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Photos accompanying the Press Release

Aga Khan and Colin Powell Open
"Silk Road" Festival in Washington

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

25 June 2002

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His Highness the Aga Khan (left) and Secretary of State Colin Powell touring Samarkand Square, one of the main pavillions set up on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Silk Road and its culture.

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Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Silk Road Ensemble performing at the opening ceremony of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Secretary of State Colin Powell and His Highness the Aga Khan are seated at right.

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Khongorzul, accompanied by Amartuvshin on the morin khuur, performs at the opening ceremony of the Smithsonian Folkilife Festival, while Secretary of State Colin Powell and His Highness the Aga Khan (right) look on.

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Secretary of State Colin Powell, His Highness the Aga Khan and Senator Edward Kennedy at the opening ceremony of the Smithsonian Folkilife Festival.

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His Highness the Aga Khan speaking at the opening ceremony of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.