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Clinton Library
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. questionnaire Re: Carol E. Moseley Braun (partial) (1 page)
n.d.
b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Melanne Verveer
OA/Box Number: 23247
FOLDER TITLE:
[Letters 1999-2000: Last Names Starting With "B"] [4]
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purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
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of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 26, 1999
Rev. Charles Bergstrom
21 Sierra Way
West Yarmouth, MA 02673-2622
Chuck
Dear Rev. Bergstrom:
Thank you for your note and belated congratulations
on your freedom award! It is wonderful to hear from you.
Joe Hacala is now a Director at H.U.D.. His number
is (202) 708-3630 and the address is:
451 Seventh St., SW #10222
Washington, DC 3630
Hope all is well. It was great to see you at the
Waldorf PFAW event. Very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
REV. DR. CHARLES V. BERGSTROM
Pastor
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(Retired)
Phone:
21 Sierra Way
508-398-3864
West Yarmouth, MA 02673-2622
Chuck & Lois Bergstrom
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21 Sierra Way
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W. Yarmouth, Mass. 02673
(508) 398-3864
Dear Melanne,
Nw-16,1998
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pray for all you good folks
in the White House. Sometime
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CHARLES BERGSTROM
recipient of the America Civil Liberties Union
Freedom Award
WILL BE THE RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AWARD RECIPIENT OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER OF AMERICANS UNITED FOR THE
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.
Reverend Bergstrom Chairman of the executive committee for People for the
American Way and former senior minister of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Worcester
is a member of the National Advisory Council of Americans United, and former
Executive Director of the Office for Government Affairs of the Lutheran Council of
U.S.A. for 11 years. Retiring from full-time ministry in 1988, he now serves as a
consuitant, preacher, and speaker on Church/State issues.
The award is part of the 1998 Third Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet of the
MASSACHUSETTS CHAPTER AMERICANS UNITED FOR THE SEPARATION OF
CHURCH AND STATE to be held
Tuesday, November 17, 1998
Crowne Plaza Hotel, 10 Lincoln Square, Worcester
CASH BAR : 5:45
DINNER 6:45
PROGRAM 7:30
The featured speaker will be:
G. ROBERT BOSTON who is recognized as a leading writer and researcher on
church-state topics and advocate for the separation of church and state. Hc is the
author of The Most Dangerous Man in America ? Pat Robertson and the Rise of the
Christian Coalition, and Why the Religious Right Is Wrong About Separation of
Church & State. He is Assistant Direct of Communication for American United for
Separation of Church and State. Mr. Boston joined Americans United staff in 1987.
He will speak on the topic :"THE MEANING OF THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
FOR THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE"
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 14, 1999
Carol Moseley Braun
1239 East Madison Park
Chicago, IL 60616
Dear Carol:
We got the wonderful "care package" and Hillary
and I will be indebted to you and thinking about you on
every long distance flight. You are so very thoughtful. It
will make traveling much more comfortable.
We hope all will go well with the nomination and
look forward to seeing you before too long.
All the best,
Ane Chief of Staff to
Melanne Verveer
the First Lady
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DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. questionnaire
Re: Carol E. Moseley Braun (partial) (1 page)
n.d.
b(6)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
First Lady's Office
Melanne Verveer
OA/Box Number: 23247
FOLDER TITLE:
[Letters 1999-2000: Last Names Starting With "B"] [4]
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Presidential Records Act - [44 U.S.C. 2204(a)]
Freedom of Information Act - [5 U.S.C. 552(b)]
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b(1) National security classified information [(b)(1) of the FOIA]
P2 Relating to the appointment to Federal office [(a)(2) of the PRA]
b(2) Release would disclose internal personnel rules and practices of
P3 Release would violate a Federal statute [(a)(3) of the PRA]
an agency [(b)(2) of the FOIA]
P4 Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential commercial or
b(3) Release would violate a Federal statute [(b)(3) of the FOIA]
financial information [(a)(4) of the PRA]
b(4) Release would disclose trade secrets or confidential or financial
P5 Release would disclose confidential advice between the President
information [(b)(4) of the FOIA]
and his advisors, or between such advisors [a)(5) of the PRA]
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P6 Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy [(b)(6) of the FOIA]
personal privacy [(a)(6) of the PRA]
b(7) Release would disclose information compiled for law enforcement
purposes [(b)(7) of the FOIA]
C. Closed in accordance with restrictions contained in donor's deed
b(8) Release would disclose information concerning the regulation of
of gift.
financial institutions [(b)(8) of the FOIA]
PRM. Personal record misfile defined in accordance with 44 U.S.C.
b(9) Release would disclose geological or geophysical information
2201(3).
concerning wells [(b)(9) of the FOIA]
RR. Document will be reviewed upon request.
CAROL E. MOSELEY BRAUN
PERSONAL DATA STATEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE
NOMINEE: Ambassador to New Zealand and Western Samoa
Personal and Family Background
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Full Name:
Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun
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PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 5, 1999
Prof. Avishay Braverman and Lord George Weidenfeld
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Beer-Sheva 841105
Israel
Dear Prof Braverman and Lord Weidenfeld:
Thank you for your letter and invitation for the First
Lady to accept an honorary degree from Ben-Gurion
University on March 7 in Palm Beach, Florida.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton's demanding schedule
will not allow her to accept your kind invitation. She
conveys her appreciation for Ben-Gurion's important work
in so many areas, along with her best wishes to you and
your colleagues for a successful event.
With best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
AVISHAY BRAVERMAN
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January 5, 1999
BEN-GURION
UNIVERSITY
OF THE NEGEV
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
...
The White House
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC, 20500
U.S.A.
