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Clinton Library
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To Joanne DeSiato from Shirley Sagawa re: position (1 page)
10/22/1998
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COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Melanne Verveer
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Local News
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OBITUARIES
5
OPINION
6
WEATHER
8
THE FRESNO BEE
FRIDAY MAY 29. 1998
Priest relays Radovcich's remorse
Both sides rest: closing arguments in penalty phase set for Monday.
enough. Ponnet said.
and listened. Ponnet said and
"He said. It was a bad situa-
she took notes on pages of .1
By SIEVE ELLIOTT
or to life in prison without pa-
tion all around It was unbelive
notebook calendar.
an eleventh-hour expression of
ably complex. Ponnet said
More of Radoveich's comm-
THE FRESNO BEL
remorse.
role.
ments. related by Ponnet
Father Chris Ponnet related
Ponnet concluded an emotion-
T'm sorry for the victims
1 do not think things
After his mother painful tes-
Radoveich's words Thursday as
al day of testimony that saw all
and their families I'm sorry for
through. have no long-term
mony Tuesday Joel Radoveich
the penalty phase of the Ewell
his younger brothers and sisters
the victims and the pain I
outlook. do short-term
dd a priest from his childhood
murder trial wound down Pon.
tell the jurors why they hoped
caused
'I'm sure this turned the vic-
sorry "for the pain that
net was the final witness. and
for mercy and looked at Radov.
Ponnet said Radoveich's apol-
time families hves
bused.
all sides rested their cases
each childhood and abusive fa-
ones came during a 45-minute
upside-down I'm sorry for the
Final arguments will be Mon-
ther
It wasn't a confession in the
conversation Fuesday evening
impact on everybody's lives
"atholic sense. Radoveich
day. then the jurors will decide
The upology stood out
through the glass partition at
"Sorry doesn't seem to ad?
vasn seeking penance But it
whether Radoveich and Dana
"H.. sand. feel really pad and
the Fresno County Jail He and
Sister Mary Malone both talked
Please see Ewell. Page B:
vas a confession. an admission.
Ewell will be sentenced to death
!
know saving sorry is not
RSVP, MR. PRESIDENT
Climbers sue
Yosemite over
new buildings
They say they just want to preserve
the tranquillity of a campground and
nearby climbing sites.
By MARK GROSSI
THE FRI SNO
Rock climbers are suine Yosemite National Park
alleging that new park buildings will increase nome
and crowding in a mountaineering mech known
throughout the world
The federal suit. filed Wednesday in US District
Court in San Francisco. is aimed at delaving new
Yosemite Lodge buildings and employee dormito-
Firs in Yosemite Valley The buildings are replace
ments for facilities damaged in the flood of 1997
The suit lists 30 plaintiffs including Friend- of
Yosemite Valley and the American Alpine Club .1
national organization.
Climbers sas the building locations out of the
Merced River floodplain will bring too many
people into the Camp 4 or Sunnyside Campground
area. Climbers way they will fight to preserve "no
tranquillity of the comperound and nearby lowder
el Swan Slab chiffs
After the flood. the park didn take a look .1:
the natural values of Camp 4 before deciding to
build next to 'IIIS place. Greg Adair. one of the
climbers who filed the suit. sand Thursday The
has brought the chimbing community together in
opposition
Yosemute National Park officials responded that
the lodge plan had been studied extensively twice
for environmental problems The plan was ISO
ged briefly ast year after the record :lood des
stroved some il the longers unit-
Officials resuled to move 173 units from :-
flooded area and replace them with poom
outside the (codplain which moves them tose*
to Sunnyside Construction was supposed bez:
this summer
mural
at
the
new
Pauisen
BCCS
hr
touches
10
a
Valley
Children
Hospital
The who
Los
Oses
artist
Card
y Vanes met with officials
Valley Children's asks Clintons to attend new hospital's dedication.
arout the changes after the flood A. :
decided to delay the new employer
nones but the lodge units " ...
Valiey Children's IS going for it.
White House spokeswoman
By JIM ORR
The Clintons have been invited u
Clinion rurely finalizes do
planned
travel plans more than a few
There is no significant altering of Sunnyside in
THE FRESNO BLE
the hospital's big bash
the project as it stands. Yosemite spokesman Scott
Question When do you hold dedi
"You just cross your fingers and
in advance
Gediman said "We have listened to the climters
cation ceremonies for a $170 million
hope it all works out." hospital
The hospital also will extend
But we have to consider an experience for every
spokeswoman Cris Monahan Bremer
tations to "celebrities. Gov. " Ison
hospital"
bods not just climbers
Answer See how they fit into
said Wednesday.
and every imaginable politician with
Climbers claim the Yosemite Valley experience is
Chelsea Clinton's college schedule.
The invitation was made through
a say in the Valley. Bremer sand
unmatched anywhere in the world Scores of inter-
Valley Children's Hospital will
the office of U.S. Rep. Cal Doolev
Meanwhile plans move ahoul for
national visitors each year challenge some of the
dedicate its new Madera County
D Hanford. Dooley. a Clinton ally
Valley Children's to relocate from
world' largest exposed granite monoliths. such as
medical center Sept. 19 because it
confirmed the president's 1996 cam
Fresno to a Madera County bluif
E! Capitan
falls on a weekend when the first
paign VISIT to Fresno
near Highway 41 and the San J.M.
daughter IS expected to return to
Valley Children's also IS banking
But the climbers suit seems shortsighted said
Stanford University for fall classes.
on another political connection Dr
quin River
day Watson California-Nevada regional director of
J.D Northway. the hospital's chief
Construction of the 216-bed com-
the Wilderness Society an environmental group
And the reasoning goes. President
executive officer. participated in
plex should end in June. Bremer
The lodge plan strikes a good balance for all inter-
and Hillary Rodham Clinton might
again accompany the sophomore-to-
health-care reform talks with the
said Other plans are for buildin
note without building in the floodplain. he stud.
be to the Palo Alto school. That's 8
first lady during the president's first
inspections in July and Versit with
Also. the back already nar removed the 2.1- -ta.
patients terms ransteries ::
on next to the comperiound and eventually would
stone's throw from metropolitan
term.
urn the hearby roadway into a pedestrian
Fresno when you got Air Force
But the hospital could face a long
old hospital - Libor Day
One at your disposal
wait for " presidential RSVP A
end.
Buil
Jamaican wins national spelling bee
3 Fresno officers absolved
Two Valley competitors each
early Thursday Only 38 of the 83 -pell-
ers survived Thursday's fourth round
win $125 and a watch.
Derek. a 12-year-old sixth-grader at
of negligence in man's death
Lincoln Elementary School in Clovis.
misspelled "epistaxis He spelled it "ep-
Maurice Morrison's
days of trial and announced a verdict by
BI
istaxsis." The word means a nosebleed
1 45 p.m.
