Greetings from Peter Vassiliou

Dear E.T.P.  IV Scholars,

I am sending you all my love and best greetings and I  wish you a happy 35th. Anniversary of our ETP Programme in Japan and every success in your  reunion. I cannot make it to the 35th. anniversary, I look forward to the 50th.!

Following our ETP Programme I had a fruitful career at the Agricultural Bank of Greece and at the (Central) Bank of Greece, mostly dealing with Japanese banks and international relations, as well as banking supervision.
I  had the chance to visit Brussels quite often participating in working groups at the Commission and the Council. I also attended the Sumitomo Bank Seminar and cooperated with the Bank of Japan.
I am on pension since 2010, in good health overall and enjoying cultural activities in Greece and trips abroad. This year was quite exciting with trips to Lebanon, Scandinavia, Romania and  Moldova, as well as  Northern Italy. Very interesting countries!

I wish the best of everything to every one of you.

Love and best regards from your ETP IV Co-Scholar, and God bless you and your families!

Peter Vassiliou
Athens, Greece

Greetings from Jean-Pierre Mura

Hello folks,
Very sorry not to be with you for this attractive celebration.
However, I’ll be thinking of you all, and totally immersed in the Japanese atmosphere as I prepare a big sake tasting event for my Wine tasting Club on Friday night…

Those 35 years have actually been flying and altogether I haven’t been that long in Japan except for a short come back from 2003 to 2006. I have spent much more time in Ireland, South Africa and Tunisia, nearly 15 years in total, of which I can’t complain anyway.
With my wife Catherine we have eventually settled in Angouleme, just between the more renowned cities of Bordeaux and Cognac.

Having retired for nearly 4 years I remain quite busy with social activities, and regularly travel to Ireland where my daughter Pauline works.
Cheers to all; have great fun on Saturday!

Jean-Pierre

Greetings from Jerome Faure

Greetings from Petra Reimers

When I came back from Japan my goal was to go back, but I did not succeed. Then I set up on a one year contract a sociology congress with 1500 participants for one week in Hamburg. After1 year contract,  shifted to Düsseldorf to work with the national garden show in 87 mainly in charge with the international garden architects and so on.  Eventually unemployed- and then studied natural medecine (Heilpraktiker) and Shiatsu therapy.

Next took a job with the Quebec government and was public affairs for German speaking territories.. Germany.. Austria... Switzerland for press, culture and universities. Very interesting work between Quebec and those countries, travelling to festivals speaking with cultural buyers etc. setting up a little Quebec News newspaper...but then after years of setting up many things they decided for household reasons to close down most of the 20 offices they had around the world and Germany.

In 1999, I moved to the south, better weather and smiling people and ended up in Ibiza in Spain where I worked 10 years for the German pages of a local paper. They also closed in 2008 and I decided to take pension in advance with some losses but... then I started to be more creative and exhibit my creations. (see www.pr-art-ibiza.com)  For the moment I am fascinated by wood and spare parts (see E.T. in sculpture). 

If somebody wants to come around. I have one guest room. If ever you get close ring on the door... better write to know if I am here.

Hugs, Petra

Greetings from Patrick Goossens and (wife) Lut

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Greetings from Jean Barthelemy and (wife) Kumiko

“Looking forward for another great reunion, superbly organized
this time again by Anthony and Dermot!

35 years have flown, including the 1990-1995 period back in
France, so “only” 29 years in Japan. My two youngest, now 32
and 30, both married, were born here shortly after ETP, and I
remarried in 2001. I also have two grandchildren, 8 and 6, in
Albany, N.Y., born to my eldest daughter, who married a Scot ;-)

My wife works with me at JBC, the consultancy we established
in 2002 (after my 5 years with the French Embassy) to advise
and support European SMEs in tackling the Japanese market.

Fond memories from Berlitz and ETP will come alive on Saturday!”

Greetings from Patrick Carroll

Top line, 4th from right.
Patrick Carroll :)

 ( admin: looks like it was taken a bit more than 35 years ago - haha :-)