Dear Mrs. Clinton
Ben-Gurion University wishes to offer you its utmost admiration for your
leadership in making the world a better place for our children and for your
exemplary and outspoken advocacy of the rights of women. For these, and
myriad other noble battles that you have espoused, we at Ben-Gurion
University would like to bestow the degree of doctor honoris causa upon you at
our gala in Palm Beach, Florida on the 7th of March.
Mrs. Clinton you are a singular role model not only for women but for all
people of good conscience whose concern for making this world a better place
is paramount in their actions and philosophies. Your activities in assisting the
development of Third World countries is estimable. We at Ben-Gurion
University are attempting to make our own impact in this area through our
Centers for Bedouin Culture which is geared toward upgrading the level of
schooling for the native Bedouin population so that they might matriculate in
colleges and universities in Israel, and our Albert Katz International Center for
Desert Studies which focuses on bringing scholars and practitioners
throughout the world here to learn from our top researchers in fighting
desertification; developing desert agriculture and water desalination.
We can think of no one more worthy of this honor than you, and we hope that
you would agree to join the many other noteworthy world leaders that have
received this encomium, such as Nelson Mandela, Henry Kissinger, Helmut
Kohl, Francois Mitterand, Yitzhak Rabin, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and also
our dear friend Danny Abraham.
It would be our greatest honor if you would be able to accept this degree from
Ben-Gurion University.
Sincerely yours,
Gerramfer
Prof. Avishay Braverman
Lord George Weidenfeld
BEER-SHEVA 84105, ISRAEL TEL: 972-7-6461211/9, 972-7-6233574/341 FAX: 972-7-6472991
President
Chairman of the Board of Governors
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 7, 1999
Paula Broglio
11012 Cherry Hill Road
Adelphi, MD 20783
Dear Paula:
Thank you for your letter and the information about the
Intergenerational Center Task Force meeting, which I have
shared with others here.
Mrs. Clinton conveys her appreciation for the hard
work of the members of the task force.
All the best.
Sincerely,
Me to
Verveer
the First Lady
®
March 2, 1999
Dear Melanne,
It's been a while since I sent you anything for Mrs. Clinton. I really think
she would be interested in the meeting we had this Monday, March 1st.
It was a real pleasure meeting Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. I've enclosed
a copy of the meeting agenda and a copy of the University of Maryland's
Diamondback article supporting our Intergenerational Center's project.
Please pass this on to Mrs. Clinton. Thank you as always for your continued
support in relaying my paperwork to the First Lady.
Paula Very sincerely yours,
Paula Broglio
11012 Cherry Hire Rd
adelphi, md 20783
Task Force for an Intergenerational Center
affiliated with
The Work/Life Committee
-
Family Friendly Committee
Quality of WorkLife Task Force
President's Commission on Women's Issues
Meeting: Monday, March 1, 1999, 10 a.m.
The Maryland Room, Marie Mount Hall
Topic: The State's Role in an Intergenerational Center at the University
Agenda
The goals of the meeting:
a) To get information about what state resources and similar or related programs we
can learn from or link with.
b) Hear suggestions for raising funds from both the business community and the state.
c) Forming an ongoing relationship with the Glendening-Townsend administration so
that this idea can become a reality: naming an administration liaison for the project.
d) Discussing how this project could be viewed as a model for programs of this type
to be started in other places in the state in the future.
1. Welcome (5 minutes), Vice President Sturtz
2. Presentation of Report of the Task Force (15 minutes), Joel Cohen and Paula
Broglio
3. Remarks by Lieutenant Governor Townsend
4. Remarks by Delegate Menes (10 minutes)
5. Discussion (10 minutes), facilitated by Susan Taylor
6. Closing remarks (5 minutes), Joel Cohen
Guests:
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant Governor
Arthur Dorman, Senator, 21st District
Pauline Menes, Delegate, 21st District
Barbara A. Frush, Delegate, 21st District
Brian R. Moe, Delegate, 21st District
Anne Healey, 22ⁿᵈ District
Richard Palumbo, 22ⁿᵈ District
Rushern L. Baker III, 22ⁿᵈ District
Charles Sturtz, Vice President for Administrative Affairs
William Destler, Acting Vice President for Advancement
Richard N. Conti, City Manager, College Park
Beth Shapiro, Holy Cross Hospital
David Simpkins, Holy Cross Hospital
Susan Taylor, Chair, Quality of Worklife Task Force
Laura Slavin, Chair, President's Commission on Women's Issues
Marie Davidson, Executive Assistant to the President
IGC Task Force Participants:
Margaret Bridwell, Director, Campus Health Center
Paula Broglio, Maryland English Institute, Childcare Advocate
Roberta Coates, Staff Ombuds Officer
Joel M. Cohen, Professor of Math, Chair of the joint committee
Jared Collard, Conference and Visitors Services, Retired Volunteer Corps
Francine Favretto, Director, Center for Young Children
Vicky Foxworth, Organizational Development Specialist, CQI*
Robert Freeman, Counseling Center
Ned L. Gaylin, Professor of Family Studies
Barbara Goldberg, Counseling Center, Returning Students Program*
Beverly Greenfeig, Counseling Center, Returning Students Program
Peggy Higgins, Director of Community Resources, City of College Park
Samuel A. Lawrence, Assistant Vice President for Administrative Affairs (retired)*
Daniel Leviton, Director of the Adult Health and Development Program
Arnold Medvene, Faculty Ombuds Officer
Joanie Millane, Assistant Vice President for Administrative Affairs
Helen O'Ferrall, Health and Human Performance, Chair of Eldercare Committee
Patrick Perfetto, Director of Conference and Visitors Services, Retired Volunteer Corps
Elizabeth Platz, Lutheran Chaplain, Chair of Childcare Committee
Elizabeth Stecher, Coordinator, Math Department Undergraduate Program, Eldercare
Committee
Laura Wilson, Chair, Center on Aging*
* Unable to attend
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 13, 1999
Greg Brooks
Executive Assistant
Office of the President of the Borough of Brooklyn
Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Dear Mr. Brooks:
Thank you for your letter and invitation for the First
Lady to keynote the Brooklyn Academy of Music's annual
tribute to Martin Luther King on January 17.