WASHINGTON Jody-Anne Max-
Brad. a 13-vear-old seventh-grader at
well of Kingston. Jamaica jumped into
estranged wife brought suit.
Morrison. 43. who had a history of
Our Lady of Fatima School in LOS Ban-
mental problems and drug abuse. died
the air Thursday after correctly spelling
Ob. erred on "anaphylaxis," spelling it
June 7. 1993 after a confrontation with
"chiaroscurist" and becoming champion
By JERRY BIER
"anaphalaxis It reters to a hypersens
officers who were called to the 1400
in the 71st Scripps Howard National
THE SNO BIL
tivity to foreign proteins or drugs
block of South Sierra Vista Avenue
Spelling Bee
By making it to the fourth round.
+ 1-deral court jury. deliberating only
Morrison's estranged wife. Violet Ma-
Judy Anne heat out Prem Trivedi: it
was the New Jersey old second
Brad and Derek each will receive $125
35 inimutes. absolved three Fresno police
son brought the civil rights suit against
consecutive second-place finish in the
and a commemorative watch from
off. en of negligence Thursday in the
the city and the three officers Ray
Scripps Howard
death of Maurier Morrison nearly five
Sandoval. Pat Sauceda and George Von
national spelling bee. Prem misspelled
Euw who were involved in the arrest
"prairillon."
For the record. "chiaroscurist" 15 an
years ago.
of Morrison. charging negligence and
Derek Kwan of Fresno and Brad Feld-
artist who specializes in pictorial repre-
use of excessive force.
man of Los Banos. who a day earlier
sentation in terms of light and shade
The seven woman. one-man jury re-
without regard to color.
-:: the civil case at 1:10 pm after SIX
Please see Death. Page B3
qualified for the final rounds. were out
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 28, 1998
Mr. Orest Deychakiwsky
President
The Washington Group
PO Box 11248
Washington, DC 20008
Dear Orest:
Congratulations on your new position as President of
the Washington Group. TWG is in good hands!
Best wishes to you as you chart the organization's
direction, support efforts to strengthen Ukraine's democracy,
and inspire the broader Ukrainian American community.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Men Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Clinton Presidential Records
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TWG
NEWS
May-June 1998
Monthly newsletter of The Washington Group
Volume XIV Number 5-6
An Association of Ukrainian American Professionals
Deychakiwsky elected TWG President
TWG Membership
at record 415
Orest Deychakiwsky, staff associ-
ate at the Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe, was elected
TWG president at its Annual Meeting
May 29. Mr. Deychakiwsky and an
unopposed slate of candidates for the
Executive Board and board members-
at-large were elected unanimously.
Mr. Deychakiwsky replaces George
Masiuk, TWG's only three-time presi-
dent. All of his predecessors had served
two terms each.
Also elected to the Board of Direc-
Photo by Yaro Bihun
TWG's new president, Orest Deychakiwsky (left), listens as U.S. Ambas-
tors were: Tanya Stasiuk, vice presi-
sador Steven Pifer discusses the economic challenges facing Ukraine.
dent; Roman Stelmach, treasurer;
Michael Drabyk, secretary; Adrian
TWG, IREX host U.S. Ambassador Pifer
Pidlusky, membership; Ihor
TWG joined with IREX (the
bullet on economic reform it faces
Kotlarchuk, public relations; Laryssa
International Research and Ex-
the possibility of a financial crisis
Chopivsky, Cultural Fund director;
changes Board) in a Friday Evening
within the next year. It stands to
and Adrian Karmazyn, Fellowship
Forum June 26 that featured U.S.
lose $6 billion in potential low-
(See Meeting, Page 6)
Ambassador to Ukraine Steven
interest international credits and
Pifer.
will default on its ballooning
ANNUAL MEETING TEXTS:
In his presentation-the
domestic and foreign financial
New Board
2
second before a TWG audience
obligations.
Board member bios
3
(he was hosted by TWG before
Mr. Pifer balanced his words of
President's report
7
departing for his assignment to
caution with an expectation that
New President's speech
9
Kyiv a half year ago)-Mr. Pifer
President Kuchma's recent decrees
Membership report
11
presented a sobering assessment
dealing with the economy is an
Treasurer's report
12
of how things were going in
indication that his government
Fellowship Fund report
12
Ukraine.
Cultural Fund report
realizes this precarious situation
13
If Ukraine does not bite the
(See Pifer, Page 11)
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 8, 1998
Meetra Doorandish
Gallery Director
Reality Room
1010 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Dear Ms. Doorandish:
Thank you for your letter and invitation to the First
Lady to attend the pledge-signing ceremony to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights here in Washington, DC on September 26.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton will be out of the country and
is unable to accept your kind invitation. But I know she would
want me to convey her appreciation for your thoughtfulness,
along wither her best wishes for a successful event.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
nwa
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Reality Ream
Regiel
mesn C 9
ments
me
July 27, 1998
Dear Melann Verveer,
Enclosed is an invitation from Amnesty International USA and Reality Room for an event
they are hosting to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Colman McCarthy asked us to contact you on behalf of this event.
Amnesty International has launched a year long worldwide campaign and at the heart of
the campaign is a simple declaration, which we hope millions will sign, pledging their
commitment to the principles of this historic document. On Saturday, September 26th 1998
celebrities, heads-of-state, Nobel Prize Laureates, members of Royal Families and prominent
politicians will come together as defenders of human rights to declare their support and sign the
pledge that will be presented to the United Nations in Paris, December 10, 1998.
The ceremony will coincide with the opening of a photo-exhibit of the works of renowned
photographer, Phil Borges. The exhibit, called Enduring Spirit, features powerful and
compassionate portraits representing endangered cultures from eight different countries.
One of the goals of Reality Room as an art gallery is to represent artists whose works
promote dialogue that offer ways of improving reality in the 21st century. We hope to make the
pledge signing of the Declaration of Human Rights in Washington, D.C. a memorializing
moment, celebrating and calling on others to celebrate the liberties bestowed upon every
member of the human tribe by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
I have enclosed background on the exhibit and on Mr. Borges, and included a few
examples of the powerful and compassionate photographs that will be a part of the show.
It would be a great pleasure for both Reality Room and Amnesty International to have
you and the First Lady take part in this historically significant event.
Warm Regards
Meetra L. Doorandish
Gallery Director
Reality Room
A 21st Century Art Gallery of Myth and Legend
Georgetown
Waterfront Center
1010 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington. DC 20007
phone (202) 333-3709 ~ fax (202) 333-3787
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS:
An Overview
"Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members
of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.'
--THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
THE BEGINNING OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Fifty years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly and the
governments of 58 nations joined in the final drafting of an international definition of
human rights. Agreement was necessary on every word, phrase, and punctuation mark.
