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

## 2000-2001 Annual Report

July 27, 2001

### **Secretary's Open Forum 2000-2001 Team**

Alan Lang

Chair

Kenneth J. Harris

Vice Chair

(Voluntary)

Jeannine L. Lancaster

Secretary/Office Manager

Cheryl D. Williams

Program Manager, Communications

New Leader Program - U.S. Department of Agriculture

(Summer 2001)

Christopher J. Degnan

Program Manager, Public Outreach

Graduate Student

Elliott School of International Affairs

The George Washington University

(Summer 2001)

#### Danae V. Green

#### Program Specialist, Public Affairs

#### (Summer 2001) 

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

## **2000-2001 Annual Report**

## July 27, 2001

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# **Contents**

Section

1.  Overview.........................................................................3

2.  Open Forum Events / Highlights of the 2000-2001
    Term...............4-7

3\.
Acknowledgements...........................................................8-9

Attachment A: A Message from Secretary Powell Commemorating

the 34^th^ Anniversary of the Open Forum -- 1967-2001.....10

Attachment B: Open Forum Suggestion
Form.................................11

**1. Overview**

During the 2000-2001 term the Open Forum has explored important
questions related to U.S. national interests and leveraged resources
supporting public outreach. Key accomplishments include:

-   **Distinguished Lecture Series:** Launching a lecture series that
    has featured members of Congress, leaders in private industry, the
    media, the U.S. armed forces, academia and nongovernmental
    organizations.

-   **Outreach:** Forming partnerships with such organizations as: The
    American Academy of Diplomacy; the American Foreign Service
    Association, The American Federation of Government Employees; and
    the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

-   **The Open Forum Series on Science, Technology, Health and
    Globalization:** Promoting a dialogue with Congress, universities,
    business executives and the public at large on ways to integrate
    science, technology and health into U.S. foreign policy.

-   **Dissent Channel:** Working with the Office of the Secretary and
    the Policy Planning Staff on forthcoming guidance affirming support
    for the Dissent Channel.

-   **Office Administration:** Upgrading the secretarial position in
    S/OF; hiring a new secretary; and filling the position of Vice
    Chairperson.

-   **Youth and Professional Development:** Helping young people in the
    Washington, DC metropolitan area learn more about international
    affairs and career opportunities in the Foreign Service and Civil
    Service through the Forum's Adopt-a-School Program, shadowing
    assignments and internships for students at Gwynn Park High, Bishop
    McNamara High School, the Elliott School of International Affairs at
    The George Washington University and participants in the U.S.
    Department of Agriculture's Aspiring Leader/New Leader Program.

During the 2001-2002 term, the Forum intends to address such issues as:

-   The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

-   U.S. engagement abroad: how can the United States work toward
    effective solutions to global problems and promote cooperation in
    ways that are not perceived as arrogant?

-   The evolving roles of China, India and Russia in the international
    arena.

-   Transnational issues: international crime, new and reemerging
    infectious diseases; the role of civil society in strengthening
    democracy and freedom around the world.

-   Humanitarian and refugee assistance: implications for U.S.
    immigration.

-   Globalization: waning governmental control of the forces of change
    and modernization; a growing array of actors influence world
    affairs; how can U.S. diplomacy help to promote freedom, security
    and prosperity in a rapidly changing world?

Thank you for supporting the Forum's programs and activities during the
2000-2001 term. We all have a stake in its continued success.

**2. Open Forum Events / Highlights of the 2000-2001 Term**

Presentation of the film biography *Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972* -
September 21, 2000

\- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

\- Grace Guggenheim, Guggenheim Productions

\- Larry J. Hackman, Director, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library

\- Ambassador Philip M. Kaiser, member of the Truman Administration

For transcripts, please visit our Internet website
(<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of>) or click the links below:

<http://secretary.state.gov/www/statements/2000/000921.html>

<http://www.state.gov/www/dept/openforum/proceedings/2000/000921_lang.html>

Forward Engagement: U.S. Challenges in the International Arena - October
26, 2000

\- Leon S. Fuerth, Former National Security Advisor to Vice President
Gore

\- Strobe Talbott, Former Deputy Secretary of State

<http://www.state.gov/www/dept/openforum/proceedings/2000/001026_fuerth.html>

<http://www.state.gov/www/dept/openforum/proceedings/2000/001026_talbott.html>

The One Percent Solution: Shirking the Cost World Leadership - November
16, 2000

\- Ambassador Richard N. Gardner

\- Anne C. Richard, Director, Office of Resources, Plans and Policy

<http://www.state.gov/www/dept/openforum/proceedings/2000/001116_gardner.html>

<http://www.state.gov/www/dept/openforum/proceedings/2000/001116_richard.html>

America's Image and Interests in the Muslim World - November 20, 2000

\- Dr. Maher Hathout, Senior Advisor, Muslim Public Affairs Council, Los
Angeles, CA

\- Prof. Aminah Beverly McCloud, Associate Professor of Islamic Studies,
DePaul Univ.

