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Uncle Ivan and His Two Nieces, Shoshy & Tamar

Meet Ivan's Family: See Some Pictures -- Edited 3/6/00

Ivan Ciment, the subject of a feature article in The New York Jewish Week: 26 May 2000

Curriculum Vitae of Ivan Ciment

Ivan's Quick Guide: How To Set Up and Maintain your own web site for Free in 3 Pages or Less

Letter From Ivan -- 4 July 2001

Mama Mia -- Ivan's Engaged -- 26 March 2003

I am your host, Ivan Sean Ciment of the United States of America, although to a greater degree, a citizen of the world. Your host is a 36 year old attorney residing in New York City who was born and raised in Miami Beach, Florida. A graduate of Yeshiva College (B.A. political science), New York University (M.A. journalism) and University of Pennsylvania (J.D. law), your host helped found a telecommunications company in Miami and served as corporate counsel and roving business developer for that company and has served for over 3 years as a legal associate at the law firm of Jacobson, Mermelstein & Squire, LLP of New York City practicing tax, corporate finance and international law. He is now currently a partner in a company that provides legal consulting services to attorneys, particularly in the field of immigration law. His get-a-wife-get-a-life program is in full swing; he is now engaged to Karen Heilig, an Australian attorney now living in New York City, and the wedding is set for November 2003 in Miami Beach.

Quite unique for a New York attorney, your host also happens to have a life. He travels a lot, monitors world media with strong emphasis on the Middle East region, keeps in touch with colleagues in over 50 countries including next-generation professionals, analysts and future leaders, and enjoys good food and clothing. In this increasingly small world, the exchange of opinions and information is of the greatest imperative and your host has built this web site with the intention of spreading his knowledge bank with those of you that care to log in and to assist those that have received these files via e-mail and have forgotten where they stored them. You are kindly invited to respond and contribute your own global thoughts.

This site contains travel diaries to various places with recommendations and honest uncensored impressions which are not usually found in the normal domain. There are also photographs that try to tell a story and give an insight many tourists don't get. Ivan's Packing List has been real popular. Also available are recent opinion articles on such subjects as U.S. and global politics, economic markets and whatever else is on your host's mind. You are free to submit originally authored items for posting to this site. Please stay tuned and drop in once in a while. The site is arranged so that you can see what's new without having to navigate through archival material. To contact Ivan, send e-mail to ic@ciment.com.