[mova] The State Department opts for Kyiv

[Natalia Pylypiuk]

Dear members of the Mova-at-Brama list:

The following decision of the Board on Geographic Names
and then of the State department might be of interest,
considering recent discussions:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orest.Deychak at mail.house.gov
> Sent: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:11 AM
> Subject: State Dep't Notice; FT; EDM; KP
>
>       U.S. Department of State
>
> New Spelling of Ukrainian Capital
>
>  On October 3, 2006, the Board on Geographic Names (BGN)  
> unanimously voted to change the BGN standard transliteration of the  
> name of the Ukrainian capital to "Kyiv." This decision affects the  
> whole USG. Although "Kiev" remains the BGN conventional name for  
> this city, all State Department offices and operations are  
> requested to immediately begin using the new spelling "Kyiv" in all  
> written communication. The American diplomatic post there will  
> henceforth be called Embassy Kyiv.


I thank  Roman Senkus (CIUS, Toronto) for forwarding this message.

Best wishes,
N. Pylypiuk

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Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk, Associate Professor
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies  http://www.mlcs.ca
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