\- Prof. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic Studies, George
Washington Univ.

Service Above Self: Community and Public Service in the Information
Age - Gwynn Park High School, Brandywine, Maryland - December 8, 2000

\- Alan Lang

\- Kenneth J. Harris

SOS for DOS: From Words to Action / Open Forum Town Meeting - December
9, 2000

\- Ted Strickler and Curt Struble et al.

Transportation and Globalization - January 5, 2001

\- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater

\- USDOT Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs Jack Basso

<http://www.state.gov/www/dept/openforum/proceedings/2000/010105_slater.html>

**2. Open Forum Events / Highlights of the 2000-2001 Term (Continued)**

Managing a Bipartisan Foreign Policy: Guidepost for a New Administration

January 17, 2001

\- Ambassador L. Craig Johnstone, Chairman, Center for Corporate
Citizenship

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Persian Mirrors: The Elusive Face of Iran - January 31, 2001

\- Elaine Sciolino, Senior Writer, The New York Times

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=3537>

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=3536>

Economic Development and Smart Growth - February 20, 2001

\- The Honorable Parris N. Glendening, Governor of Maryland and

Chairman, National Governors Association

Independent Task Force on State Department Reform - February 23, 2001

\- Ambassador Frank C. Carlucci

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=1689>

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=1688>

Vital Voices: Women's Global Leadership -- March 16, 2001

\- Ambassador Shaun Donnelly

\- Ambassador Donna Hrinak

\- Ambassador L. Craig Johnstone

\- Ambassador Nancy Powell

\- Judith McHale, President and COO Discovery Communications

(This program featured presentations by 25 emerging women leaders from
around

the world.)

Synopsis: <http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=2649>

Science Technology, Health and International Affairs - March 14, 2001

\- The Honorable Jeff Bingaman, United States Senator (D-NM)

\- Dr. Norman P. Neureiter, Science and Technology Adviser to the
Secretary of State

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=1835>

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=1837>

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=1833>

**2. Open Forum Events / Highlights of the 2000-2001 Term (Continued)**

Civil-Military Affairs and U.S. Diplomacy - March 23, 2001

\- Ms. Dana Priest, Military Affairs Correspondent, The Washington Post,

Guest Scholar, U.S. Institute of Peace

\- Ambassador Robert B. Oakley, National Defense University

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=3718>

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=3719>

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=3720>

<http://www.state.gov/s/p/of/proc/tr/index.cfm?docid=3721>

A Conversation on Clean Energy Technologies: Research & Development and
Business Partnerships --- In Commemoration of Earth Day 2001 - April 17,
2001

\- Dr. John F. Clarke, Chief Scientist, Battelle Global Technology
Strategy Project and

Chief Technology Officer, Alianza

\- Dr. Jae Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Washington DC
Office

U.S. Policy Towards Bosnia - April 18, 2001

\- Mr. Daniel J. Lawler, PA/HO

Civil-Military Affairs and U.S. Diplomacy: The Changing Roles of the
Regional Commanders-In-Chief - May 1, 2001

\- Dr. William J. Perry, Stanford University, Former Secretary of
Defense

\- Ms. Dana Priest, The Washington Post

(Transcript completed: forthcoming)

Formulating & Implementing U.S. Foreign Policy: Perspectives on the Role
of Congress

May 4, 2001

\- Richard J. Douglas, Chief Republican Counsel, Senate Foreign
Relations Committee

\- Brian P. McKeon, Chief Democratic Counsel, Senate Foreign Relations
Committee

Science Education, Technology, and International Affairs: Celebrating
Global Science and Technology Week 2001 -- May 8, 2001

\- Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs

(This program took place at Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine,
Maryland before an audience of more than 1,000 students.)

Civil-Military Affairs and U.S. Diplomacy / [Waging Modern
War]{.underline} - May 30, 2001

\- General Wesley K. Clark, United States Army, Retired

(Transcript completed: forthcoming)

Gwynn Park High School Commencement Address -- June 4, 2001 (3,500
attendees)

\- Alan Lang, Open Forum Chairperson

**2. Open Forum Events / Highlights of the 2000-2001 Term (Continued)**

A Conversation on Oceans: Economics, Environment, and National Security

June 13, 2001

\- Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Navy (Retired) President Emeritus,
Consortium for

Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE)

\- U.S. Representative Curt Weldon (7th-PA) Co-Chair, House Oceans
Caucus

(Transcript completed: forthcoming)

The Genome Revolution and International Affairs - June 15, 2001

\- J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., President and Chief Scientific Officer,
Celera Genomics

A Conversation on Agrobiotechnology and Food Security - June 22, 2001

\- Dr. Calestous Juma, Director, Science, Technology and Innovation
Program

Harvard University Center for International Development

\- Dr. Emmy Simmons, U.S. Agency for International Development

(Partial transcript completed: forthcoming)

A Conversation on Civil Military Affairs and U.S. Diplomacy - June 25,
2001

\- General Richard B. Myers, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

