As a member, your inclusion in the Directory is optional. The Center responds to a variety of journalists' requests. For example, a journalist writing on the U.S. computer industry can call this office for help. Routinely the Center organizes program tours for the foreign media. The Center staff members handle logistics and provide ground transportation during the program.
Journalists pay their own travel, meal and lodging expenses.
Examples of programs organized by the Center include an environmental and economic program in Alaska, a preview program in Seattle on WTO Summit issues, and a series of presidential election programs. On occasion, the Center arranges briefings by high-level U.S. government officials and distinguished speakers. A case in point is Presidential Advisor on Drug Control Policy General Barry McCaffrey's visit to Los Angeles in which he addressed a large group of LA-based foreign journalists on his recent trips to Latin America and his meetings with the region's leaders. The Center notifies members about local visits by U.S. government officials who are speaking at various public forums. The Center program officer will accompany interested journalists and arrange for special interviewing opportunities.