I have forwarded your request to Patti Solis Doyle,
Director of Scheduling for the First Lady who is working on
Mrs. Clinton's future scheduling commitments. If there is an
opportunity for Mrs. Clinton to attend the event, she office will
be in touch with you.
Very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
CITY OF NEWYORK R
PRESIDENT OF THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN
BOROUGH HALL 209 JORALEMON STREET. BROOKLYN. N.Y. 11201
1-718/802-3.862
FAX: 718/802-3959
GREG BROOKS
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
November 10, 1999
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. Verveer:
I am contacting you at the recommendation of Mr. Harvey Lichtenstein, the former President and
Artistic Director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Brooklyn Borough President Howard Golden wrote to First Lady Hillary Clinton last September
inviting her to be the keynote speaker at Brooklyn's annual tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King.
The event will take place on Monday, January 17, 2000 at 10:30 AM at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
I am taking the opportunity to forward you press clippings from this event. As the clippings
indicate, it is the largest and among the most prestigious tributes to Dr. King held in New York.
It would be an honor to Brooklyn to have the First Lady attend this event and we are holding the
keynote speaker space for her; however, as time is getting short we would appreciate learning if the First
Lady's schedule will permit her attendance.
I look forward to hearing from you to determine the possibility of the First Lady's attendance.
Gmlm Yours truly,
Greg Brooks
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 3, 2000
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland
Director General
World Health Organization
121 Geneva 27
SWITZERLAND
Dear Dr. Brundtland:
Thank you for your invitation for Mrs. Clinton to
participate in the Ministerial Conference to Stop TB in the
Netherlands, March 21-23.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton will not be able to accept
your invitation due to scheduling conflicts at that time. As you
know personally, Hillary has been very concerned about the
need for an effective global effort against TB. Your leadership
in this regard and the conference are so very important.
You are doing such an impressive job at the helm of
WHO. If a video by Mrs. Clinton to the conference would be
helpful, please let us know.
Very best wishes and happy new year.
Sincerely,
New Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Melanne Verveer
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PASS TO NSC WHITE HOUSE FOR DR. BERNARD
this they Patt in
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TPHY, TBIO, WHO
SUBJECT: W.H.O. - INVITATION TO MRS. CLINTON TO
PARTICIPATE IN YEAR 2000 STOP TB CONFERENCE
1. THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR THE DEPT. SEE PARA 15.
2. SUMMARY: DR. GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, DIRECTOR GENERAL,
W.H.O. HAS INVITED THE FIRST LADY TO PARTICIPATE IN A
MARCH 2000 CONFERENCE IN AMSTERDAM ON TUBERCULOSIS
CONTROL AND THE HIGHEST BURDEN COUNTRIES. THIS MESSAGE
REVIEWS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OBJECTIVES, FORMAT, AND
AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE. END SUMMARY.
INVITATION TO MRS CLINTON
3. MISSION HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF A LETTER DATED JUNE 14
SENT TO THE FIRST LADY, HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, FROM DR.
GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION (W.H.O.) INVITING MRS. CLINTON TO
PARTICIPATE IN A MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE TO STOP TB, TO BE
HELD IN THE NETHERLANDS, MARCH 21-23, 2000. TEXT
FOLLOWS:
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DEAR HILLARY,
FURTHER TO MY RECENT LETTER OF 27 APRIL 1999 REGARDING
THE TUBERCULOSIS EPIDEMIC AND THE STOP TB INITIATIVE, I
WOULD LIKE TO ENQUIRE ABOUT YOUR AVAILABILITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN A MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE TO STOP TB. THIS
CONFERENCE IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 21-23 MARCH 2000
AND WOULD BE CO-SPONSORED BY W.H.O., AND THE GOVERNMENT
OF THE NETHERLANDS WHICH WOULD HOST THE MEETING. THERE,
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE SOCIAL, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CONSEQUENCES OF THE EPIDEMIC WOULD BE CLEARLY
ENUNCIATED TO MINISTERS OF HEALTH AS WELL AS MINISTERS OF
FINANCE, DEVELOPMENT OR PLANNING FROM THE WORLD'S HIGHEST
BURDEN COUNTRIES. WE KNOW THAT COMBATING TB REQUIRES
SUSTAINED SUPPORT ACROSS SECTORS OF GOVERNMENT AND
SOCIETY. THE MINISTERIAL EVENT WOULD SET THE STAGE FOR
WIDENING THE RANGE OF ACTORS INVOLVED IN TB CONTROL AT
COUNTRY LEVEL.
FOLLOWING FORMAL AGREEMENT, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE SOON,
FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS, YOU WILL BE
INVITED TO JOIN ME AT THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON THE
EVENING OF 22 MARCH AND MORNING OF 23 MARCH. YOUR
PRESENCE AND COMMITMENT TO ISSUES SUCH AS TB WOULD LEND
STRONG CREDIBILITY TO THE PROCEEDINGS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED COOPERATION AS PARTNERS
IN THE STOP TB INITIATIVE, AND TO A SUCCESSFUL
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE TO STOP TB.
