Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador
Pictures by Kevin Friedrich, Alison Worthington, Amber Masefield and Minna Plihtari
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CIA Executive Meeting
Members of the CIA Executive Committee began their preliminary meetings to prepare the Congress General Assembly and the 70th Coupe Mondiale Festival. Pictured are Mirco Patarini (Coupe Mondiale Organizer and Chairperson of the Music Committee, Raymond Bodell (CIA President), Kevin Friedrich (Ambassador), Li Cong (Vice President), Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager), Herbert Scheibenreif (Vice President) and Viatcheslav Semionov (Vice President)..
Mirco Patarini (Coupe Mondiale Organizer( presenting information on the 70th Coupe Mondiale
Welcome to Osimo
Visitors driving and sightseeing around Osimo and Castelfidardo are being greeted with a unique mobile
billboard advertising the 70th Coupe Mondiale grace the side of the truck.
Li Cong (China), Joan Cochran Sommers (USA), Viatcheslav and Natasha Semionov (Russia)
Viatcheslav Semionov, Francesca Pigini, Mirco Patarinni, Alexander Selivanov and Grayson Masefield
Viatcheslav and Natasha Semionov (Russia) in front of the Alberto Bacchiocchi statue in Castelfidardo, Italy
International Delegates visited the world's largest playable accordion
The Guinness World Record Book showing the world's largest playable accordion
world's largest playable accordion

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