\- Ms. Dana Priest, Military Affairs Correspondent, *The Washington
Post*; Guest Scholar,

U.S. Institute of Peace; and Recipient of *The Gerald R. Ford Prize for
Distinguished*

*Reporting on National Defense*

(Transcript completed: forthcoming)

**3. Acknowledgements**

The Open Forum wishes to acknowledge the following organizations/units
and persons for assistance provided during the 2000-2001 term:

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

American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 1534

American Foreign Service Association (AFSA)

Bureau of Administration

\- Audiovisual Unit

\- Audix Unit

\- B-net

\- Conference Coordinator

\- Publishing 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)

Center for Peace and Security Studies, Georgetown University

Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington
University

Foreign Affairs Chapter of Blacks in Government (FACBIG)

Independent Task Force on State Department Reform

Office of the Policy Planning Staff (S/P)

Office of Resources, Plans and Policy (S/RPP)

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

Office of the Secretary (S)

Ralph J. Bunche Library

S/ES-IRM

S/S-EX

##### State Magazine

United Nations Association - National Capitol Area Chapter

University of Maryland University College

World Affairs Council of Washington, DC

###### Key Supporters (In alphabetical order)

Mr. Marshall Adair - President, AFSA

Dr. Gordon Adams - Elliott School of International Affairs, The George
Washington

University

Ms. Cindy Trodden Almodovar - S/ES-IRM

Mr. Lawrence (Larry) F. Bird - Office of the Chief of Staff

Mr. Walter R. Bruce - IRM

**3. Acknowledgements (Continued)**

**Key Supporters (Continued)**

Ambassador Frank C. Carlucci - Chairman, Task Force on State Department
Reform

Ms. Pat Carter - S/S-EX, Director of Personnel

Mr. Dan Clemmer - Director, Ralph J. Bunche Library

Ms. Mary Ellen Connell - S/P

Ms. Ann Covington - PA

Ambassador Marc Grossman - P

Mr. Lewis K. Elbinger - DRL

Ms. Cherlissa T. Exton - Conference Coordinator

Mr. Allen C. Finley - DS

Mr. John Finney - PM, POLAD Coordinator

Ms. Corazon Sandoval Foley - INR - Open Forum Chairperson, 1999-2000

Ms. Carol Freeman - Bureau of Global Affairs

Mr. Gary Galloway - State Vice President, AFGE, Local 1534

Ms. Terri P. Galloway - Former Open Forum Secretary

Mr. Tex Harris - AFSA

Ms. Mary Kavaliunas - S/RPP

Ms. Stephanie Kinney - PA

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

Ambassador Bruce Laingen - President, American Academy of Diplomacy

Mr. Thomas Macklin - PM

Dr. Wilhelmina Stone Mason - Prince George County Public Schools,
Maryland

Dr. Patrick Mendis - OES

Ms. Shirley Neal - S/S-EX

Ms. Susan H. Nelson - INR

######## Dr. Norman P. Neureiter - STAS 

Ms. DeeAnda M. Newton - IRM

######## Ms. Rosemary D. O'Neill - S/P - Open Forum Chairperson, 1992-1995

The Honorable Colin L. Powell - Secretary of State

Ms. Dana Priest - *The Washington Post;* The U.S. Institute of Peace

Mr. Andrew Reynolds - STAS

Mr. John R. Riddle - EUR

Ms. Karen Sanjines - Former Open Forum Intern

Mr. Daniel Sheerin - IRM

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

Ambassador Donald K. Steinberg - S/P

Ambassador Steven Steiner - AC/JCIC/SVC

Mr. David Van Cleve - S/P

Ms. Joan S. Wadelton - PM

Ms. Denise Watlington - Publishing Services

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

Ms. Greta Wilson - Ralph J. Bunche Library

Ms. Liz Wood - DS

Ms. Diana Ziegler - STAS

**Attachment A**

**United States Department of State**\
Department Notice

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  **Office of Origin:**                      S/OF

  **Announcement Number:**                   2001_04_040

  **Date of Announcement:**                  April 20, 2001
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# 

# **A Message from Secretary of State Colin L. Powell**

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**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

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**Attachment B**

SUGGESTION FORM

Topic:

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  *Example:*   *Advancing U.S. National Interests Through Development
               Assistance: Perspectives on the Role of the Peace Corps,
               1961-2001*

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Speaker (s):

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| *E       | *Charles R. Baquet III, Acting Director, Peace Corps*     |
| xample:* |                                                           |
|          | *and a panel of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs)*  |
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|          | *currently serving in key USG positions*                  |
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Proposed Timeframe:

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  *Example:*   *September 2001: Celebrating the 40^th^ Anniversary of the
               Peace Corps*

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**Please return this form to:**

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

**U.S. Department of State**

**Office of the Chairperson**

**Harry S Truman Building, Room 3835**

**2201 C Street, NW**

**Washington, DC 20520**

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

**E-mail: A.Lang@state.gov**