YOURS SINCERELY,
GRO HARLEM BRUNDTLAND, MD, MPH
DIRECTOR-GENERAL
END LETTER
OBJECTIVES/OVERALL PURPOSE
4. MISSION'S HEALTH ATTACHE DISCUSSED PLANS FOR THE
CONFERENCE WITH DR. MAARTEN BOSMAN OF THE STOP TB
INITIATIVE. THE FOLLOWING MAY BE HELPFUL TO THE WHITE
HOUSE IN DECIDING WHETHER TO ACCEPT THIS INVITATION:
A. THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO BUILD,
ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN THE POLITICAL WILL OF GOVERNMENTS TO
COMMIT TO INVESTING IN AND SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE TB
CONTROL AS PART OF OVERALL HEALTH SECTOR DEVELOPMENT.
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B. THE CONFERENCE WILL ADDRESS TB AS A MAJOR CONSTRAINT
ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT WILL PRESENT TB AS A
MAJOR CAUSE OF HUMAN SUFFERING, AFFECTING PARTICULARLY
THE POOR, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND EMPHASIZE THE NEED FOR
GOOD TB CONTROL SERVICES AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF
EXPANDED AND STRENGTHENED HEALTH SERVICES WHICH CAN
ACCELERATE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 GENEVA 005322
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PASS TO HHS FOR OS, OPHS (LURI), OIRH, CDC, NIH, FDA
PASS TO USAID FOR GLOBAL BUREAU, AFR, PPC
PASS TO NSC WHITE HOUSE FOR DR. BERNARD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TPHY, TBIO, WHO
SUBJECT: W.H.O. - INVITATION TO MRS. CLINTON TO
PARTICIPATE IN YEAR 2000 STOP TB CONFERENCE
C. TWO POSITION PAPERS WILL BE PRESENTED ADDRESSING THE
OVERRIDING ISSUE OF BUILDING AND SUSTAINING POLITICAL
WILL AND INVESTING IN AND SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE TB CONTROL
AS PART OF OVERALL HEALTH SECTOR DEVELOPMENT.
D. THE CONFERENCE AIMS TO ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES THROUGH
THE FOLLOWING:
--DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF THE TB PROBLEM ON THE ECONOMY
AND SOCIETY AND THE SOCIETAL AND ECONOMIC GAINS THAT CAN
BE DERIVED FROM INVESTING IN TB CONTROL;
--STIMULATING INCREASED AWARENESS OF THE GLOBAL
TUBERCULOSIS PROBLEM, THE STALLED PROGRESS IN
IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE TB CONTROL IN MANY OF THE MOST
AFFECTED COUNTRIES AND THE FACT THAT NEARLY 85 PERCENT OF
THE WORLD'S POPULATION LACKS ACCESS TO THE MOST COST
EFFECTIVE CURE STRATEGY;
-- ANALYZING EXPERIENCES, LESSONS LEARNED AND CHALLENGES
TO TB CONTROL IN THE MAJOR HIGH BURDEN COUNTRIES;
-- DISCUSSING AND ADOPTING NEW APPROACHES TO APPLICATION
OF DOTS (DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY, SHORT COURSE) IN THE
CONTEXT OF SOCIETY AND THE HEALTH SECTOR AT LARGE,
INCLUDING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT APPROACHES.
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EXPECTED RESULTS
5. W.H.O. HOPES THAT THE CONFERENCE WILL YIELD A
RESOLUTION, ENDORSED BY MINISTERIAL PARTICIPANTS, STATING
THEIR COMMITMENT TO REVIEW THEIR GOVERNMENTS' CURRENT
INVESTMENTS IN TB CONTROL, REDIRECT COMMITMENT TO REVIEW
THEIR GOVERNMENTS' CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN TB CONTROL,
REDIRECT THESE RESOURCES TO MORE EFFECTIVE TB ACTIVITIES,
WHERE APPROPRIATE RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF TB AND SEEK
INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN TB CONTROL TO SUPPORT SECTOR-
WIDE DEVELOPMENT.
6. COMMITMENT TO THE STOP TB INITIATIVE INCLUDING
OWNERSHIP OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE GLOBAL
ACTION PLAN AND THE GLOBAL CHARTER.
FORM AND PARTICIPATION
7. THE CONFERENCE WILL INCLUDE PANEL PRESENTATIONS AND
FACILITATE DISCUSSION OF KEY ISSUES FACED BY THE HIGHEST
BURDEN COUNTRIES. COUNTRY EXPERIENCES ON SIGNIFICANT
CONSTRAINTS TO ACTION WILL BE PRESENTED BY PARTICIPATING
DELEGATES. A CONFERENCE REPORT REFLECTING THE MAJOR
OUTCOMES OF DISCUSSIONS WILL BE PREPARED FOR ENDORSEMENT
DURING THE FINAL SESSION.
8. THE CONFERENCE WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 130
PARTICIPANTS, WITH AN ESTIMATED 66 OF THESE FROM HIGH
BURDEN COUNTRIES, ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE SIX
W.H.O. REGIONAL OFFICES, FIVE CHAIRS AND SPEAKERS, THE
W.H.O. TB INITIATIVE STEERING GROUP, DUTCH GOVERNMENT
DELEGATIONS.
9. COUNTRIES BEING INVITED ARE: BANGLADESH, BRAZIL,
CAMBODIA, CHINA, DR CONGO, ETHIOPIA, INDIA, INDONESIA,
KENYA, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, PERU, PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA,
SOUTH AFRICA, TANZANIA, THAILAND, UGANDA, VIETNAM,
ZIMBABWE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR MINISTERS OF HEALTH
ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE.
10. THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE
ENGLISH. TRANSLATION INTO RUSSIA, CHINESE, FRENCH,
PORTUGUESE AND SPANISH IS PLANNED FOR THE TECHNICAL
SESSIONS, PANEL DISCUSSION AND FINAL SESSION.
11. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS IS THE ACTUAL HOST
OF THE CONFERENCE, BUT IS ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH
UNCLASSIFIED
PRIORITY
UNCLASSIFIED
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W.H.O. FOR ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.
PROPOSED AGENDA
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TPHY, TBIO, WHO
SUBJECT: W.H.O. - INVITATION TO MRS. CLINTON TO
PARTICIPATE IN YEAR 2000 STOP TB CONFERENCE
12. THE CONFERENCE WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE
FIRST ONE AND ONE-HALF DAYS WILL BE FOCUSED ON ACTIVE
INVOLVEMENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH COUNTRY
PRESENTATIONS AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS. A DRAFTING GROUP
WILL SUMMARIZE THE RECOMMENDATION FORMULATED DURING THE
PANEL DISCUSSIONS INTO A DRAFT CONFERENCE RESOLUTION.
DURING THE FINAL HALF DAY OF THE CONFERENCE DR.
BRUNDTLAND AND WORLD BANK, PRESIDENT WOLFENSON, OR HIS
DESIGNEE WILL ADDRESS THE PARTICIPANTS. IT WILL END WITH
A PLENARY SESSION TO DISCUSS AND ENDORSE THE CONFERENCE
RESOLUTION.
13. PROVISIONAL AGENDA FOLLOWS:
A. DAY ONE: BEGINS AT 1400 HRS.
WELCOMING STATEMENT: MINISTER A (TO BE DETERMINED)
INTRODUCTION TO THE STOP TB INITIATIVE - DR. DAVID
HEYMANN
SUMMARY REPORT OF PRE-CONFERENCE REGIONAL AND COUNTRY
WORKSHOP RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATION
SUMMARY OF POSITION PAPERS ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TB
AND HEALTH SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND TB
PANEL DISCUSSION: INVESTING IN TB CONTROL WORKS
---THE W.H.O. RECOMMENDED TB CONTROL STRATEGY
UNCLASSIFIED
PRIORITY
UNCLASSIFIED
WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM
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---PANEL PRESENTATIONS: KENYA, VIETNAM, PERU
--- DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSITION: "A COST-EFFECTIVE
STRATEGY FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING TUBERCULOSIS
PATIENTS IS AVAILABLE"
DRAFTING GROUP SESSION
DINNER
B. DAY TWO
PROGRESS MADE AND LESSONS LEARNED IN IMPLEMENTING
EFFECTIVE TB CONTROL
-- PANEL DISCUSSION: CHANGING ECONOMICS AND THE
EFFICIENCY OF GOVERNMENT IN DELIVERING TB CONTROL
-- PANEL DISCUSSION: HEALTH SECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND TB
CONTROL
-- PANEL DISCUSSION: PARTNERSHIPS AND PRIVATE/PUBLIC MIX
APPROACHES FOR TB CONTROL
-- PANEL DISCUSSION; COPING WITH THE TB/HIV CO-EPIDEMIC
DINNER AND SOCIAL EVENT
C. DAY THREE
FINAL SESSION: RESPONDING TO THE GLOBAL TB EPIDEMIC IN
THE NEW MILLENNIUM
-- WELCOMING STATEMENT: MINISTER B (TO BE DETERMINED)
-- ADDRESS: DG W.H.O. - THE STOP TB INITIATIVE
-- KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "THE IMPORTANCE OF INVESTING IN TB
CONTROL" MR. JAMES WOLFHENSON, PRESIDENT, WORLD BANK (OR
HIS REPRESENTATIVE)
-- PLENARY: "THE AGENDA FOR INTERNATIONAL ACTION AGAINST
TB" DISCUSSION AND ENDORSEMENT OF CONFERENCE RESOLUTION
CLOSING CEREMONY.
ROLE FOR FIRST LADY
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PRIORITY
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WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM
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14. ACCORDING TO DR. BOSMAN SHOULD MRS. CLINTON DECIDE
TO ACCEPT DR. BRUNDTLAND'S INVITATION, A UNIQUE ROLE
WOULD BE CREATED FOR HER. SHE WOULD BE ACCORDED
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TPHY, TBIO, WHO
SUBJECT: W.H.O. - INVITATION TO MRS. CLINTON TO
PARTICIPATE IN YEAR 2000 STOP TB CONFERENCE
RECOGNITION IN HER OWN RIGHT FOR HER LEADERSHIP IN THE
HEALTH SECTOR AND THE SPECIAL INTEREST SHE HAS SHOWN,
PARTICULARLY IN PRIOR DISCUSSIONS WITH DR. BRUNDTLAND, IN
TUBERCULOSIS.
15. ACTION REQUEST: MISSION WOULD APPRECIATE BEING
ADVISED OF MRS. CLINTON'S ACCEPTS DR. BRUNDTLAND'S
INVITATION AND WHETHER SHE WOULD LIKE US TO PLAY A ROLE
IN ARRANGING HER PARTICIPATION.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1999
Mrs. Carroll E. Brown
Executive Director
The Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, Inc.
84 Crown Street
Waterbury, CT 06704
Dear Mrs. Brown:
Thank you for your letter and invitation for the First
Lady to keynote the Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries'
Annual Breakfast on March 18 in Waterbury, CT, which
was forwarded to us by Senator Dodd.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton is scheduled to be in
Washington for events on the 18th and will not be able to
accept the Ministries' kind invitation. But she conveys her
appreciation for the Ministries' vital work to provide for the
poor and disadvantaged, along with her best wishes for a
successful event.
You have the great satisfaction of knowing that your
work matters for so many. Thank you for all you do.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
FEB.13.1999 12:50AM
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GREATER WATERBURY INTERFAITH MINISTRIES, INC.
