- Kurt Weiland
] and in 1997 Weiland managed external affairs for the Church of Scientology. [cite news | last =Sharpe | first =Tom | title =NY Times Details Church's Tax Battle | work =
Albuquerque Journal | date =March 13 ,1997 ] [cite news | last =Ribadeneira | first =Diego | title =Gifts of Cash Fuel Battle of Principle Hub Man's Aid to Scientology Critics Draws Fire and Rhetoric From Church | work =Boston Globe | page =B1 | date =December 9 ,1997 ]On
June 13 ,2003 , Weiland accompanied actor and ScientologistTom Cruise and director of the Church of Scientology'sLos Angeles Celebrity Centre , Tommy Davis, to meet with then-United States Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage .cite book|last =Morton| first =Andrew| authorlink =Andrew Morton (writer)| title =| publisher =St. Martin's Press | date =2008| location =New York | pages =242-243| isbn =0312359861 |quote=On June 13, 2003, one of the most powerful men in America, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, met privately with Tom Cruise, together with his friend Tom Davis, head of the Hollywood Celebrity Centre, and Kurt Weiland, an Austrian Scientologist who was director of external affairs for the organization's Office of Special Affairs. For thirty minutes Armitage listened as they expressed their concerns about the treatment of Scientologists in some foreign countries, particularly Germany.] cite news | last =Derakhshani | first =Tirdad | title =Cruise camp: sorry about Shields | work =The Philadephia Inquirer | date =August 26 ,2006 ] cite news | last =Staff | title =Tom 'Incensed' Sumner's Wife | work =New York Post | page =14 | publisher =N.Y.P. Holdings, Inc. | date =August 25 ,2006 | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/08252006/gossip/pagesix/pagesix.htm|accessdate=2008-06-23] In the half-hour long private meeting, they raised concerns with Armitage about the treatment of Scientologists inGermany and other countries.In 2006, Weiland was listed on a "Senior Honor Roll" in "Impact", the magazine of the
International Association of Scientologists . [cite journal | last =International Association of Scientologists | title =Senior Honor Roll | journal =Impact | issue=114 | date =2006 ]ee also
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List of Scientologists
*Office of Special Affairs References
Further reading
* ( [http://web.uni-marburg.de/religionswissenschaft/journal/mjr/kent3.html excerpted in "Marburg Journal of Religion"] )
External links
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title=Kurt Weiland - Director, Church of Scientology International|work=Scientology - Church of Scientology Official Site|publisher=www.scientology.org|last=Church of Scientology International
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url=http://www.scientology.org/humanrights/news/030303.htm|title=Church of Scientology International Opens European Office In Brussels|work=Human Rights News - Church of Scientology Human Rights Department|publisher=www.scientology.org|date=2003-03-03|last=Church of Scientology International
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