AMBASSADOR’S NOTES
W
elcome to another edition of
Crossroads.
This one is truly special because in it
you will see “NaijaGEMs,” the winners
of a contest to photograph Nigeria’s
natural and architectural treasures.
These pictures bring to life Nigeria’s spectacular
beauty, and they show the exceptional artistry of
the Nigerian photographers who made them. I have
been truly fortunate to see first-hand many of these
wonders. Each time, my reaction was simple: Wow!
W. Stuart Symington
U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria
CROSSROADS
is published quarterly by the Public
Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Nigeria
EDITORIAL TEAM
Aruna Amirthanayagam
(Counselor for Public Affairs)
Russell Brooks
(Public Affairs Officer, Lagos)
Glenn Guimond
(Press Attaché)
Olaoluwa Aworinde
(Editor & photographer)
Address all correspondence to:
The Editor, Crossroads Magazine
Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy
Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive,
Central Business Area, Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: (09) 461-4000. Fax: 09-461-4305
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You are about to embark on a virtual visual tour of
selected treasures of Nigeria. I hope you will enjoy
your ‘travel,’ and I ask you one thing in return. Please
join those who are dedicated to sharing with all
Nigerians the masterpieces found in nature and made
by Nigerians. Please join, too, the efforts of those
who seek to preserve them for all future generations.
Finally, please join me in thanking the photographers
and in saying of NaijaGEMs: Wow!
In This Issue...
How it all
went down
Vol. 22 No. 3
Pg 5
Top 10
Pg 12
King Kongs
Pg 6
Top 20
The
Winning
Photo
Pg 8
Pg 16
The
Judges
Pg 18
The
Runners
Up The
Exhibition
Pg 10 Pg 2, 19
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