1993

Summer: Rwanda Ministry of Health invites the Atlanta Consulting Firm, Afrique Santé & Environnement, LLC to develop the Post War Rehabilitation & Development Program (PWRDP)

October: The FNT concept is established

November: Stan MULLINS makes his first trip to Rwanda

December: CIDA 1st organization to fund the PWRDP

1994

April 6 at 20:35 : Start of war and genocide in Rwanda

April 12: Dr. Marc Daniel GUTEKUNST arrives in Paris with the 5 orphaned children of slained Prime Minister of Rwanda, HE Agathe UWILINGYIMANA

May 23: FNT officially registered with Georgia Secretary of State as a non-profit organization

May 31: UN Senegalese Captain Diagne MBAYE killed in Rwanda while on his way to save a family

1995

May: Ambassador Joseph MUTABOBA visits Atlanta

September: FNT awarded it's first competitive grant from WHO

October: FNT awarded tax-exempt status by US Dept of Treasury

1996

July 15: FNT. Former Atlanta Mayor Maynard JACKSON, Martin Luther King III host reception to honor Burundi Olympic Team participating at the Atlanta Games

August 3: Vénuste NYIONGABO of Burundi wins Gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games

August 4: Prince Albert of MONACO and Dr. Marc Daniel GUTEKUNST establish the DITC concept

September: President Pierre BUYOYA of Burundi requests FNT to assist with humanitarian efforts in his country

1997

April: Blue Umbrella humanitarian support leaves for Burundi

May: FNT Europe is established

August: RwandaOnline Program UNDP funded. Gerald MPYISI travels to ATLANTA to train

1998

Fall: Majii project starts at Fernbank Elementary School

1999

September: FNT hosts HE President Lansana CONTE of Guinea

2000

March 6: Majii and the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda is released

March 6: Rwanda Ambassador to the UN Dr. Joseph MUTABOBA is the keynote speaker at Concert at Glenn Memorial of EMORY University celebrating the release of the Majii book with a Concert by HARMONY Atlanta's Youth Chorus in Residency at Emory University

April 10: President Jimmy CARTER invites Dr. GUTEKUNST to lunch at the Carter Center to present his first children's book

April 14: Dr. GUTEKUNST invited to meet President Bill CLINTON

Summer: The Gertrude & William C. WARDLAW Fund makes the first financial commitment to support the creation of the DITC

November: Vernon JONES elected DeKalb County CEO

2001

Spring: FNT enters into a partnership with DeKalb County to establish the DITC

Summer: Start of Rehabilitation of the main DITC building at Brook Run

October: FNT Delegation meets in Lausanne, Switzerland with IOC Solidarity Program Director

December: President Aboudalye WADE of Senegal meets FNT Delegation

2002

March: USOC 1st site visit of the DITC and partners

May 6: DITC Inauguration by Ambassador Andrew YOUNG

June: First aspiring Olympian from Burundi arrives to train at the DITC

June-July: Pre Kingston IAAF Junior Championship DITC Training Camp

September 20: DITC Official Opening by Prince Albert of MONACO

2003

January 24: DITC-WOA Agreement signed at IOC

May 9: USOC recognizes the DITC

July: Syndiély WADE, Special Advisor to President Abdoulaye WADE of Senegal makes a special visit to Atlanta to visit the DITC

August 11: Ambassador Andrew YOUNG becomes FNT & DITC Co-Chairman

August 30: Prince Albert of MONACO hosts DITC meeting with representatives of 14 countries during the Paris World Championship

September: Dr. GUTEKUNST attends ANOCA General Assembly in Banjul, The Gambia

September: FNT & DITC sponsor WOA Africa 1st Regional Meeting in Dakar, Senegal

October 31 : DITC-AAC Agreement signed at AFRO-ASIAN Games

December: Dr. GUTEKUNST reports on the DITC at WOA General Assembly in Switzerland

2004

January: US Ambassador C. David WELCH secures scholarships for 3 Egyptians to train at the DITC

February:Government of Gabon sends athletes to the DITC

May 22: DeKalb International Prep Classic (DeKalb Classic) at GA Tech

June 13-24: 2004 FNT & DITC European Tour

July: 4 DITC athletes qualify for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games

August 13-29: 2004 Athens Olympic Games

August 23: DITC Reception at the VISA Olympians Reunion Center: Prince Albert of MONACO and CEO Vernon JONES unveil DITC's first Olympic painting by Steve R. ALLEN

August 28: DITC trained athlete wins Bronze

2005

January 2-8: 2004 Olympic Champion Françoise MBANGO ETONE (CMR) visits the DITC

January 13: Opening of Steve ALLEN's exhibit at USOC Hall of Fame

March 13 : Ambassador Andrew YOUNG's Birthday Celebration

May 26: DITC's presentation at CANOC General Assembly in Miami

May 27: 2005 DeKalb International Prep Classic at GA Tech

June 12-26: 2005 FNT & DITC Mexican Tour

June 17-18: DITC attends ANOCA's General Assembly in Accra, Ghana. General Lassana PALENFO is elected President of ANOCA

July 4-8: 3 DITC EB Members are NYC 2012 delegates at IOC 117th Session in Singapore

July 8: DITC Executive Board with Prince Albert II of MONACO in Singapore

August 31 - Sept. 3: DITC co-hosts TUNIS 2005: 7th African Junior Athletics Championships