The remarkable result, adopted by the General Assembly without dissent, was the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The notion of human rights dates at least as far back as the Hammurabi codes of ancient
Babylon. The Universal Declaration, however, presents something entirely new:
international agreement on a broad definition of human rights. The agreement is not
theoretical; it is rooted firmly in human lives and the relationship of every person to his
or her government.
THE RESULT: A UNIVERSAL DEFINITION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The Declaration states in readily accessible language that there are certain actions a
government may never resort to in its attempts to coerce or control its citizens. It also
describes certain responsibilities that governments must strive to meet in the interest of
advancing the well-being of its citizens. The right to life, liberty and security of person; to
equality before the law without discrimination; to a fair and public trial; to be presumed
innocent before proved guilty; to freedom of movement; to freedom of thought,
conscience and religion; to freedom of opinion and expression; and, to freedom of
association.
ADOPTION OF PRINCIPLES IN CONSTITUTIONS
While the Declaration exerts unequivocal moral force, it was not originally conceived as
legally binding on United Nations member states. To date, ninety national constitutions
adopted since 1948 refer to statements or concepts appearing in the Universal
Declaration. Governments are increasingly using the global human rights norms
established in the Declaration to formulate foreign policy and to determine development
priorities.
As a statement of principles with an appeal to "every individual and every social
organization," the Declaration promotes and guarantees respect for the freedoms and the
rights it defines.
PHIL BORGES
Biography
Phil Borges has embarked on a lifelong journey to explore and photograph dramatic
human landscapes around the world. Through his various projects, Borges strives to
promote and preserve ethnic and cultural diversity by creating a heightened understanding
among cultural and ethnic groups. His images tap deeply into the human spirit of his
subjects, whose warm and honest faces peer out from colorless and spectacular
landscapes.
Phil Borges began his photographic work in Seattle, Washington with high-risk teenagers
living in Seattle's inner-city. "I wanted to understand the stories behind these individuals
and capture them on film," says Borges. As he learned these stories, he became strongly
attached to the teens and created a mentoring program for other disadvantaged teens to
learn more about photography. Today, the program is flourishing and students from all
over the city are participating. To date, several students have had their work displayed in
galleries and art museums throughout the city and some have gone on to prominent arts
colleges.
Borges searches beyond the surface into the inner spirit of the people he photographs.
His award-winning exhibit and book, Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion, focused
on the endangered people of Tibet, marginalized by the Chinese occupation of their
homeland. "With direct, uncompromising gazes, his subjects, old and young, stare back
with a wisdom and strength that seems born of suffering," writes the Washington Post.
Borges has recently joined Amnesty International to present The Enduring Spirit, a
photography exhibit and hardbound book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The project emphasizes Borges'
commitment to work with individuals struggling to survive in cultures where basic human
rights are not necessarily guaranteed. "We in the West, tend to either romanticize
indigenous cultures or perceive them as fading anachronisms," says Borges, "I find in SO
many ways that these are people, basically like us, whose unique way of life is being.
severely threatened." In his exhibit, Borges chronicles those unwilling to be consumed
by a homogenizing world. His images are simple and direct. And they go straight to the
heart.
Photographs by Phil Borges have been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. In
1992, he was presented the Pacific Northwest Media Inc. "Photographer of the Year"
award. His book, Tibetan Portrait: the Power of Compassion was awarded first place at
the 1996 Banff Book Festival and is in its third printing.
REVIEWS OF PHIL BORGES' WORK
"In this remarkable collection, we are
"Tibetan Portrait: The Power of
brought to grips with our own need to
Compassion represents contemporary
know more about these people--Masai
documentary portrait photography at its
herdsmen, American Indians, or Tibetan
best. There is a point of view here, but
children--Borges' camera instills a sense
the photographer Phil Borges has the
of wonder, and an assurance that in
subtle good sense to get out of the way,
these days of rising nationalism, the
allowing his subjects to eloquently,
enduring call for the universality of man
powerfully, quietly make a personal case
is still the sweetest chord."
for our sympathy and support.
-RICK SILVERMAN
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
These great photographs become real
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
people as we contemplate their images
and words. Bravo Borges for taking us
to a place so important in our world
"Every word is substantial food for
today."
thought. Every picture honest and
revealing. Tibetan Portraits is truly
-HOWARD GISKE
CURATOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
moving. Everything here goes straight to
MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND INDUSTRY
the heart."
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
-ROBERT THURMAN
CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
TIBET HOUSE
"Phil Borges' exhibition, Tibetan
Portrait: The Power of Compassion, was
an important and timely reminder. The
"Phil Borges has somehow transformed
message contained within Phil's show,
portraits of Tibetans into landscapes of
inspired our audience and programmers
the soul of an occupied nation. We
in a way never experienced before at the
cannot avert the steady gaze of his
museum. I have no doubt that the new
chosen subjects. Their haunting eyes are
project for Amnesty International will
open windows into a culture of
influence people to respond with
compassion that must attract global
understanding and respect to endangered
attention to regain its freedom and its
cultures worldwide."
homeland."
-KATHERINE LIPSETT
-GALEN ROWELL
CURATOR OF ART
WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE
PHOTOGRAPHER
CANADIAN ROCKIES
PHIL BORGES
Career Highlights
SOLO EXHIBITS:
1991
Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA
1991
Speakers Gallery, State Capital Building, Olympia, WA
1992
Kinsey Gallery/Seattle University, Seattle, WA
1992
Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA
1994
Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995
Photographic Image, Portland, OR
1996
Cannon Rotunda, Washington DC
1996
Alexandra Palace, London, England
1996
G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1996
Camera Obscura Gallery, Denver, CO
1996
Lowinsky Gallery, New York, NY
1997
Museum of History and Industry, Seattle, WA
1997
Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1997
The Studio Gallery, San Diego, CA
1997
The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
1997
Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta, Canada
1998 Museo Mazionazionale della Montagna, Torino, Italy
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:
Los Angeles County Art Museum
Portland Art Museum
AWARDS:
1989 Society of Professional Journalists -
First Place 1989 Annual Award of Excellence for Photography
1989
Pacific Northwest Media Inc. - Person of the Year, Photography
1992
Advertising Photographers of America - Award of Merit
1993
Annual Report (National Medical Enterprises) - Silver Advocate
1993
Award of Excellence - Potlatch Poster Competition
1994
Society of Professional Journalists -
First Place 1994 Annual Award of Excellence for Photography
1995
Society of Professional Journalists -
First Place 1995 Annual Award of Excellence for Photography
1996
Seattle Photographic School Transcendence Competition - First Place
1996
Banff Mountain Book Festival - Best Book on Mountain Images
1998
PhotoMedia Magazine - Photographer of the Year
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 11, 1998
Madame Dominique de La Garanderie
Ordre Des Avocats A La Cour De Paris
11, Place Dauphine,
75053 Paris, France
Dear Madame de La Garanderie:
Thank you for your invitation for the First Lady to
attend the Law and Economics Conference in Paris,
November 14-15. Issues relating to globalization through
an economics and legal lens are important to analyze and
address. We applaud your leadership in this effort and in
the Paris Bar Association.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton's fall schedule will not
allow her to accept the invitation to attend the conference.
