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## *"For 35 years, the Open Forum has enriched American foreign policy by encouraging free expression and democratic debate. Today, more than ever, we need the Open Forum\'s contributions of information, ideas, and insight as we grapple with issues having far-reaching implications for our world."* 

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## **Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State,** **May 15, 2002**

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## **Secretary's Open Forum (S/OF)**

## **2001-2002 Annual Report**

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## October 21, 2002

**Alan Lang**

**Chairman**

**Secretary's Open Forum**

**U.S. Department of State**

**Harry S Truman Building**

**2201 C Street, NW, Room 3835**

**Washington, DC 20001**

**(202) 647-0532 (Telephone)**

**(202) 647-4040 (Fax)**

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/>

*"To permit freedom of expression is primarily for the benefit of the
majority, because it protects criticism, and criticism leads to
progress.\"*  

**President Harry S Truman, September 22, 1950, Message, U.S. House of
Representatives**

## **Secretary's Open Forum (S/OF)**

## **2001-2002 Annual Report**

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# **Contents**

1.  Executive
    Summary.............................................................3

2.  Highlights
    2001-2002.......................................................4-10

3\.
Acknowledgements.........................................................11-12

Attachment A: A Message from Secretary Powell Commemorating

the 34^th^ Anniversary of the Open Forum (1967-2001).....13

Attachment B: A Message from Secretary Powell Commemorating

the 35^th^ Anniversary of the Open Forum (1967-2002).....14

Attachment C: S/OF Suggestion
Form..........................................15

**Executive Summary**

During the 2001-2002 term, the Secretary\'s Open Forum (S/OF) has
explored a wide range of foreign policy issues and leveraged resources
for the Department's broader public outreach efforts. Over the past
year, S/OF has:

-   Expanded internal and external support for the Forum's Distinguished
    Lecture Series. These programs have featured presentations by senior
    diplomats, members of Congress, business executives, journalists,
    military officers, academic experts, religious leaders, and key
    stakeholders in the NGO community;

-   Formed and strengthened partnerships with such organizations as:
    C-SPAN, Howard University Television, The George Washington
    University-Elliott School of International Affairs, American
    University, George Mason University, the Carnegie Endowment for
    International Peace, and the World Affairs Council of Washington,
    DC;

-   Further contributed to the Department\'s focus on such issues as
    counterterrorism, the role of women in conflict and peace, and
    efforts to fully integrate science, technology, and health into U.S.
    foreign policy;

-   Arranged a conference on *Public-Private Partnerships in the Global
    Fight Against HIV/AIDS* that featured presentations by Secretary
    Powell, Donald Evans, Secretary of Commerce, and a leading panel of
    experts on HIV/AIDS;

-   Organized a major conference (with more than 300 attendees) on
    international conflict resolution that featured presentations by
    Marc Grossman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and
    Donald K. Steinberg, Deputy Director, Policy Planning Staff. This
    conference was presented in cooperation with the Applied Conflict
    Resolution Organizations Network (ACRON) which is comprised of more
    than twenty organizations with expertise in conflict resolution;

-   Encouraged students in the Washington, DC area to attend S/OF events
    and learn more about career opportunities in the Foreign and Civil
    Service; and

-   Augmented the Forum's staff (which includes the Chairman---on detail
    from RM---and one full-time secretary) with two short-term
    Stay-in-School employees.

### Rising attendance levels reflect strong top-down/bottom-up support

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### Nearly 8,000 DOS employees and visitors participated in more than 40 S/OF programs during the past year. In September 2002 alone, over 2,000 Foreign and Civil Service Officers and visitors attended eight S/OF events. 

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### Secretary Powell's firm commitment to responsible free expression---along with broad support from the State Department family---has been instrumental in making 2001-2002 one of the most successful periods in the Forum's 35-year history (Attachments A and B). 

