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The Newsletter NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY OF THE US The National Security Strategy of the United States of America, issued by President Bush on September 17, 2002, includes the by now well known language on a preemptive strategy:
It also includes the following statement, inter alia, on funding for diplomacy:
The full text of the 31-page document is available on the website www.whitehouse.gov/nsc. MEETING OF THE BOARD The Board of the Academy, chaired by Joseph Sisco, met in its second meeting of the year on September 17, in the conference room of The Carlyle Group on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, courtesy of Frank Carlucci. The meeting opened with a moment of recall of the nationwide ceremonies commemorating the 9/11 tragedy of a year ago. The Board reviewed program activities described elsewhere in this newsletter, took note of the reasonably favorable status of the Academy's operating and endowment funds despite the current volatile market and approved recommended bylaw changes creating a new office of "secretary" of the Academy. A third meeting of the Board is scheduled for October 25. THE ACADEMY'S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE Presentation
of the Academy's three awards for excellence in the broad field of diplomacy
will take place at a ceremony, co-hosted with the Department of State,
in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the Department at a date yet to be
determined in the second week of December. THE ACADEMY'S BOOK AWARD Now in its eighth year, the Academy's annual award for a book of distinction on the practice of American diplomacy has again seen an impressive roster of nominations from publishers. As of the October 1 deadline for responses to the Academy's "Call for Entries," almost thirty books had been entered, from those dealing with current foreign affairs challenges to books dealing with earlier issues, such as the conduct of the occupation of Japan after WWII and the US role in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. Thanks to the generosity of the Dillon Foundation, the award is now titled the "Douglas Dillon Award for a Book of Distinction on the Practice of American Diplomacy." A committee of Academy members chaired by Leonard Marks is currently engaged in selection of this year's award. FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL MEETING Representatives
of the 12 organizations comprising the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) met
with Deputy Secretary of State Armitage on October 1. The organizations
include the Academy, AFSA, the Council of American Ambassadors, DACOR,
AAFSW, the Public Members Association of the Foreign Service, ADST, the
Delavan Foundation and BCIU. Tom Boyatt, as FAC chairman,
recalling for Armitage a comment by Secretary Powell with whom the FAC
had met twice before, described these organizations as "force multipliers"
in the outreach activities of the Department. FOREIGN AFFAIRS FUNDING At this writing, debate remains incomplete on FY 2003 appropriation bills covering both the 15D account and State Department funding. One area of progress: the President signed, on September 30, a State Department authorization bill. It includes release of the final installment in a 3 part plan to repay $1 billion in US dues to the UN and paves the way for the return of the US to UNESCO. JOINT STUDY WITH ISD AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY The Academy's joint project with the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown is nearing completion, following the fourth in a series of working dinners discussing the question of "Coalition Creation and Maintenance". The project is co chaired by Lee Hamilton and Hans Binnendijk, the latter of the National Defense University, and has been studying coalition experiences in the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan and the War on Terrorism. The project director is Andrew J. Pierre of the Institute. A final report and recommendations are planned for later this fall, with a public presentation and conference at Georgetown on November 20. WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA SPEAKING SERIES Diego Ascencio, on September 19 in New Orleans, and Tony Quainton at Hartford the same date, wound up the second year of speaking engagements at World Affairs Councils across the country, in a program funded by the Cox Foundation and managed by the World Affairs Council of America (WACA). This year's focus - "Diplomacy in the Age of Terrorism," and last year's, " Whatever Happened to American Diplomacy" saw 13 Academy members speaking at 25 Councils, with numerous accompanying media and TV appearances. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY According to
Pat McArdle, Director for Public Diplomacy Training at FSI, a three week
course for officers assigned to public diplomacy positions overseas is
now offered. She reports that field surveys conducted over the past year
have indicated that much more training is needed if the many public diplomacy
programs sponsored by the State Department are to be managed effectively.