But she coveys her very best wishes for a productive and
successful event.
I hope I'll have a chance to see you again. I very
much enjoyed meeting you in Paris and wish you all the
best.
Sincerely,
Ane Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Le Batonnier
Paris, 7th August 1998
Mrs Milanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
White House
1600, Pennsylvania avenue
North West N.W. Washington DC 20500
Etats Unis
DLG/JT
Dear Mrs Verveer,
Its a real pleasure for me to write to you, after having met you, during your French tour
with the First Lady.
I
understand that one of my advisers, Amaud Dotézac, had briefly exposed to Mr. Eric
Woodard information about the forthcoming « Law and Economics Paris Conference » to be
held in Paris next November 14th and 15th 1998, organized by the Paris Bar Association.
As you will see in the documents to be sent to you very soon, the Conference will
gather several high political authorities, such as Jacques Santer, President of the European
Union, Elisabeth Guigou, French Minister of Justice. Renato Ruggiero, General Manager of
the WTO (Geneva) etc, as well as important Judges from several countries, important heads of
international law firms and CEOs of first rank international companies. We also are waiting
for rapid replies from other important people such as Janet Reno US Attorney General.
The main purpose of the Conference is to analyze the Globalization process jointly
with economic and legal eyes as far as such matters are closely and simultaneously concerned,
bearing in mind that no other place is yet open in the world to discuss these topics together.
The American influence in the legal and economic process of globalization is of first
importance. Here is a true challenge for Europeans as to whether or not European principles
should be the paradigm towards globalization of new rules and regulations.
All those topics will be addressed during the Conference under the organization
system used in International Forums as in Davos - where the Forum is logistically supported
by the same team in charge of our Conference.
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As Mr. Woodard may have already reported to you, our wish would be to invite the
First Lady to attend a commission of her choice on Saturday 14th or the Brainstorming to be
held on the 15th, if ever it interested her and also of course if her schedule would be
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Anyhow, this project would be a nice occasion for me to be in contact with you again
and remind me of the excellent time we shared in Paris with President and Mrs Jacques
Chirac. You can be sure that Arnaud Dotézac, who is still in the area for two weeks, is
prepared to come to Washington and give you anymore details you may need.
Yours truly
Dominique de La Garanderie
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 23, 1998
Ms. Mary Dixon
2001 16th Street, NW #607
Washington, DC 20009
Dear Mary:
Congratulations on both completing your master's
work at Columbia and on your new job at Glamour. We're
glad you're back here in Washington. Call if we can be
helpful.
All the best,
June Chief of Staff to
Melanne Verveer
the First Lady
MARY DIXON
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2001 16TH STREET, N.W.
WORK: (202) 857-3155
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FAX: (202) 588-5421
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Please call on me.
I will stay in touch.
Take cure- Mary
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 23, 1998
Ms. Joan Dunlop
Director, Women's Lens on Global Issues
Rockefeller Brothers fund
437 Madison Ave., 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022-7001
Dear Joan:
Thank you for your note and invitation to attend the
symposium, "A Women's Lens: Defining an Agenda for
Global Issues" in Los Angeles on October 1, 1998.
Regrettably, I will be with Mrs. Clinton in Latin
America when the symposium convenes. We wish you and
your colleagues a successful and productive meeting. Your
work is so important and we're grateful for all you do.
Thank you for your leadership and your thinking of
me.
Sincerely,
Me Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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to propose strategies that will actively promote the status, influence and
power of women both locally and globally.
Please join us in this exciting and bold endeavor that will join together
grassroots and community-based activists across diverse sectors in Los
Angeles. The Symposium is part of a national, constituency-building
effort to engage, galvanize and promote women's leadership_and
activism in defining an agenda and influencing the United States' approach to
global issues.
Local women activists/artists will ground the day's discussions by highlighting
the issues that impact women in Los Angeles using theater, storytelling and
performance art. We seek to engage all participants and celebrate the rich
tradition of ethnic strengths and cultural diversity that make up Los Angeles.
We will connect women in Los Angeles to international authorities who share
our values and can offer perspectives and ideas on international issues.
However, much of the day will be devoted to small group discussions on
human rights, health, economic development and environment. We
want your perspective, experience and expertise in defining an agenda of
issues and charting a new course toward solutions.
Since space is limited, we request that you confirm your attendance no later
than Thursday, September 24th. Please respond by faxing back the
enclosed Reply Form at (213) 938-0129. The symposium will begin at 8:30
a.m. and will end at 4:30 p.m.
Please feel free to call Terri Lujan, our Conference Manager at
1- 800-450-9636 if you have questions or you need additional information.
We look forward to your participation in this exciting effort.
With best wishes,
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Women's Lens on Global Issues
Enclosures: Reply Form
Women's Lens on Global Issues: Mission Statement
Program Planning Team Roster
A WOMEN'S LENS: DEFINING AN AGENDA FOR
GLOBAL ISSUES
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1998
USC DAVIDSON CENTER
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
FAX BACK FORM
Please return this form to Cristina Regalado at LAWF (Fax 213-938-0129), 6030 Wilshire
Blvd., #303, Los Angeles, CA 90036
NAME:
TITLE:
ORGANIZATION:
PHONE:
FAX:
I plan to participate in the Thursday, October 1, Symposium
I am unable to attend this event, however, keep me on your
mailing list for future activities
Please indicate your area\s of interest and expertise:
Health- specify:
Human Rights - specify:
Economic Development - specify:
Environment - specify:
Others:
Since space is limited, please confirm your attendance by
faxing back this form no later than, Thursday, Sept. 24.
LAWF FAX: 213-938-0129
8/26/1998
Crafted by the Program Planning Team, the enclosed mission statement articulates our shared
vision for a just and humane global society made possible only by the full and equal participation
of women.
A WOMEN'S LENS ON GLOBAL ISSUES: MISSION STATEMENT
As women, we share a vision of a just and humane global society for all people. We believe that
such a society can only be created through the full and equal participation of women of all
generations using our inherent leadership capabilities at a local, national and international level.
As Californians, we have inherited and intend to bequeath a rich tradition of ethnic strengths and
cultural diversity.
We define a "women's lens" as a perspective on global issues that is informed by the knowledge
of self and community and puts the values of justice and equity at its moral core. We marshall
the courage to change local and regional realities while acting in collaboration with a global
community. By viewing global policy through this lens, women and men can transcend
boundaries of race, class, gender, religion, ethnicity and nationality.