**2. Highlights 2001-2002**

[**The War on Global
Terrorism**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/cal/12610.htm)\
General Peter Pace, USMC; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff\
September 27, 2002\
Cosponsors: The George Washington University - Elliott School of
International Affairs and the World Affairs Council of Washington, DC

**(Transcript forthcoming)**

**[Open Forum Conference on Integrating Track One and Track Two
Approaches to International Conflict Resolution: What\'s Working?
What\'s Not? How Can We Do
Better?](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/cal/12950.htm)\
**Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Marc Grossman and
[Ambassador Donald K.
Steinberg](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13611.htm), Deputy
Director, Policy Planning Staff\
September 23, 2002\
Presented in cooperation with the American Foreign Service Association,
the George Washington University - Elliott School of International
Affairs, and the Applied Conflict Resolution Organizations Network
(ACRON).

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13611.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13611.htm)

[**The 2002 Distinguished Lecture on Tolerance and Religious Freedom\
**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/cal/12840.htm)Rabbi Arthur Schneier,
Founder and President, Appeal of Conscience Foundation\
September 19, 2002\
**(Transcript forthcoming)**

[**The Ideas that Conquered the World: Peace, Democracy, and Free
Markets in the Twenty-first
Century**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/cal/13096.htm) (Public Affairs,
2002)\
Michael Mandelbaum, Ph.D., The Christian A. Herter Professor of American
Foreign Policy, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies\
September 18, 2002\
Presented in cooperation with The Johns Hopkins University School of
Advanced International Studies and the George Washington University -
Elliott School of International Affairs

**(Transcript forthcoming)**

[**The World in 2005**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/cal/12716.htm)

**Robert D. Kaplan, Atlantic Monthly\
**September 17, 2002\
Cosponsors: The Bureau of Intelligence and Research External Research
Staff, U.S. Department of State, The George Washington University -
Elliott School of International Affairs, and the World Affairs Council
of Washington, DC

**(Transcript forthcoming)**

**An African-African American Dialogue on HIV/AIDS\
**Ronald V. Dellums, CFA; [Dr. Chinua
Akukwe](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13526.htm), University of
Maryland, et al.\
September 17, 2002\
Presented in cooperation with The Constituency for Africa (CFA)

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13526.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13526.htm)

**[The Challenge of China\'s
Future](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/cal/12689.htm)**

Professor Thomas J. Christensen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

September 13, 2002\
Cosponsor: The George Washington University - Elliott School of
International Affairs

[**Food Safety and Global
Security**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13454.htm)\* 

Lester M. Crawford, Jr., Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug
Administration\
September 6, 2002\
Cosponsors: The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges and
The George Washington University - Elliott School of International
Affairs

\*Aired on C-SPAN 2

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13454.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13454.htm)

**Geographic Information for Diplomacy, Development, and Homeland
Security**

Jack Dangermond, President and Founder, Environmental Systems Research
Institute, Inc. (ESRI); Kass Green, President, Space Imaging Solutions,
Inc.; and William B. Wood, The Geographer and Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence and Research\
July 26, 2002

[**The State of the World: Assessing Global
Sustainability**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13286.htm)

Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, Center for International
Development at Harvard University, Galen L. Stone Professor of
International Trade, Harvard University\
Cosponsor: Bureau of Intelligence and Research, External Research Staff,
U.S. Department of State\
June 28, 2002\
\* Aired on Howard University Television

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13286.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/13286.htm)

**\
Jackson-Vanik Legislation: Assessing its Impact on Emigration from the
Former Soviet Union:** Harold P. Luks, Chairman, NCSJ: Advocates on
behalf of Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the Baltic States & Eurasia\
June 26, 2002

[**The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in the Global Fight Against
HIV/AIDS**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11639.htm)

Secretary of State [Colin L.
Powell](http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2002/11384.htm); Donald Evans,
Secretary of Commerce; Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky; Jack
C. Chow, US Department of State (Moderator); Video Presentation
featuring Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke; Drew E. Altman, The Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation; Morton Bahr, Communications Workers of
America; Thomas J. Coates, University of California, San Francisco;
Scott Evertz, White House Office on National AIDS Policy; Richard G.A.
Feachem, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Helene
Gayle, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Stephen Hayes, Corporate Council
on Africa; Vincent E. Kerr, Ford Motor Company; Chris Kirubi, Kenya
National AIDS Council and Global Business Coalition; G. Lynn Marks,
GlaxoSmithKline; E. Anne Peterson, US Agency for International
Development; Eve E. Slater, US Department of Health and Human Services\
June 24, 2002