September 9 : DITC attends the 1st. World Conference on Poverty Alleviation through Tourism & Sports held in Monte Carlo

October 26: MOTC and DITC Representatives meeting Prince Albert II of MONACO in Monaco

November 21-25: DITC attends the 1st ANOCA FORUM (Tunis, Tunisia)

2006

Torino (Italy) February 9 - 26: The DITC attends the 2006 TORINO OLYMPIC GAMES and has a permanent display at the VISA Olympians Reunion Center

Torino (Italy) February 15: The DITC unveils its 2nd Olympic painting "The DITC Olympian Legacy" by Olympic artist Steve R. ALLEN

Seoul (South Korea) April 1-5: Five representatives from the DITC attend the 5th ANOC General Assembly

Reduit (Mauritius) April 8: 2 from the DITC attend the Mauritius Pan African Meeting

Bamako (Mali) April 13: The DITC attends and sponsors the Bamako Pan African Meeting

Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic) October 19-22: The DITC attends the 1s Olympians Summit of the Americas

Rabat (Morocco) October 28-29: The DITC attends and presents a paper at the 1st International Symposium on Athletics in Africa

Tripoli (Libya) November 24-25: The DITC attends the 2nd African Olympian Seminar

2007

Decatur (USA) March 13: DeKalb County Board of Commissioners vote paves the way to USOC Agreement. The DITC becomes DeKalb County's "Sports Authority"

Santiago (Chile) April 4-8: DITC attends the Pan American Team Handball qualifying matches for the Pan American Games

Atlanta April 5-28: The Dominican Republic Track & Field Relay Team trains at the DITC

Atlanta-Colorado Springs July 1: The DITC becomes the USOC designated training site for US Team Handball Men National Team

Guatemala City (Guatemala) July 4-6: Dr Marc Daniel GUTEKUNST attends and the 119 IOC Session. Prince Albert II of MONACO maintains his patronage of the DITC

Atlanta July 14: 28 Chinese Olympic, Sports Ministry and representatives of several sports Federations visit the DITC

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) July 14-18: The DITC attends the Pan American Games

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil July 16: The Pan American Team Handball Federation selects the DITC to host the 2008 Pan American Team Handball Championships

Berlin (Germany) August 14: The DITC and BPEF, Inc. are selected to host in Atlanta the 2009 Modern Pentathlon World Cup II (March 19-21, 2009)

Atlanta October 1: The DITC adopts a new name and becomes the Atlanta DeKalb International Training Center (ATLANTA DITC)

Atlanta October 20: The DITC-Morris Brown College (MBC) partnership to use the John H. Lewis SAC for the training of the US Team Handball Men National Team players is approved by the MBC Board of Trustees

Atlanta November 8: First day of practice for the US Team Handball Men National Team at the John H. Lewis SAC of MBC.

Rabat (Morocco) December 15 : The DITC presents a paper at the 2nd International Symposium on Athletics in Africa in Rabat, Morocco

Washington, D.C. December 18: The DITC language is included in the Omnibus Bill passed by the US Congress

Washington, D.C. December 26: President George Bush signs into law the Omnibus Bill that contains DITC language for a scholarship program

2008

Atlanta January 11-13: ATLANTA DITC's 1st National US Team Handball Tryout

Atlanta January 18-19: Denis KHOLEV conducts 5 ATLANTA DIPC Pole Vault Clinics during the Georgia Track & Field Coaches Association Forum

Beijing (China) April 4: representatives from the ATLANTA DITC attend the XVI General Assembly of ANOC

Atlanta May 23: Fifth Edition of the Atlanta DeKalb International Prep Classic (ATLANTA CLASSIC). To date 1372 athletes from 16 nations and 12 US States have attended the ATLANTA CLASSIC

Atlanta May 23-26: IOC Member Meliton SANCHEZ RIVAS attends the ATLANTA DITC and visits the ATLANTA DITC

Arusha & Zanzibar (Tanzania) May 30-June 7: ATLANTA DITC Co-Chairs promote the ATLANTA DITC during the VIII Leon H Sullivan Summit

Washington, D.C. July 15: Dr. Marc Daniel GUTEKUNST meets Secretary Condoleezza RICE

Beijing (China) August 4 - 31: ATLANTA DITC Team attending the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Beijing (China) August 14: The ATLANTA DITC held at the Prince Jun Wang Fu Palace site of the Beijing 2008 OLYMPIANS Reunion Center the ATLANTA LEGACY NIGHT: Awarded 6 ATLANTA DITC PARSE Prizes, awarded, the ATLANTA DITC 1st LEGACY Award to Bob BEAMON, Unveiled plans for the proposed ATLANTA DITC Sports Complex, and announced the 1st WALK for PEACE to talk place in Atlanta on April 4, 2009

Being (China) August 26: The ATLANTA DITC donates to the City of Beijing and to BOCOG the Olympic painting "A Bridge of Friendship from Atlanta to Beijing" by Olympic artist Steve R. ALLEN

Atlanta September 30: The ATLANTA DITC completes a Quadrennial and 1/2 of operation and Olympic successes at the Athens 2004 (1 Olympic Bronze Medal) and Beijing 2008 (1 Olympic Gold Medal and one 2nd position at the 200m that will hopefully soon turn back to a Silver Medal) Olympic Games