再聯繫 通訊 （心繫扶輪）2010年 8月發行
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Global legal
expert receives
Foundation
alumni honor
By Dan Nixon and
Joseph Derr
撰文：丹．尼克森和喬瑟夫．岱爾
Rotary
International
News -- 20 June
2010
國際扶輪新聞—2010年6月20日
彼得．凱爾，一位律師，同時也是全球知名的法務重整專家，是2009-10年度全球前受獎人人道服務獎的得主。這個獎項被視為扶輪基金會授與前受獎人的最高榮譽。
Peter Kyle, an
attorney and
global legal
reform expert,
is the recipient
of the 2009-10
Global Alumni
Service to
Humanity Award,
The Rotary
Foundation’s top
honor for
alumni.
這位紐西蘭出生，1973-74年度的大使獎學生在
The New
Zealand-born
Rotarian and
1973-74
Ambassadorial
Scholar
addressed
attendees at the
Rotary Alumni
Celebration on
19 June before
the 2010 RI
Convention in
Montr眤al,
Qu眤bec, Canada.
Kyle will be
recognized
during Tuesday’s
plenary session
at the
convention.
凱爾在演說中向所有曾在服務這條路上幫助過他的人至謝，尤其是他的大使獎學金推薦社—威靈頓北區扶輪社。他也鼓勵與會的所有前受獎人以「扶輪的熱情」重新再聯繫。
Kyle thanked
those who helped
him get on a
path of service,
particularly his
scholarship
sponsor, the
Rotary Club of
Wellington
North. He also
encouraged other
alumni in
attendance to
reconnect with
the "passion for
Rotary."
「這就是扶輪運動的真諦—我們伸出手去接觸這個世界，」凱爾說。「我們並不曉得我們對每一個個人所造成的影響是什麼，但我們很清楚地知道這些我們在全世界進行的斡旋所造成的漣漪作用對於每個真正需要它們的窮人們都形成了驚人的轉變。」
"That’s what
Rotary and
Rotarians are
all about -- we
reach out," Kyle
said. "We don’t
always know what
individual
impacts we make,
but we know that
the ripple
effect of these
interventions
worldwide has an
amazing impact
on the needs of
the deserving
poor."
凱爾的職業生涯本身就是扶輪運動對於個人造成深遠影響的例證。身為華盛頓特區美國國會扶輪社的社友，他參與世界銀行在八十多個國家裡的一百多個發展計劃。他在1992年，也就是蘇俄和東歐許多共產國家解體後不久加入世界銀行，並花了五年的時間往返哈薩克、波蘭、俄國、烏克蘭和其他國家，並就從共產轉型成市場取向的國家在法律上所需的部份提出忠告。
Kyle’s career is
a testament to
the effect one
individual can
have on the
world. A member
of the Rotary
Club of Capitol
Hill
(Washington,
D.C.), he has
worked on more
than 100
development
projects in over
80 countries for
the World Bank.
He joined the
World Bank in
1992, shortly
after the
governments of
the Soviet Union
and other
Eastern European
countries
collapsed, and
spent five years
commuting to
Kazakhstan,
Poland, Russia,
Ukraine, and
other nations,
advising on the
legal reforms
necessary to
transition from
a socialist
system to an
economy based on
market
principles.
凱爾所參與的是必須從零開始的重整先鋒計劃。
Kyle was part of
a pioneer reform
effort that had
to start from
scratch.
「沒有前例，也沒有教科書做參考，」他說。「歷史會告訴世人我們是不是做對了。」
"There was no
template or
textbook," he
said. "History
will be the
judge if we got
it right."
在加入世界銀行工作的行列之前，凱爾是本部位於菲律賓馬尼拉的亞洲發展銀行的律師，同時也在紐西蘭執業。他持續在華盛頓特區擔任國際顧問，在世界銀行工作十七年之後，凱爾於2009年以最資深顧問之職退休。
Before working
for the World
Bank, Kyle was
counsel for the
Asian
Development
Bank, based in
Manila,
Philippines, and
in private
practice in New
Zealand. He
continues to
serve as an
international
consultant based
in Washington,
D.C., having
retired as lead
counsel from the
World Bank in
2009 after a
17-year career.
凱爾的大使獎學金讓他得以到維吉尼亞大學攻讀法律，也為他接下來的生涯指引了一個方向。「在美國唸法律的時光實在太美妙了，」他說。「我的扶輪年度使我明白我遲早會專注在國際性的議題上，」他在慶祝大會之前說。
Kyle’s
Ambassadorial
Scholarship,
which brought
him to the
University of
Virginia to
study law,
helped point him
in the direction
he would later
take. “It was a
fascinating time
to be a young
law student in
the United
States,” he
said. “My Rotary
year convinced
me that sooner
or later I would
want to focus on
international
issues,” he said
before the
celebration.
凱爾在完成他的大使獎學生僅僅兩年之後就加入了威靈頓北區扶輪社。「一切都很自然，而且感覺上幾乎就像是我的大使獎學生生涯的延續，」他說。「扶輪在我的生命中扮演著重要的角色已超過三十六年，也讓我有機會參與各種各樣的計劃和服務活動。」
Kyle joined the
Wellington North
club just two
years after
completing his
studies as a
Rotary Scholar.
“It all happened
very naturally
and seemed
almost an
extension of my
Ambassadorial
Scholarship
experience,” he
said. “Rotary
has been a very
important part
of my life for
over 36 years
and has enabled
me to become
involved in all
manner of
projects and
service
activities.”
最近，凱爾致力於推廣扶輪基金會的教育計劃並與7620地區（地區涵蓋哥倫比亞州與部分的馬里蘭州）扶輪基金會前受獎人重新聯繫。該地區的四百多位前受獎人中有很多與扶輪失聯已久，但透過凱爾所屬的扶輪社每半年舉辦一次的聚會，許多人又重回了扶輪的大家庭。目前該社的30位社友中約三成是前受獎人。
Most recently,
Kyle’s passion
has been to
promote the
Foundation’s
educational
programs and
reconnect with
Foundation
alumni in
District 7620
(District of
Columbia; part
of Maryland).
Many of the
district’s 400
alumni had lost
contact with
Rotary, but
semiannual
gatherings
hosted by Kyle’s
club have helped
bring a lot of
them back into
the family of
Rotary. Alumni
now compose
almost a third
of the 30-member
club.
「我很喜歡和前受獎人們互動，也很高興能夠在工作申請、專題演講安排…等的活動中幫上忙。總而言之，我盡力確保扶輪的火焰能夠繼續燃燒、前受獎人們和扶輪這個美好的組織保持聯繫，」他說。
"I thoroughly
enjoy my
interactions
with the alumni
and being able
to assist with
job
applications,
speaking
engagements, and
generally
ensuring that
the Rotary flame
continues to
burn brightly,
and that they
remain connected
with this
wonderful
organization,"
Kyle said. |
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