\*Aired on C-SPAN

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11639.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11639.htm)

**Women in Conflict and Peace:** Jolynn Shoemaker, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights and Labor and Ambassador [Donald K.
Steinberg](http://www.state.gov/s/p/rem/11262.htm), Deputy Director,
Policy Planning Staff, Department of State; Hassina Sherjan** **Samad,
Executive Director of Afghanistan Libre; Joyce Davis, Knight Ridder
Newspapers (Speaker & Moderator); Lory Manning, USN (retired)\
June 19, 2002

\* Aired on Howard University Television

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/rem/11262.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/rem/11262.htm)

[**America and the Middle East\
**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10414.htm)Mark N. Katz, Ph.D.,
Professor of Government and Politics, Department of Public and
International Affairs, George Mason University\
May 22, 2002

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10414.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10414.htm)

[**Kazakhstan: Unfulfilled
Promise**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10612.htm)\
Martha Brill Olcott, Central Asia Expert, Senior Associate, Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace\
May 13, 2002

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10612.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10612.htm)

**The 10-Nation \"*lmpressions of America*\" Poll\
**John Zogby, President and CEO of Zogby International and James J.
Zogby, President, Arab American Institute\
April 17, 2002

[**Niger - Daunting Development Challenges in the World\'s Poorest
Muslim Country**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10216.htm)\
Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick, United States Ambassador to the Republic of
Niger.\
Presented in cooperation with the Society for International
Development-Washington Chapter, the Bureau of African Affairs -
Department of State, the United Nations Association of the United States
of America (UN-USA), Better World Campaign, Africare, and InterAction\
April 24, 2002
[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10216.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10216.htm)

[**China and the International Order\
**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11589.htm)Dr. Harry Harding,
Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington
University\
April 3, 2002

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11589.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11589.htm)

**State and Local Perspectives on U.S. Counterterrorism Policy:
Strategies for Improving Intergovernmental Coordination\
**James K. Kallstrom, Director, New York State Office of Public
Security\
March 28, 2002

[**Arab-American Perceptions of U.S. Policy Toward the Middle
East**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9731.htm)\
Dr. Ziad J. Asali, President, American Arab Anti-Discrimination
Committee\
March 26, 2002

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9731.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9731.htm)

[**Perspectives on Globalization: Women, Families and Social Change\
**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9746.htm)Colin L. Powell,
Secretary of State (video presentation), Paula Dobriansky,
Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs, A. Lawrence Chickering,
President, Educate Girls Globally (EGG), Nancy Powell, U.S. Ambassador
to Ghana (in Accra, Ghana), Maureen Quinn, U.S. Ambassador to Qatar,
April Palmerlee, Senior Coordinator for International Women\'s Issues\
March 25, 2002\
[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9746.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9746.htm)

**Israel and the Palestinians: Is Peace Possible?\
**Morton A. Klein, President, Zionist Organization of America\
March 15, 2002\
**\
Preventing Crime, Corruption, and Terrorism\
**Dr. Roy Godson, President, National Strategy Information Center\
March 11, 2002\
**\
**

**[Economic Sanctions and U.S. Foreign
Policy](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9128.htm)\
**Mr. Victor Comras

Mr. Comras, a retired Foreign Service Officer, coordinated the
international enforcement of sanctions against Serbia. This event was
presented in cooperation with the American Foreign Service Association
with introductory remarks by Ambassador Bill Farrand, AFSA\'s Vice
President for Retirees. \
February 25, 2002\
[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9128.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9128.htm)

**A Strategy for Stable Peace: Toward a Euroatlantic Security Community\
**Ambassador James E. Goodby 

Cosponsors: Diplomatic and Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR), The
American University School of International Service, The George
Washington University - Elliott School of International Affairs, and the
University of Maryland School of Public Affairs\
February 13, 2002

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/14770.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/14770.htm)

**[Advancing U.S. National Interests Through Effective
Counterterrorism](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11443.htm)\
**Dr. Daniel Pipes, Director, Middle East Forum\
January 30, 2002

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11443.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11443.htm)

[**Rising Voices of Moderate
Muslims**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9143.htm)\
Salam Al-Marayati, Executive Director, Muslim Public Affairs Council
January 28, 2002
[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9143.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/9143.htm)

