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In 1989 he began a consultancy specializing in international fund raising. His clients included The Royal
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In the summer of 1965 he spent several months in South
Vietnam as a student leader observer on a grant from an American organization. In the summer of 1966 he made his second trip around the world as chairman of a delegation of national college Republican leaders. The group met with a number of
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President of Finland. In 2004 the President of Finland conferred the Order of the Lion, Commander class, on Collingsworth making him one of the few foreigners to have received Finland's two highest decorations.
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419:“Millennium Technology Prizewinner”: Article about Shuji Nakamura, 2006 Prize winner and Arthur Collingsworth in Suomen Kuvalehti, Finland's leading news magazine. Helsinki, Finland, September 15, 2006, pp. 12–13.
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551:"Our Man in Washington" Knowns as "World's Youngest Diplomat" and Tecumseh U of M Student is Named Republican Summer Researcher", Adrian Daily Telegram, Adrian, Michigan, May 24, 1966, p. 1.
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National Security Education Board in 2002. Between 1997 and 2009 Collingsworth lectured on European history aboard more than 25 cruises for the
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Brazilian Government Trade Bureau Representative to Michigan and Ohio. The media described him as the "world's youngest diplomat" and the
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to students in many parts of the world. They have stayed in touch with many of these exceptional people and watched them launch impressive careers in their respective countries.
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609:"Representative of Brazil in Michigan", Embassy of Brazil Information Bulletin, Brazilian Embassy, Washington, DC, (#3886), December 11, 1958.
446:“An Old Friend Comes Visiting Again…”, Helsingin Sanomat, Finland's largest newspaper, Helsinki, Finland, June 19, 2004, interview and photo
425:"30th Anniversary for Arthur and Brian at Troja Chateau", Prague Club Magazine, Prague, Czech Republic, 2006, pp. 82–83, article and photos.
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431:"Collingsworth hosts reception for Prince Andrew Romanov in Prague", Prague Leaders Magazine, Prague, Czech Republic, 2006, pp. 121–122.
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572:“Precocious Diplomat”, O CRUZEIRO Magazine (Spanish edition), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 1, 1960, pp. 52–53, article and photos.
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upon their return. In 1967 Collingsworth established the Niels Hansen Memorial Foundation and has served as its Chairman since then.
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566:"Thomas Assails Viet Policy, Opponents Hail It at Emory University", The Atlanta Constitution, Altlanta, Georgia, October 30, 1965.
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407:"Olga's Sketchbook: World War I Sketchbook of the Czar's Sister", book by Arthur J. Collingsworth, 2008, privately published.
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560:"Student Fills Frustration Vacuum with Trips, Speeches, Debates", Ann Arbor News, Ann Arbor, Michigan, November 4, 1965.
506:"Party Crasher: A Gay Republican Challenges Politics as Usual" by Richard Tafel, Simon & Schuster, 1999, pp. 128–130.
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Scandinavian Foundation in New York. He also served as the national treasurer of
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382:"Hauki Salkusa", book in Finnish by Tapani Ruokanen, 2010, pp. 292–293
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