84 Crown Street
Waterbury, CT 06704
(203) 756-7831
(203) 419-0024 (fax)
January 25, 1999
The White House
Office of the 1st Lady
Room 100
OEOB - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Congratulations you remarkable lady! You've been an outstanding role model
for all women since the day President Clinton took office. He's an outstanding President
who has done more for our country than any President has ever done. He has
represented the poor and disadvantaged in every way possible. He has made
Corporations, Cities, States, the Wealthy and all breathing individuals know that the
poor are under represented and that those people in power need to do their part to bring
equality and justice to all the people.
Because I know you share in the President's dreams and beliefs, I would like to
introduce you to the agency that I lead. It is The Greater Waterbury Interfaith
Ministries, Inc. (formerly known as the Waterbury Council of Churches), and the agency
will be 65 years old Saturday, January 30, 1999. We serve the poor and disadvantaged.
We have a Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry and a Fuel and Energy Assistance program. We
feed over 200 people a day, we service approximately 125-130 people per day from our
Food Pantry. and we service 125-130 families per week for Fuel and Energy Assistance.
Our numbers are increasing daily because the need is greater.
We are planning to start an After-school Tutorial program for the children in the
Crownbrook community. Our program will help students improve reading and math
scores and will help upgrade their Mastery test scores.
As the Executive Director of The Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, I am in
the process of planning our Annual Capital Campaign fund-raising Breakfast which is
being planned for Thursday, March 18, 1999 at 8:00 a.m., and it will be so exciting,
rewarding and uplifting to the Waterbury community if you would accept to be our
Keynote speaker that morning. Leading our Capital Campaign committee is Mr.
Timothy Moynahan, Esq., a dynamic, well respected well known gentleman who will help
to make this event a huge success.
Our Food Pantry shelves are scarce, and our funds are very low. Therefore, we
are hoping that this breakfast will get us off to a good start for 1999 and help us provide
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more for the people that we serve in the Greater Waterbury community. With you as our
speaker, Corporations, churches, local civic organizations, and business, as well as
community leaders from all over this community will come to hear our First Lady bring a
message that will stay in the hearts and minds of those in attendance. They all think they
are doing their part, however, none are doing enough. You can reach the masses with
your elegant and sophisticated approach to all that you do and the way you do things.
G.W.I.M. is located in the heart of the African-American community, therefore
making it more accessible for those in need
My Staff is a small number of eight, but work as a Staff of twenty. We are
dedicated to the work that we do for we are loyal to the people that we serve.
Please accept this invitation to come to Waterbury, Connecticut on Wednesday,
March 17, 1999 at 8:00 a.m. This will be a 2 hour breakfast. This is not a Press
conference for reporters to sit and ask questions. It is a fundraising event where you will
be our Keynoter. (The Lady of the hour). (smile) We will provide all the necessary local
protection necessary. It will be a wonderful morning,
Your immediate response will be appreciated, for I must begin to put things in
place. I can be reached by calling (203)756-7831(w), (203)397-3354(h). or write to me
at the following address:
Mrs. Carroll E. Brown
Executive Director
The Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, Inc.
84 Crown Street
Waterbury, CT 06704
Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Carroll E. Brown
Executive Director
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1999
Helene G. Brown
Associate Director, Community Research
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
A2-125 CHS, Box 956900
Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900
Dear Helene:
Thank you for your new address and the fabulous
ruler. It won't find it's way to someone else's desk - to be
sure. You were so thoughtful to send it.
All the best.
Sincerely,
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 5, 1999
Bill Burton
504 Ravaca Ave., #910
Austin, TX 78701
Dear Bill:
Thank you for your thoughtful note and good
wishes. It was a tremendous honor to be with Rosa Parks
who is truly America's hero and honored us all by her
presence. We're all pleased by the positive reaction to the
President's speech.
Very best wishes and hope all is well with you.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
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April 7, 1999
Thomas L. Birch
733 15th St., NW
Suite 938
Washington, DC 20005
Dear Tom:
Thank you for your letter and the material about child
abuse prevention from the National Child Abuse Coalition.
The National Child Abuse Coalition's work is vital and
the materials will be helpful. Mrs. Clinton conveys her
appreciation to you and your colleagues.
All the best.
Sincerely,
Me Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Thomas L. Birch
733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 938
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: 202-347-3666
FAX: 202-628-0302
E-Mail: [email protected]
Date: March 4, 1999
To:
Melanne Verveer
From: Tom Birch, Legislative Counsel, National Child Abuse Coalition
The National Child Abuse Coalition has developed the attached position paper
on child care as a necessary part of a community's strategy to prevent child
abuse. We feel this is an important linkage which can help to build support for a
child care initiative. We plan to use this approach in our advocacy in Congress
for expanded child care services, including the Early Learning initiative in the
President's FY2000 budget, linking child care with child abuse prevention.
Knowing of the First Lady's interest in both issues, I wanted you to be aware of
our efforts. I also wanted to let you know that I have been in touch with Nicole
Rabner to see about setting up a meeting to talk about this activity.
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CHILD CARE: CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
High quality child care services are essential to a successful strategy for preventing
child abuse. Most child abuse occurs when families are under stress. Research has
suggested that the availability of quality child care helps alleviate that stress and
increases family well-being.
Child care helps to prevent child abuse by:
Assuring working parents that their children are well cared for and minimizing the
stress of combining work and parenting:
Increasing parents' skills in coping with the pressures of caring for their children;
Enhancing communication between parents and children:
Reducing family isolation:
Improving access to social and health services for the family: and
Offering some families respite from the daily demands of caring for their children.