**[U.S. - Europe: Estranged
Partners](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/7796.htm)\
**Jessica Tuchman Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace\
January 11, 2002

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/7796.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/7796.htm)

**Advancing U.S. National Interests Through Effective Counterterrorism\
**Dr. James S. Robbins, Professor of International Relations, National
Defense University\
December 12, 2001

**[Arab American Perspectives on the International War Against
Terrorism](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6901.htm)\
**Dr. James Zogby, President, Arab American Institute\
December 5, 2001\
[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6901.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6901.htm)

**\
U.S. Counterterrorism Policy: bin Laden, the Taliban, and Afghanistan\
**James Phillips, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation\
November 7, 2001

[**Advancing U.S. National Interests Through Effective
Counterterrorism**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6652.htm) **\
**Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., Director, Center for Security Policy\
November 5, 2001\
[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6652.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6652.htm)

**\
Global Infectious Disease and U.S. Foreign Policy\
**Dr. Norman P. Neureiter, Science and Technology Adviser to the
Secretary of State; John R. La Montage, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH);  Kenneth Shine, M.D., President of the
Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and Professor of
Medicine Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
School of Medicine; Claude Allen, Deputy Secretary for Health and Human
Services; Barry Bloom, Ph.D., Dean of the Faculty and Professor of
Immunology and Infectious Disease at the Harvard School of Public
Health;  Bill First, M.D., United States Senator representing the state
of Tennessee; Member of the Budget; Foreign Relations; and Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions Committees; and ranking member on both the
Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety and the Subcommittee on African
Affairs;  David Snatcher, M.D., Ph.D., 16th Surgeon General of the
United States; Margaret Hamburg, M.D., Vice President for Biological
Programs at the Nuclear Threat Initiative; Malegapuru William Makgoba,
M.D., Ph.D., President of the Medical Research Council of South Africa,
leader of the South African AIDS Vaccine Initiative; E. Anne Peterson,
M.D., Ph.D., Commissioner of Health for the Commonwealth of Virginia;
Dr. Stephen B. Blount, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Director for Global Health
and

Director of the Office of Global Health at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; Jack Chow, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State for Health and Science in the Bureau of Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State\
November 2, 2001\
**\
[Self-Determination, Civil Rights and the Future of Puerto
Rico](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11083.htm)\
**The Honorable Pedro Rossello, Former Governor of Puerto Rico, Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars\
October 23, 2001\
[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11083.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/11083.htm)

[**Advancing U.S. National Interests Through Effective
Counterterrorism\*\
**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6636.htm)Dr. Christopher C.
Harmon, Professor of International Relations, Marine Corps Command and
Staff College\
October 22, 2001\
\* Published in *Vital Speeches of the Day*

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6636.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/6636.htm)

**Russian Organized Crime: Implications for the U.S. and the
International Community\
**Dr. James O. Finckenauer, National Institute of Justice-International
Center, U.S. Department of Justice; and Dr. Janine Wedel, Associate
Professor, University of Pittsburgh and Fellow, National Institute of
Justice\
October 15, 2001\
\
**[Advancing U.S. National Interests Through Foreign
Assistance](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/5331.htm)\
**Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International
Development\
September 28, 2001

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/5331.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/5331.htm)

[**Promoting Democracy While Fighting Terror\
**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/5958.htm)Dr. Larry Diamond,
Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University\
September 21, 2001

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/5958.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/5958.htm)

**Toward Balance: Elements of a Truly Even-Handed U.S.
Israeli-Palestinian Policy\
Speakers: **Mohammud Abu-Nimer, Peace and Conflict Resolution Program at
American University; Charles Lenchner, Jewish Unity for a Just Peace;
and Edward S. Walker

September 6, 2001

**[Civil-Military Affairs and U.S.
Diplomacy](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10593.htm)\
**General Richard Myers, USAF, Vice-Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff\
June 25, 2001

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10593.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/10593.htm)

[**A Conversation on Agrobiotechnology and Food Security\
**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/4696.htm)Dr. Calestous Juma,
Director, Science, Technology and Innovation Program\
Harvard University Center for International Development; and Dr. Emmy
Simmons, U.S. Agency for International Development\
June 22, 2001