We recognize that the rush towards global economic and technological integration has harmed
and will continue to harm vulnerable women, children and men. We want to increase public
awareness of these deleterious effects.
We seek a fundamental shift in the values and priorities of global policies in the areas of human
rights, health, the environment and economic development. We will articulate the issues within
these four interconnected areas impacting women's lives and linking us to our sisters here and
in other parts of the world. We seek to increase the awareness of women's expertise and
contribution to our communities, and enhance the status, influence and power of women both
locally and globally. Our solidarity is based on mutual experience. We plan to build a united and
powerful voice to increase public awareness and advocate with governments, international
agencies, and corporations for fairer and more equitable policies both at home and
in the global community.
August 14, 1998
PLANNING PROGRAM TEAM
FOR
"A WOMEN'S LENS AGENDA"
OCTOBER 1998,
LOS ANGELES
Karen Bass
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse, Prevention & Treatment
8101 South Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Tel: (213) 750-9087
Jane Bayes
Political Science Department
California State University Northridge
Home Address:
18111 Nordhoff Street
701 Kingman Avenue
Northridge, CA 91330
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Tel: (818) 677-3488 Fax: (818) 677-4502
Tel/Fax: (310) 459-7151
E-mail: [email protected]
Bernice Bratter
President
Los Angeles Women's Foundation
6030 Wilshire Boulevard, #303
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: (213) 938-9828 Fax: (213) 938-0129
President of the Los Angeles Women's Foundation, former executive director of the Center for
Healthy Aging, an expert on mental health issues, aging issues and fund development. Board of
Directors, Tenet Healthcare.
Maisie Chin
Member, LAWF Program Committee
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum-LA
841 South Serrano Ave., #509
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Tel: (213) 381-7949 Fax: (213) 381-7682 (home) E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: (213) 891-2068 Fax: (213) 891-2490 (work) E-mail: [email protected]
Member of Los Angeles Women's Foundation, Program Committee. Active in youth leadership
development, school reforms, inter-ethnic relations, community development and immigration
issues. Active in the National Asian Pacific Women's Forum, Los Angeles Chapter, and the
Liberty Hill Foundation.
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Sandra Farrington-Domingue
Office of Council Member Jackie Goldberg
6238 Haas Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90047
Tel: (213) 368-4169 Fax: (213) 913-4474 E-Mail: [email protected]
Assists Los Angeles City Council Member Jackie Goldberg. A long-time member of the City
Department of Buildings and Safety, and member of the board at APLA.
Joan Dunlop
Director, Women's Lens on Global Issues
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022-7001
Tel: (212) 812-4281 Fax: (212) 812-4299 E-mail: [email protected]
Former President of the International Women's Health Coalition. Attended both UN
international meetings at Beijing and Cairo. Member of the Women's Health Collaborative and
Council on Foreign Relations.
Diane Factor
Industrial Hygienist
UCLA - Labor Occupational & Health Program
6350 B Public Policy Building, Box 951478
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1478
Tel: (310) 794-5973 Fax: (310) 794-6410 E-mail: [email protected]
Works with the UCLA Center for Labor and Research Education as an Industrial Hygienist and
is involved with occupational health and educating women workers, currently focused in the food
processing industry.
Susan Fogel
Legal Director
California Women's Law Center
3460 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1102
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Tel: (213) 637-9900 Fax: (213) 637-9909 E-mail: [email protected]
Policy and Advocacy on the civil rights of women and girls. Works with local communities
throughout California on access to health care, especially reproductive health. Also works on
access to child care for low-income women. Member of Women's Health Collaborative.
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Ayofemi Folayan
Activist
Rainbow Lines
4903 West Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., #2
Los Angeles, CA 90016
Tel: (323) 293-9209 Fax: (323) 860-7340 E-mail: [email protected]
Rainbow Lines, has been an activist for nearly 40 years working for issues of social justice,
works as an educator and management consultant, and is a member of the Women's Health
Collaborative.
Joan Goldsmith
Management Consultant
2411 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Tel: (310) 399-4776 Fax: (310) 399-5906 E-mail: [email protected]
Management consultant, educator and author. Associate to the Synergos Institute. Co-founder
of Cambridge College in Massachusetts.
Kate Grant
Co-Director, Women's Lens on Global Issues
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022-7001
Tel: (212) 812-4280 Fax: (212) 812-4299 E-mail: [email protected]
Former Manager, Special Projects at Rockefeller Foundation, previously on the staff of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee, overseeing U.S. foreign assistance activities; later Deputy
Chief of Staff to Brian Atwood, AID Administrator. Has focused on women's issues since the
Cairo and Beijing meetings.
Frances E. Jemmott
Senior Program Officer
The California Wellness Foundation
6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1700
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Tel: (818) 593-6600 Fax: (818) 593-6614
Former executive director of California Self Help Center at UCLA; helped draft legislation and
raise funds to expand Self Help clearing House across the State. Member United States Advisory
Board on Child Abuse & Neglect
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Yuki Kidokoro
Youth Program Coordinator
Communities for a Better Environment
605 West Olympic Blvd., #850
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Tel: (213) 486-5114, ext. 105 or (213) 585-3019 Fax: (213) 486-5139
Alicia Lara
Senior Program Officer
The California Endowment
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 1200
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Tel: (818) 703-3311 Fax: (818) 702-0830 E-mail: [email protected]
Former director of California Pan-Ethnic Network (CPEHN) of 50 community-based
organizations dedicated to improvising health care for communities of color. Member San
Francisco Mayoral Task force on HIV/AIDS.
Feelie Lee
UCLA Center for Pacific Rim Studies
510 East Rustic Road
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Tel: (310) 454-5106 Fax: (310) 206-5052 E-mail: [email protected]
Pacific Rim specialist, author, co-founder of Asian Pacific + Network, sat on numerous local and
national boards, attended Nairobi, Cairo & Beijing Conferences. Member of Hillary Clinton's
Leadership Circle.
Terri Lujan
Administrator, Women's Lens on Global Issues
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
437 Madison Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10022-7001
Tel: (212) 812-4282 Fax: (212) 812-4299 E-mail: [email protected]
Program administrator, event manager and special assistant to Joan Dunlop. Human Resource
background. Assisted in the management of "A Women's Lens on Foreign Policy" in
Washington, D.C., May 21, 1997. Employed by high profile executives for 25 years.
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Kathryn McMahon
Project Director
Trafficked Women Project
Home Address:
Post Office Box 642119
3100 Midvale Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Tel: (562) 985-4418 Fax: (310) 441-3958
Kathryn has worked on the issue of trafficked women for a number of years. She teaches at
California State, Long Beach
Holly Mitchell
Executive Director
California Black Women's Health Project
1500 West El Camino Avenue, #363
Sacramento, CA 95833
Tel: (916) 641-1445 Fax: (916) 641-7793 E-mail: [email protected]
Former director of California Elected Women's Association for Education & Research. Senior
policy analyst for State Senate Health & Human Services Center.
