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NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- PEN American Center, the largest branch of International PEN -- the world's oldest literary and human rights organization -- today announced the appointment of Steven L. Isenberg as Executive Director, effective immediately. For the past six years, Mr.

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