[**http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/4696.htm**](http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/4696.htm)

**3. Acknowledgements**

The Open Forum gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for
assistance provided during the 2001-2002 term:

######### Organizations/Units

American University

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)

Applied Conflict Resolution Organizations Network (ACRON)

The Brookings Institution

Bureau of Administration

\- Audiovisual Unit

\- B-net

\- Conference Coordinator

\- Multimedia Services

\- State Department Photographers

\- Video Production Unit

Bureau of Diplomatic Security (DS)

Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
(OES)

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM)

Bureau of Public Affairs (PA)

C-SPAN

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Center for Peace and Security Studies, Georgetown University

DACOR (Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired)

The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs

Foreign Affairs Chapter of Blacks in Government (FACBIG)

George Mason University

George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Howard University Television

Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Office of the Policy Planning Staff (S/P)

Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary (STAS)

Office of the Secretary (S)

Olsson's Books and Records

PublicAffairs, Inc.

Ralph J. Bunche Library

S/S-EX

United Nations Association - National Capitol Area Chapter

University of Maryland University College

Women in International Security

Women's Foreign Policy Group

World Affairs Council of Washington, DC

**Individuals**

Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State (D)

Donna Bordley - RM

Anita Botti, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB)

Christopher Bancroft Burnham, Assistant Secretary, Resource Management
(RM)

Pat Carter -- S/ES-EX, Director of Personnel

Nancy Carter-Foster - OES

Ann Covington - PA

Jeannine Cunningham-Lancaster, Secretary's Open Forum, Office of the
Chairman

Lewis K. Elbinger - DRL

Cherlissa T. Exton -- A/OPR/GSM

Allen C. Finley -- DS

Thomas Fingar -- INR

Mary E. Franklin-Knight - Manager, 8^th^ Floor Dining Services

Le George - S/ES-EX

Shirley Gillmore -- S/ES-EX

Bryon Gillum -- Secretary's Open Forum (Summer Intern, 2002)

Twynisha Gray -- A/OPR/GSM

Danae Green -- Secretary's Open Forum (Stay-In-School Program)

Dana Grinage -- Secretary's Open Forum (Stay-In-School Program)

Marc Grossman -- Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs

Richard N. Haass -- Director, Policy Planning Staff (S/P)

Harry Harding -- Dean, The George Washington University, Elliott School
of

International Affairs

Raymond Lester -- OES

Sheila McCray -- IRM/M/EX/PAS

J. Robert Manzanares -- Executive Director, S/ES-EX

Patrick Mendis -- Vice Chairman, Secretary's Open Forum, 2001-2002

John Naland, President, American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)

Shirley Neal - S/S-EX

Susan H. Nelson - INR

######## Norman P. Neureiter -- Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary of State (STAS) 

Colin L. Powell - Secretary of State

Kathleen Reilly -- The George Washington University Elliott School of
International

Affairs

Andrew Reynolds -- STAS

Kenneth Roberts - INR

Frederick W. (Bill) Smullen -- former Chief of Staff, Office of the
Secretary of State

Donald K. Steinberg - S/P

Tya Travers -- A/RPS/MMS/ITS

David Van Cleve -- S/P

Lawrence B. Wilkerson -- Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary of
State

Mae Whitehead - President, Foreign Affairs Chapter of Blacks in
Government

Greta Wilson - Ralph J. Bunche Library

Diana Ziegler - STAS

**Attachment A**

![](media/image1.png){width="1.6in" height="1.6in"}**United States
Department of State**\
Department Notice

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  **Office of Origin:**                      S/OF

  **Date of Announcement:**                  April 20, 2001
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####### A Message from Secretary of State Colin L. Powell 

**Commemorating the 34^th^ Anniversary of The Secretary\'s Open Forum
\--1967-2001**

*\"To permit freedom of expression is primarily for the benefit of the
majority, because it protects criticism, and criticism leads to
progress. \" \-- President Harry S Truman\**

The Open Forum was established during critical policy debates on
America\'s involvement in the Vietnam War, amid concerns regarding the
conduct of U.S. military and diplomatic affairs and the efficacy of
official reporting channels. As a way of addressing these issues,
Secretary of State Dean Rusk established the Open Forum Panel. The Panel
reviewed suggestions and selected those worthy of further consideration
and discussion. Subsequently, the Panel\'s mandate was broadened to
include \"generating ideas and serving as a channel for junior officers
and public groups.\"

The year 2001 marks the 34^th^ anniversary of the Secretary\'s Open
Forum. Its mandate to stimulate creative thinking on issues related to
U.S. national interests and diplomacy remains vital. Fostering an
organizational culture conducive to creativity and continued openness is
among my highest priorities as Secretary of State.