Laurie Newman
Office of State Assembly Member Sheila Kuchl
16130 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 230
Encino, CA 91436
Tel: (818) 501-8991 Fax: (818) 501-8432 E-mail: [email protected]
Activist focused on women's issues through her work in the office of State Assembly member
Sheila Kuehl and on the Santa Monica Women's Commission.
Torie Osborne
Executive Director
Liberty Hill Foundation
1316 Third Street Promenade, Suite B-4
Santa Monica, CA 90401-1325
Tel: (310) 458-1450 Fax: (310) 451-4283 E-mail:
Rosanna Perez
Project Coordinator
Strategic Action for a Just Economy (SAJE)
2636 Kenwood Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Tel: (213) 732-9961, ext. 210 Fax: (213) 733-8831
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Barbara Pillsbury
Director, Shared Lessons Program
Pacific Institute for Women's Health
2999 Overland Avenue, Suite 111
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Tel: (310) 842-6828, ext. 208 Fax: (310) 280-0600
E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
Anthropologist and international consultant; Co-founder of Pacific Institute for Women's Health,
International Women's Health Coalition, and Southern California chapter of UNIFEM;
participant in Beijing and Cairo meetings.
Cristina Regalado
Director of Administration & Programs
Los Angeles Women's Foundation
6030 Wilshire Boulevard, #303
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Tel: (213) 938-9828, ext. 20 Fax: (213) 938-0129
The Director of Administration & Programs at the Los Angeles Women's Foundation (which
will serve as the secretariat for the Symposium) a member of the Women's Health Collaborative
and Vice Chair of the Women's Funding Network. Attended the Beijing Women's Conference.
Carol Richards
109 Esparta Way
Santa Monica, CA 90402
Tel: (310) 451-4493 Fax: (310) 393-3407 E-mail: [email protected]
Anthropologist and human rights activist with strong interest in women's human rights and
human rights in Burma.
Janette Robinson Flint
Black Women for Wellness
2640 Saint George Street, #1
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Tel: (323) 664-3776 Fax: (323) 665-7433 E-mail: [email protected]
Member of Women's Health Collaborative.
Bea Olvera Stotzer
Executive Director
New Economics for Women
303 South Loma Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel: (213) 483-2062 Fax: (213) 483-7848 E-mail: [email protected]
Develops full service housing for low income women, especially Latinas. Former Vice President
of Community Relations for the Department of Water & Power.
August 14, 1998
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Consuelo Valdez
Associate Director
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission
135 North Mission Road
Los Angeles, CA 90033-3307
Tel: (213) 881-0014 Fax: (213) 268-7221
Consuelo directs the "Communidad En Movimiento Program" which is the organizing arm of the
organization. She has worked extensively on immigrant rights issues including cases involving
political asylum and naturalization.
Jai Lee Wong
Senior Program Officer
The California Endowment
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 1200
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Tel: (818) 703-3311, ext. 289 Fax: (818) 702-0830 E-mail: [email protected]
Born and raised in Korea. Recipient of Kellogg National Fellowship. Active in myriad
community boards including Los Angeles women's foundation, USC community Advisory
board and Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics.
Betsy Zeidman
Zeidman & Associates
828 Grant, #3
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Tel: (310) 452-5443 Fax: (310) 452-6684
Management consultant with focus on corporate social responsibility; Steering Committee,
Business for Social Responsibility, Southern California; Board of Directors, Show Coalition;
Commission on Urban Affairs, American Jewish Congress.
A Women's Lens on Global Issues
Building a New Constituency for International Engagement.
an independent project of The Aspen Institute
"Nothing begins to take off without the drive of idealism"
Nadine Gordimer
Op Ed Page
New York Times, August 4, 1998
The project represents an experiment and an exploration. Our vision is to identify the issues and the
leadership that will build a new constituency for international engagement: namely, American
women.
We recognize that the issues must be shaped to reflect the reality of women's lives, otherwise the
potential power of women's activism cannot be unleashed. Therefore, we plan to do more than hard
thinking. We also plan to do careful listening and action-oriented research to help mold and shape
an agenda of issues that could galvanize women.
The ideas addressed by this project are stimulated by the swirling debate around U.S. isolationism
regarding foreign policy and emerge from the belief that women view the world and its problems
through a unique lens. Recent research indicates that women put a somewhat higher priority than
men on the nonmilitary issues that will greatly impact people's well-being in the twenty-first
century: human rights, economic development. the environment, and health. Among policy
institutes and in the research and foundation communities, there has been much debate and
discussion in recent years about the critical need for a fresh approach to mobilize support for a new
international agenda.
We believe that women could play a critical part in this effort and plan to try to design a "blueprint"
for women's activism that will strengthen the voices of women in defining the United States'
approach to global issues.
Our hypothesis comes from recent polling on U.S. attitudes to foreign policy indicating that women
view issues related to interdependence and globalization differently than men. We plan to test our
assumption that women embrace certain "values." We will examine concepts and listen for
vocabulary that might stimulate interest and potential activism. Is it a myth that American women
are preoccupied with local concerns and have little interest in or energy for the global community?
Or have the Beijing Women's Conference and the consequences of globalization energized many
women at the community level SO that there is, in fact, a nascent constituency waiting to be tapped?
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The project plans to produce the following outcomes:
Conduct a probing analysis of recent research and undertake additional research while
consulting with women and women's organizations in communities outside the North East,
such as Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area. Chicago and Atlanta, and possibly a city
in Texas, to elicit their views and values. Through additional consultations with women's
organizations working internationally and with national organizations searching for a global
perspective, we hope to further define the issues which may stimulate interest and action.
Develop "white papers" that delineate issues identified as "inter-connective tissue" from the
four issue areas - economic development, human rights, the environment, and health. These
interconnected issues must link women's lives in the industrialized North with those in the
Southern countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. The intent is to identify common
ground and common life experience.
Generate sufficient intellectual capital, via research and consultations, to inform the direction
for a sustained, possibly ten year. effort to build a constituency of knowledgeable, diverse
and influential American women who can and will promote their values and views about the
United States' role in the global community.
Orchestrate a national conference that will bring together the leadership and ideas culled from
the three to four geographic areas mentioned above. This event would be a catalyst for
decision making and future action.
The project, known as "A Women's Lens on Global Issues," will be coordinated by a three-person
secretariat under the auspices of The Global Stewardship Program of The Aspen Institute.
For the duration, the project will be housed in the offices of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund in New
York City. It is supported by grants from the Rockefeller Foundation and the Open Society Institute,
and a proposal for support will go before the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Board
for approval in September.