Quality child care is a critical resource for 29 million young children living in families
with working parents (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1998). In 1995, 60 percent of
preschool-age children routinely spent at least some time in non-parental care (U.S.
Department of Education, 1995).
In 1997. 62 percent of mothers with children younger than three, 69 percent with
children aged three to five, and 78 percent with children aged six to thirteen, were in
the labor force (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1997). In all of these cases the majority of
mothers worked full-time.
Non-traditional work schedules are a reality for millions of American families. In 1995,
29 percent of the American workforce, and 34 percent of female employees, had
nonstandard work arrangements (Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1998). The U.S.
Department of Labor's Women's Bureau found that mothers struggling to get off AFDC
and TANF, who are able to find work, are likely to face jobs that require evening and
weekend hours. Nearly one in five full-time workers (14.5 million) worked non-standard
hours in 1991, and more than one in three (5 million) of these were women.
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An analysis of child abuse and neglect reports reveals patterns that parallel many of
the same families most in need of child care. Significant numbers of child abuse or
neglect reports involve: families headed by a single parent: families with children
under six years old; and low-income families or families receiving public assistance
(American Humane Association. 1988; U.S. Dept. of HHS, 1996).
Any federal child care legislation must:
Help improve the affordability, accessibility and quality. including health and safety,
of child care and include extra support for infant child care, before and after
school child care, child care in nontraditional work hours, and child care for
children who have been abused or neglected;
Increase the number of children in Early Head Start and expand funding for Head
Start;
Link child care to other support for parents, including services of home visitors,
parent educators, and family support centers; and
Support therapeutic child care for children with disabilities and other specialized
services and treatment for abused and neglected children.
Any federal child care legislation must strengthen training for licensing personnel and
child care staff to:
Require training in the identification and reporting of suspected child maltreatment;
and
Require that training of child care workers to improve the quality of child care
include education and skills training on preventing child maltreatment, including
attention to the dangers of Shaken Baby Syndrome, especially for workers caring for
infants.
Any federal child care legislation must do the following to assure quality care:
Promote linkages between child care and social services (including CPS), health
and mental health services, nutritional services, services for children with
development delays and children with disabilities, and other services to support
families;
Give priority for funding to child care programs that provide opportunities for
parental involvement and unlimited parental access, in order to reduce the
likelihood of abuse;
Support state and local efforts to improve and enforce standards of quality in child
care services;
Require criminal background checks of all child care workers; and
Include on state child care licensing advisory boards representation from persons
with expertise in the identification, prevention and treatment of child abuse and
neglect.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 2, 1999
David Beckmann
President
Bread for the World
1100 Wayne Avenue
Suite 1000
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Dear Mr. / Beckmann:
Thank you for your invitation for the First Lady to
speak to supporters of Bread for the World in June at
Georgetown University.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton will not be able to accept the
invitation as she will be out of the country at that time. Please
convey her best wishes for a successful and productive event.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne New Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff for the First Lady
Office of the First Lady
100 Old Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20502
Dear Melanne,
Again, thank you for sending me the First Lady's recent speech about children around the
world. Her long-standing advocacy for children and her persistent travels to poor countries make
her an inspiration to Bread for the World members and supporters.
We are convening about 500 church and community leaders (June 19-22, Georgetown
University) to plan for grassroots action across the country in support of government initiatives to
reduce poverty and hunger in our country and worldwide. Might Mrs. Clinton make an
appearance and speak to this group of grassroots religious and political leaders?
Bread for the World mobilizes a quarter of a million letters to Congress each year. We are
supported by the Roman Catholic Church and 55 Protestant denominations. Our 44,000 members
include 3,000 local churches. Our newsletter and other religious periodicals would carry news of
the First Lady's appearance at Bread for the World's leadership conference to thousands of
churches and tens of thousands of people whose religious beliefs tug at them to want justice for
people in need.
In 1998, Bread for the World developed and won passage of the Africa: Seeds of Hope
Act. We also helped to get Congress to agree with President Clinton to restore food stamps to the
most vulnerable legal immigrants. This year, Bread for the World is at the center of the Proclaim
Jubilee campaign, an effort by many churches and humanitarian groups to win debt relief for
poor countries by the year 2000. The House sponsors for our Jubilee bill indicate the wide range
of support Bread for the World enjoys: Leach, Bereuter, Bachus, LaFalce, Waters, Wolf, Frank
and Hall.
I will call your office to inquire about the First Lady's availability in June.
Sincerely yours,
Dauel
David Beckmann
President
1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 / Silver Spring, MD 20910
Tel. - 301.608.2400 / Fax - 301.608.2401
[email protected] / http://www.bread.org
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 30, 1999
Daniel L. Bratton
President
The Chautauqua Institution
PO Box 28
Chautauqua, NY 14722
Dear Mr. Bratton:
Thank you for your letter and invitation for the First
Lady to speak at the Chautauqua Institution this summer.
It is not yet certain whether Mrs. Clinton's schedule this
summer will allow her to accept your kind invitation. But I
have forwarded your request to Patti Solis Doyle, Director of
Scheduling for the First Lady. As plans for the summer are
completed, her office will be in touch with you.
Very best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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A Season of Renewal
CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
CHAUTAUQUA
INSTITUTION
June 16, 1999
Ms. Melanne Verveer, Chief of Staff
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The First Lady, Ms. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
Washington, DC
Dear Ms. Verveer:
Pursuant to a recent conversation with Jan Piercy at the World Bank, I write to confirm what I
believe she has already conveyed to you, our hope that Mrs. Clinton can come to the Chautauqua
Institution during our 1999 season to deliver a speech. This would be in connection with the
125th anniversary season of the Institution and its lecture platform from which Mrs. Clinton has
twice spoken. The President has spoken three times at Chautauqua.
