21.   Eriksson is the first foreigner to coach England.

22.   Four Russian nationals were found dead in a forest in eastern Algeria, the first foreigners slain in the country in four years, security forces said Monday.

23.   For his efforts he was the first foreigner to receive the Imperial Order or Arts and Science from the Iranian government.

24.   He also was the first foreigner to visit Burmese dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi before she was freed from house arrest by her government in July.

25.   Hawaii-born sumo star Akebono, the first foreigner ever to reach the highest rank in the ancient Japanese sport, was granted Japanese citizenship Monday.

26.   He also was the first foreigner to visit Burmese dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi before the Burmese dictatorship freed her from house arrest in July.

27.   He was the first foreigner given the death sentence since capital punishment was restored in January.

28.   He was the first foreigner to win this prestigious award.

29.   He was the first foreigner to visit the detained opposition leader besides her family.

30.   Henry Wallace, a Scotsman, has attracted widespread publicity as the first foreigner to head a Japanese automaker.