Portsmouth Headmaster Dr. James De Vecchi and his wife Deb have arrived in Asia to begin a three-week, three-country visit to meet with Portsmouth alumni, current families, local schools and prospective families.  The De Vecchis are now in the Philippines, and next week will travel to Seoul, South Korea, and then Beijing, China, before returning home at the end of November.  Also currently traveling in that region on behalf of the School is Senior Development Office Mr. Jamie MacGuire '70, whose trip includes visits to Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand before he will join the De Vecchis in Beijing.

Three receptions are planned during the De Vecchi's Asia visit:

Tues., Nov. 11 --  Manila Reception, hosted by Mr. Francisco R. Elizalde '85 
                            and Mrs. Sophia Elizalde
                            4:00 pm, Manila Polo Club, Forbes Park, Makati City, Philippines

Sat., Nov. 15 --  Seoul Reception, hosted by Dr. Byoung Geon Choi and Mrs. You Mi Kim, P'10,
                          and Dr. Jaehyun Park and Mrs. Hyeweon Baik, P'09
                          6:30 pm, The Grand Intercontinental Hotel, 521 Teheranno 
                          Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Thurs., Nov. 20 --  Beijing Reception, hosted by Ambassador Jorge E. Guajardo '89
                             and Mrs. Paola Sada
                             7:00 pm, Embassy of Mexico, Sanlitun Dongwujie No. 5 
                             Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

If you know of a family, particularly one in the Beijing area, who would like to meet with the
De Vecchis or Mr. MacGuire to learn more about Portsmouth Abbey School, please contact
Dr. De Vecchi or Mr. MacGuire directly via email (jdevecchi@portsmouthabbey.org or jmacguire@portsmouthabbey.org) or contact Mrs. Christine Geremia at School:  401-643-1242 or cgeremia@portsmouthabbey.org.