The Open Forum plays an important role in promoting candid and
uncensored communication among senior policymakers and the professional
foreign affairs community at large. Through the Open Forum Speakers\'
Program, leaders in government, academia, private industry, the media
and the NGO community explore perspectives that span the political
spectrum and gain insights regarding challenges confronting our
nation\'s diplomats and development experts. Universities, think tanks,
and NGOs have cosponsored Open Forum programs. Moreover, through the
Open Forum, we are able to leverage significantly resources for public
outreach.

Supporting freedom of expression advances the interests of each employee
and organizational unit of the Department while reaffirming a broader
set of principles and ideals enshrined in the Declaration of
Independence and the Constitution.

In the rush of the communications revolution, as more and more
stakeholders attempt to influence international affairs, our diplomats
and development experts must make timely and informed decisions, defend
the positions of our government, and reexamine underlying assumptions.
In this rapidly changing environment, the Open Forum\'s continued
success is important to us all.

Colin L. Powell\
Secretary of State

\* President Harry S Truman, September 22, 1950, Message, U.S. House of
Representatives

**Attachment B**

![](media/image1.png){width="1.6in" height="1.6in"}**United States
Department of State**\
Department Notice

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  **Office of Origin:**                      S/OF

  **Date of Announcement:**                  May 15, 2002
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####### A Message from Secretary of State Colin L. Powell 

**Commemorating the 35^th^ Anniversary of The Secretary\'s Open Forum
(1967-2002)**

Thirty-five years ago, during the intense policy debates over America\'s
involvement in the Vietnam War, Secretary of State Dean Rusk established
an Open Forum Panel of officers to \"review suggestions and select those
worthy of further consideration and discussion.\" Later, the Panel\'s
mandate was broadened to serve as a channel for conveying ideas and
views from State Department officers and public groups to policy makers.

Today, the Open Forum continues to play an important role in promoting
dialogue between outside experts and policy makers and practitioners
within government on the wide range of foreign policy challenges
confronting 21^st^ Century diplomats and development specialists.

The Open Forum Speakers Program features leaders spanning the
ideological spectrum from government, academia, private industry, the
media and the NGO community. During the 2001-2002 term, the Speakers
Program has helped to inform debate on such timely issues as
counterterrorism, global health, and the integration of science and
technology into United States foreign policy.

This year, the Open Forum Channel will continue to encourage fresh
thinking about foreign policy. Complementing the Dissent Channel, which
provides an internal vehicle for officers to express dissenting views on
existing policy, the Open Forum Channel helps to bring forward ideas for
new initiatives.

For 35 years, the Open Forum has enriched American foreign policy by
encouraging free expression and democratic debate. Today, more than
ever, we need the Open Forum\'s contributions of information, ideas, and
insight as we grapple with issues having far-reaching implications for
our world.

My congratulations on the Open Forum\'s 35^th^ anniversary of service to
our nation.

Colin L. Powell\
Secretary of State

**Attachment C**

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SECRETARY'S OPEN FORUM SUGGESTION FORM

Topic:

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  *Example:*   *The Role of Public-Private Partnerships in the Global
               Fight Against HIV/AIDS*

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Speaker (s):

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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  *Example:*   *Secretary of State Colin L. Powell; Secretary of Commerce
               Don Evans et al.*

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Proposed Timeframe:

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  *Example:*   *2-4 months before the next International Conference on
               HIV/AIDS*

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**Please return this form to:**

**Secretary's Open Forum (S/OF)**

**U.S. Department of State**

**Office of the Chairman**

**Harry S Truman Building, Room 3835**

**2201 C Street, NW**

**Washington, DC 20520**

**Fax: (202) 647-4040**