[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 51860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21178]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9239]


Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition 
Determinations: ``Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at 
the Great Islamic Courts'' Exhibition

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: 
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 
(79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the 
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, 
et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 
of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236-3 of August 28, 
2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 
2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the 
exhibition ``Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the 
Great Islamic Courts,'' imported from abroad for temporary exhibition 
within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are 
imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or 
custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the 
exhibit objects at The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, from on 
or about November 8, 2015, until on or about January 31, 2016, at the 
Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California, from on or about February 
26, 2016, until on or about May 8, 2016, and at possible additional 
exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national 
interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be 
published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, including a 
list of the imported objects, contact the Office of Public Diplomacy 
and Public Affairs in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department 
of State (telephone: 202-632-6471; email: [email protected]). The 
mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA-5, Suite 5H03, 
Washington, DC 20522-0505.

    Dated: August 19, 2015.
Evan Ryan,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2015-21178 Filed 8-25-15; 8:45 am]
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