The project has already begun organizing efforts in Los Angeles, partnering with the Los Angeles
Women's Foundation. A diverse planning committee of approximately 25 women has been meeting
over the last six months and a symposium is scheduled for October 1. 1998 at the University of
Southern California. The symposium will be a day long event bringing together approximately 100
activists from the Los Angeles region to shape the issues that may come to define a "Women's Lens
Agenda on Global Issues" for Los Angeles.
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A Women's Lens on Global Issues
Joan Dunlop: 212 812-4281
a Project of The Aspen Institute
[email protected]
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Offices
Kate Grant: 212 812-4280
437 Madison Avenue, Floor 37
[email protected]
New York, NY 10022-7001
Terri Lujan: 212 812-4282
fax: 212 812-4299
[email protected]
September 1998
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 22, 1998
Ambassador Alfred Defago
Embassy of Switzerland
2900 Cathedral Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Dear Ambassador Defago:
On behalf of Mrs. Clinton, thank you for the photo
which captures our wonderful visit to Davos. She will love
having it. I enjoyed being with you at the National Gallery
and I look forward to seeing you again before too long.
With best wishes,
the First Lady
The Ambassador of Switzerland
October 15, 1998
Melanne Verveer
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
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Dear Melanne,
It is my honor to forward to you the photograph of the First Lady taken last winter
at the Davos-Parsenn ski resort. I am certainly pleased that Mrs. Clinton had
such an enjoyable stay in Switzerland, and I was delighted to learn that her
favorite slope was renamed in her honor.
It was very nice to see you again last evening at the National Gallery, and I will
look forward to having you join us for lunch at the Residence once the election
season is over. My office will contact you to make necessary arrangements.
Please extend to the First Lady my best wishes and hopes that she will return to
Switzerland to ski the Hillary Clinton Run in the very near future.
Cordially,
Melanne Verveer
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 26, 1998
Mr. James M. Dunn
Executive Director
Baptist Joint Committee
200 Maryland Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-5797
Dear Jim.
Thank you for forwarding the copy of Don Byrd's
editorial to the First Lady. His reflections are insightful and
greatly appreciated. I know the President and First Lady are
especially grateful for your support.
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for all
that you do.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
@
BAPTIST
On
JOINT
200 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
COMMITTEE
Washington, D.C. 20002-5797
James M. Dunn
Executive Director
Sept. 29, 1998
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
One of our "kids" did a
great piece for the
Chicago Tribune.
We agree completely with
him and do not believe
the President should resign.
We continue to stand by
and pray for you.
Janes Sincerely,
Phone: 202-544-4226
Fax: 202-544-2094
Email:
[email protected]
Web Site. www.bjcpa.org
V Chicago Tribune, Thursday, September 17, 1998
Section 1
13
Commentary
The consequences of forgiveness
By Don Byrd
morality they've always claimed to
want. To be genuine, that
arnings of the Moral
conversation has to start with an
W
Majority, two decades old,
acknowledgment of our own
would seem to be
shortcomings. And so, the leader of
vindicated by recent
this meeting is the president they
events. Years of pious
despise. Do I wish he had initiated it
contempt, now armed with what
months earlier? Of course. But
Baptist leader James Dunn calls a "$50
focusing on the should-haves and
million microscope," have finally
could-haves is another way to avoid
yielded a new poster boy for
the responsibility that has become
immorality-Willie Horton having
ours.
lived out his political usefulness. We
bore into Bill Clinton's life until we
President Clinton delivered the
hit the dirty secret he was willing to
speech we had hoped to hear on Aug.
lie up and down about. All of his
17, and I remember now why I voted
anger and efforts of concealment left
for him twice. I finally saw evidence
his presidency nearly crippled.
of the human morality that I knew
had to be lurking behind the most
But on Sept. 11, on the way to the
moral presidency we've had since
public hanging-with conservative
perhaps FDR and at least since Jimmy
religious leaders snickering "I told
Carter. I learned more about moral
you an unexpected development
leadership from his brief remarks
took shape at the president's annual
than I ever learned from an attack ad,
prayer breakfast. With a sad face, a
Illustration by Paul Lachine
or a Christian Coalition voter guide,
bent-over frame, and a quivering
an abortion-clinic protest. or a prayer-
voice, he confessed. He declared his
soul; where we once complained of the
sin no more." He didn't say, "Go and
in-school debate. I learned-because of
sorrow and his penitent resolve. He
messages our elected officials sent
sin no more after these fellas get
his request-that the book on moral
begged for forgiveness. He vowed to
children, we will now-like it or
through throwin' rocks at you." And
values conservatives are always
improve himself and prayed with a
not-be sending yet another with the
then he had a few things to say to the
wanting to teach has a chapter in it
rare acknowledgment of the anger and
answer we give back.
men with stones
on forgiveness that they seemed to
self-deceiving pride which have made
It has become commonplace to muse
Maybe I'm a sucker. Maybe I have
have forgotten all about.
his complete contrition so difficult.
about the tattered legacy our
been duped. Maybe the only moral. yet
We were ready for this type of
president will leave. But what will be
politically savvy way to respond is to
We can either resolve to doubt and
confession, but had not quite thought
the abiding legacy of his constituents?
doubt-point at him and away from
mistrust him-and I see nothing
it through. For now we are faced with
Shall we hide from our responsibility
myself. Maybe grace is for suckers.
honorable in that-or we can be
a situation we never expected to come
by declaring our president's lack of
compelled by his words and the
from our prodding, poking, and
Until Sept. 11, that might have been
sincerity? We could continue this
promise of his legacy. We can be
prying. Our prey lay open bare before
my attitude. But somehow, under a
cynicism forever. But which choice is
pridefully stubborn and risk cold-
us and the next move is ours.
public moral scrutiny greater than
a larger mistake: to forgive one whose
heartedness, or optimistically moved
any human being has faced in history,
and risk foolhardiness.
For more than nine months this tale
contrition might not be complete, or to
President Clinton moved me. He
has unfolded in public. On Sept. 11, it
risk turning away a sincere
announced his path of repentance
He is my president, and as awkward
started turning inside out for me. The
confession? Jesus, the name often
with an eloquence that is simply
as it is to have to do, I forgive
man we have joked about and made
cited by those most publicly upset.
unparalleled in political leaders today
him-whether he deserves it or not.
names for-and whose particular
said we are to forgive not just 7 times
As I listened to his message, 1 realized
Because I do, I expect him to gut it
but 70 times 7 times. He doesn't say
immoral prodivities we had long
that if we insist on the private
out and remain in the position I sent
since guessed-is asking for our
we may pass until we are convinced
morality of our public leaders, then
him to fill. And likewise I expect my
of the sinner's sincerity. He doesn't
forgiveness. Where we thought to be
inevitably we will uncover failings
congressman and senator, should it
mere observers we have become
say we may pass should the
and weaknesses and if we uncover
come to that, to respect the four-year
confession not come in a timely way.
players; where we felt the safety of a
their personal failings, our leaders
vote I cast for president in 1996. My
sea of poll numbers we have become
Shall we forgive Clinton as many
have to publicly address those
argument might best be made by re-
alone in our most human
have tried, reminding him-with a
offenses while still trying to lead and
stating a not-so-old political slogan:
responsibility, where we once saw an
shrug-that consequences must still
if they have to speak about their
It's grace, stupid.
enormous distance between citizen
be faced? Is forgiving a person so
weaknesses while trying to lead, I
and commander in chief, we now are
meaningless that we could do it or not
want them to sound like President
PHOTOCOPY
face to face with the most human
and the consequences would be the
Clinton sounded. He moved me and
Don Byrd is a PhD candidate at the
PRESERVATION
president our country has ever
same? Shouldn't forgiveness have
that's one thing I need a president for.
