature, was also on hand.
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