Currently the Director is pressing for an expanded series of courses,
which hopefully will be introduced in 2003. HOMELAND SECURITY LEGISLATION As many members are aware, legislation to establish a Department of Homeland Security continues under active debate on the Hill. Earlier this summer, some in Congress sought to include provisions that would remove both the visa issuance authority and the actual issuance of visas from State to the new Department. In July, the Academy addressed a letter to Chairman Richard Armey, chairman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security in the House, to say that "the actual issuance of visas should continue to be the responsibility of the Department of State, in accordance with existing practice, carried out by fully trained Foreign Service Officers and with the maximum regard for the security provisions of relevant laws and regulations." That is also the position taken by Secretary Powell. While debate continues and while overall authority on the visa process may be placed in the new Department, it appears that the position on actual visa issuance expressed above will remain as is. US DIPLOMACY CENTER Progress is being made on the museum of the history of American diplomacy being put together off the 21st Street entrance of the State Department. The designer is now on his third iteration of a lively and interactive display including both thematic and time line presentations. His initial concept design should be completed by the end of the year, and a brochure ready shortly thereafter. A feasibility study has been initiated by a professional firm, contracted by the Department to study fundraising prospects for construction of the exhibits. The Department has assigned a senior officer, Mike Boorstein, as director of the United States Diplomacy Center office, which will include both the museum and an adjacent conference center focusing on current foreign affairs. UPCOMING EVENTS The Republic
of Korea will host the second Community of Democracies Conference, November
10-12 in Seoul. The first such conference was held in Warsaw in 2000,
attended by more than a hundred governments, including the US, with Secretary
Albright in attendance. Secretary Powell is scheduled to head the American
delegation in Seoul. An NGO Forum will be held simultaneously, with more
than 300 participants from NGOs and the private sector. NEWS OF MEMBERS Sally Shelton Colby is the Academy's newest member. Ambassador Colby is currently president of Hellen Keller International/Europe. Founded in 1915, Hellen Keller International is an NGO which runs blindness prevention programs and provides rehabilitation services to blind people in 30 developing countries. Colby previously served as Deputy Secretary-General to the OECD. Art Hartman and Bruce Laingen paid a courtesy call on George Kennan during his September visit to Washington to be with family. He is in his 98th year, still erect and sharp though in a wheel chair much of the time. We are sure he would welcome contacts by letter at his home address - 146 Hodge Road, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540. Tom Pickering is Board Chairman of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD) at Georgetown. Max Kampelman is Chairman emeritus, and three other members of the Academy are among the total of 30 on the board. Nick Veliotes is Vice Chair of the Board of Amideast; Bob Pelletreau is a Board member. The National Policy Association, whose president and CEO is Tony Quainton, will present its annual Gold Medal Award to former Secretary Jim Baker at a dinner at the Westin Embassy Row Hotel in Washington on November 5th. He will be honored "for exceptional leadership in promoting a more productive and just society." On September 4, Walter Mondale delivered the ninth in the Leader's Lecture Series initiated by Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) in the Old Senate Chamber. Mondale served in the Senate 1965-77 and as Vice-President 1977-81. Genta Hawkins Holmes will be teaching a seminar in International Relations at the University of California, Davis, during the Spring quarter. She would welcome having AAD members who may be traveling there as guest speakers. The Public Members Association of the Foreign Service/USA honored Tom Pickering with their 2002 Public Diplomacy Award at a luncheon at the Department of State on September 26. Frank Carlucci, Lee Hamilton, and Richard Holbrooke, are Board members of the National Endowment of Democracy. Winston Lord is a Chairman emeritus. The National Committee on American Foreign Policy presented their Hans J. Morgenthau Award to Secretary Colin Powell on September 12, at a dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Brian Atwood has become the new dean of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, effective Oct. 1. He previously served as president of Citizen's International, an enterprise that forms public-private partnerships to meet the social and economic needs of developing nations. Paul Boeker's wife, Margaret Mason Boeker, is a Director of the Montpellier Foundation. Richard Benedick participated in the recent World Summit of Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, heading the delegation of the National Council for Science and the Environment. Together with the Nobel Laureate, Sherwood Rowland, and others, he spoke at the launching of a new international partnership for science and policy sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the EPA. He also contributed to an authoritative new book on the ozone treaties, Protecting the Ozone Layer: The United Nations History, published by Earthscan. Harlan Cleveland is working on a book length memoir; he regrets that it's "pushing almost everything else off my screen for the time being." Larry Eagleburger chairs the International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims, which press reports suggest is nearing an accord with the German Foundation set up to make payments for reparations, including payments to victims' families. The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) has renamed in George Kennan's honor the writing award that AFSA gives each year to a Foreign Affairs agency graduate of the National War College. As the current Sol M. Linowitz Professor of International Affairs, Brandon Grove is teaching a seminar on "Diplomacy in Practice" at Hamilton College. Previous Academy members who have held this chair are Roy Atherton, Sam Lewis, Bruce Laingen, Harry Barnes, Steve Bosworth and Brian Atwood. Princeton Lyman was a panelist at the symposium "Journalism and Terrorism," on October 7 and 8 at the Freedom Forum World Center, 1100 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA. David Newsom is giving a course at the Jefferson Center for Lifelong Learning in Charlottesville, an extension program, primarily for senior citizens and affiliated with the University of Virginia. It starts October 22 and will have six segments dealing with various aspects of anti-Americanism in Europe and the Islamic World. We neglected to note in out last newsletter the names of Academy members honored on May 28 with the first Elliot L. Richardson prizes for Excellence in Public Service. They are Colin Powell and George Shultz. The awards, given by the Council for Excellence in Government, recognize individuals who exhibit the qualities that Elliot, a deceased Academy member, demonstrated in his many posts in federal and state government. Alice Rivlin, former Director of both OMB and the CBO, was also honored. INCIDENTAL INTELLIGENCE
QUOTABLE QUOTES "Diplomacy
is a process, a courtship, during which parties have to be wooed and persuaded
and maybe even backed into a corner and bludgeoned before they go along." "Just
be thankful you don't get all the government you've paid for." "We
cannot speak of democracy if we are not ready to play by the rules. The
main aspect of democracy is the right of people to change a government
if they do not like it." (sic) "So
many names, there is hardly room on the walls of the heart." LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE NEWSLETTER is accepting letters from members addressed to the Editor on all topics relating to the Academy and diplomacy as a whole. Letters can be sent by email, fax, or post to the address below and will be published in future issues. THE
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