University of Pittsburgh in Music
known; where we thought a drama
consequences? Is a hollow apology any
That's what leaders do.
Composition, and serves as an adjunct
was playing out on our television it
worse than hollow forgiveness? Jesus
The religious right has finally gotten
professor at Belmont University, a
has turned up in the center of our
said to the adulterous woman. "go and
the national conversation about
Baptist institution in Nashville
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 11, 1998
Asociacion Nacional De Jovenes Empresarios
Av. Lope de Vega
Esq. Rafeal Augusto Sanchez
Plaza Intercaribe, Suite 313
Santa Domingo, RD
Dominican Republic
Dear Sir:
Oscar de la Renta forwarded your invitation to the
First Lady to address the Association of Young
Businessmen when she is in the Dominican Republic.
Mrs. Clinton's visit regrettably is short and her
schedule is very tight. Therefore, she will not be able to
accept the Association's kind invitation. However, please
convey Mrs. Clinton's appreciation for the group's
thoughtfulness, along with her best wishes.
Hope all is well with you.
Sincerely,
Me Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
cc:
Oscar de la Renta
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 12, 1998
Jonathan Dean, President, UNA-NCA
Mike Amitay, Chair, WCHR
Untied Nations Association of the
United States of America
National Capital Area
1319 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-1802
Dear Mr. Dean and Mr. Amitay:
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation
to the First Lady to be the keynote speaker at the luncheon
celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1998.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton's schedule will not permit
her to accept your kind invitation. The First Lady conveys
her very best wishes for a productive and successful event.
Best wishes, and thank you for all of the important
work you do.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
P.01
OCT-30-98 FRI 01:30 PM
Regul (R
Board of Directors (1998-99)
United Nations Association of the United States of America
Executive Committee
UNA
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National Capital Area
Officers
President
Executive Director
President
Jonathan Dean
Jonathan Dean
1319 18th Street NW
Sharon McHale
Chair, Advisory Council
David H. Popper
Washington, D. C. 20036-1802
VP, Administration
Jason Hawkins
785-2640, FAX 785-1940
VP, Development
Markley Roberts
VP. Govt Relations
Andrew E Rice
VP, Policy
Ann McDonall
VP, Global Policy Projects
Alan Geyer
VP, Programs
Anne Porowski
Treasurer
Allen E. Beach
29 October 1998
Corresponding Secretary
Poter Irvine
Recording Secretary
Marlene M. Frederiksen
D.C. Area Chair
Joyce Mortimer
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
D.C. Area Vice Chair
Sheila Keeny
First Lady of the United States of America
Md. Area Chair
Leopold A. Edwards
Md. Area Vice Chair
Mignon Bush Davis
c/o Melanne Verveer
Va. Are Chair
Philip J. Rulledge
The White House
Va. Area Vice Chair AnncMarie Quantaotso
Washington, DC 20500
Past Presidents
Walter E. Beach
Richard McCall, Jr.
Dear Mrs. Rodham Clinton,
Edison W. Dick
Robert L. McCan
Martin Kriesberg
Richard W. Van Wagenen
1 Elliou Corbett
Leonard P. Aries
We would like to invite you to be keynote speaker at a luncheon program
Florence Pepper Scholl
on Capitol Hill celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Universal
Committee Chairs
Declaration of Human Rights. The United Nations Association of the
Bylows:
Stephen Gell
Education:
Rive Wine. Anthony Hogan
National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) hosts this event from 11:30 a.m. to
Endowment: Walter E. Beach, Florence Schon
1:30 p.m. on Thursday, 10 December 1998.
Fellows Program:
Pierre Sales
Finance:
Dustine Bennett
Publicity:
Dick Rowson, Thomas Gause
The annual UNA-NCA Human Rights Day Luncheon is co-sponsored this
Membership:
Mary Louise Becker
Newsletter:
Joanna Ritcey-Donohue
year by the Washington Coalition for Human Rights (WCHR) - a network
Speakers Bureau:
Loms Hahn
of national and international organizations working in Washington to
UN Community Celebration:
Yves Gs60
Michael Amitay
promote and protect human rights. Organizations attending the luncheon
Young Professionals:
Michael Messer
nominate and honor individuals who have supported their human rights
work. This year our program will be both retrospective and prospective,
Project and Task Force Chairs
Africa Project:
highlighting the important role that human rights has played in the past
Rev. Cleveland Sparrow, Mae C. King
half-century, while focusing on the powerful effect that human rights has
Economic and Social Development:
Werner Fomos, Maurice Williams
had and will continue to have in shaping national and international political,
Population, Environment and Development:
social and economic landscapes in the new millennium.
Page Wilson, Glaria Scoll
Human Rights:
Craig Baab, John Salzberg
International Law:
We could arrange for your address at any point during the program,
Christina M. Cerna, Matrice Waters
Peace and Security: Alan Geyes, Tim Barner
depending on your availability. Should you not be able to participate, could
Restructuring the UN System:
you kindly arrange to have a written message for the occasion, which would
John McDonald. Carole Hall
be printed in the program for the event.
Directors at Large
Carolo Aderholds
Najat Arafat Khelil
Rudy Arredondo
Given your outstanding record as a staunch promoter and defender of
Luke Lee
Creg Chen
Joyce Miller
human rights, we truly hope that your schedule will permit you to
Paz Cohen
George Packard
Eather Coopensmith
participate in UNA-NCA's celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the
Ronald Palmer
A. Edward Elmendod
Laughlin Phillips
Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December.
Blythe Finke
David R. Scotton
Andreas Galanakis
Frances Simsarian
Sincerely,
Louis W. Goodman
Claudette Shwiry
Hugh Grindsulf
Louis Sohn
Kwame Gyamh
Lindley Sloan
Peter Hemsch
George Specue
Frances Humphrey Howard
Paul Wamke
Carmen Tezzi
Raymond Wans
Jandher Den
William B. Jones
Sheryl Winerick
Jonathan Dean
Aug
Ruth Wong
President, UNA-NCA
Mike Amitay
Chair, WCHR
UNA-USALianson
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