Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) shakes hands with Yitzhak Shamir (right), the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, during Atiyeh's Middle East trade mission.
Governor Victor Atiyeh apparently exchanges gifts with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt during Atiyeh's Middle East trade mission. Mubarak was the President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011, when he resigned during the Egyptian revolution.
Governor Victor Atiyeh talks to President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt during Atiyeh's Middle East trade mission. Mubarak was the President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011, when he resigned during the Egyptian revolution.
Governor Victor Atiyeh at a reception for President Hafez al-Assad during Atiyeh's Middle East trade mission. Assad was the President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) sits with President Hafez al-Assad (right) during the Governor's Middle East trade mission. Assad was the President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
Governor Victor Atiyeh (right) and Vicwood K.T. Chong (left) stand beside a welcome sign outside the Xihu Hotel in Hong Kong at a dinner reception honoring Atiyeh. The reception was hosted by Chong and Victory Bros. and Company.
Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) and Vicwood K.T. Chong (right) with memorabilia honoring Atiyeh at a dinner reception, hosted by Chong and Victory Bros. and Company.
Governor Victor Atiyeh (right) stands with Vicwood K.T. Chong (left) at a dinner reception honoring the Governor and members of the Trade Mission from Oregon in Hong Kong. The reception was hosted by Chong and Victory Brothers and Company.
Governor Victor Atiyeh (right) and Georgy A. Arbatov (left) enjoy a quick lunch at the Pendleton Round-Up. Arbatov was the main advisor of American affairs to Soviet Russia and founding director of the Institute of USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN).
Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) shows photographs to Georgy A. Arbatov (right). Arbatov was the main advisor of American affairs to Soviet Russia and founding director of the Institute of USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN).
Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) and Georgy A. Arbatov (right) in a hotel parking lot at the Pendleton Round-up. Arbatov was the main advisor of American affairs to Soviet Russia and founding director of the Institute of USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN).
Photograph of Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) and Georgy A. Arbatov (right), signed by the latter. Arbatov was the main advisor of American affairs to Soviet Russia and founding director of the Institute of USA and Canada of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISKRAN). This photograph was taken at Lewis and Clark College. A note on the front reads: 'To Governor V. Atiyeh - with respect, best wishes, and thanks for your hospitality. Arbatov 27.01.1986'
Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh holds a handful of peanuts (left image) and then munches on them (right image) as he listens to the problems of independent truck drivers in Oregon in obtaining fuel for their rigs. The peanuts were given to the Governor by being poured from a gasoline can. As they were poured out, truck driver Dave Crandall stated, 'We can't run our trucks on peanut oil.'
Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh (right) watches Jack Burns (left) fill the state vehicle with gasohol. The Burns Bros. gas stations were the first in Oregon to offer gasohol for sale to the public. The mixture was 90 percent gasoline and 10 percent alcohol, and was believed to burn cleaner than straight gasoline. The mixture sold at the Burns Bros. and could be used without converting the carburetors of vehicles.
Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) removes a ribbon from around a 'Burnsahol' pump at a Burns Bros. station, the first station in Oregon to offer gasohol for sale to the public. Governor Atiyeh was the first customer to purchase gasohol for use in his state vehicle. Atiyeh said that he hoped people would turn to the use of gasohol as an alternate to gasoline.
Independent truck driver Dave Crandall (right) pours peanuts from an empty gasoline can for Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) as the Governor meets with some 40 drivers and their families on the Capitol steps. The truckers drove to Salem in a convoy from Portland - in the convoy, there were cars, trucks, and one motorcycle. Crandall told the Governor, as he poured the peanuts, 'We can't run our trucks on peanuts, Governor.'
Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh (left) and independent truck driver Dave Crandall (right) shake hands after meeting on the steps of the Oregon State Capitol. At times, the meeting became a shouting match, but, afterwards, Crandall said that he felt that something was accomplished. The Governor listened to the complaints of the drivers and said he would look into their problems within the state.