The season commences on Saturday, June 26, and concludes on Sunday, August 29. While we
have an extremely full schedule, we would be pleased to adjust it to accommodate Mrs. Clinton's
schedule.
I enclose a copy of our 1999 calendar of events should any one of the theme weeks be a particular
interest to Mrs. Clinton.
I would be please to discuss this further with you or a member of your staff. I would of course be
prepared to present another formal letter of invitation to Mrs. Clinton if you wish. I did write her
late in 1998 for this purpose but can only imagine the volume of such invitations. Hopefully this
more direct route can prove successful.
Many thanks for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Devel Rell
Daniel L. Bratton
President
DLB/mk
cc: Jan Piercy
P.O. Box 28
Chautauqua, New York 14722
Tel. 716.357.6200
Fax 716.357.9014
www.chautauqua-inst.org
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Calendar of Events
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CELEBRATING 125 YEARS
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 21, 1999
Carol Moseley Braun
1239 East Madison Park
Chicago, IL 60616
Dear Carol:
Thank you for your note and your thoughtfulness in
sending the music which I've shared with the First Lady. We
hope all is going well.
Best wishes,
Milan Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
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dinner party recently. I think you should give it a hearing when you get a chance, and
perhaps share it with the First Lady. It certainly strikes an important chord for our
country.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 2, 1999
David Beckmann
President
Bread for the World
1100 Wayne Avenue
Suite 1000
Silver Spring, MD 20910
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Dear Mr. Beckmann:
Thank you for your invitation for the First Lady to
speak to supporters of Bread for the World in June at
Georgetown University.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton will not be able to accept the
invitation as she will be out of the country at that time. Please
convey her best wishes for a successful and productive event.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne New Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 3, 1999
Maria Becket
Walton House
Walton Street
London SW3 2JH
Dear Ms Becket:
Thank you for your letter and invitation for the First Lady to
participate in the symposium on the Danube, June 27-July 7 1999 under
the auspices of His All Holiness Patriarch Bartholomew. The program is
SO important and I remember Mrs. Clinton's conversations with His All
Holiness on why we must become better stewards of our planet and
work on critical issues affecting the environment.
Regrettably, Mrs. Clinton's busy schedule this summer will not
permit her to attend the symposium. Promoting international
cooperation to protect the environment is very important to Mrs. Clinton
and we applaud the focus of this initiative. She conveys her appreciation
for the vital work to safeguard the Danube, along with her best wishes to
you and your colleagues for a successful symposium.
All the best.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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RELIGION, SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Symposium III: 'A River of Life'
Down the Danube to the Black Sea
26 JUNE- - 7 JULY 1999
under the auspices of
His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
His Excellency Mr Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission
Mrs Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
The White House
Athens, March 5 1999
Dear Mrs Verveer,
I am writing to you at the suggestion of Mr Peter Marudas, Senator Sarbanes' Chief of Staff. I very
much hope to be able to meet you in the near future in order to explain in greater detail the project
of which I am the co-ordinator, and also why we fervently hope that the First Lady might be
associated with it. Meeting you will give me a chance to elaborate on the reasons that prompted His
All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to extend an invitation to the First Lady in the
first place and also on why these reasons have recently been reinforced by new developments in the
area. His All Holiness warmly recalls meeting the First Lady and yourself, both at the Patriarchate
and in Washington. He is most aware and appreciative of your help.
The project in question is the third of its kind dealing with Religion, Science and the Environment.
It is called "Symposium III A River of Life - Down the Danube to the Black Sea" and will be held
under the auspices of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Excellency
Mr Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission between the 27th of June to the 7th of
July 1999 afloat on the Danube.
This Symposium aims to highlight the pollution problems of the Danube and to explore the
possibilities of their solution through the common efforts of the riparian countries. In other words
this is an attempt to bring people of different backgrounds together, urge them to co-operate in tasks
that affect their present and their children's future. That is why our Symposium will not restrict its
appeal to Governments, the Academia and the media - although it will do that - but will also try to
involve the local people and the NGOs in the arduous common tasks that lie ahead.
We think that in this context, the First Lady's presence, if only brief, will be of immense value to
this cause. Her vibrant concern about children's rights in general and — in this case - about their
right to grow up in a clean environment in particular, will make all the difference between an
abstract exhortation and a practical appeal. We are sure that her presence will galvanise into action
people who feel rejected, powerless and even hopeless. That is why we would like her to join us
albeit for a few hours not in wealthy Germany or Austria but in the Ukraine where even in
summertime the living is not easy. Her warm radiant humanity will convey to these poor people at
the end of their tether the feeling that they have not, after all, been totally forgotten. This message
will go far beyond the strictly environmental issues that are at the core of the Symposium's
interests.
An important aspect of our work so far has been that the world's religions are both able and willing
to provide practical, as well as spiritual, sustenance to people in their quest for peace and for an
unpolluted environment. Orthodoxy - whose titular head leads this effort world-wide - has been at
the forefront of this campaign with excellent results so far. The Ecumenical Patriarch was deeply
moved by the success of his message in the USA that went far beyond the confines of the numerous
Orthodox communities when he visited the country last year.
It would give me great pleasure to discuss these issues with you further. I hope to meet you soon.
Yours sincerely,
M Becket
Maria Becket
Symposium Co-ordinator
RELIGION, SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Symposium III: 'A River of Life'
Down the Danube to the Black Sea
26 JUNE - 7 JULY 1999
under the auspices of
His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
His Excellency Mr Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission
The Symposium's Commitment
In the name of 'Religion, Science & the Environment', two sea-borne Symposia have already
studied the destiny of the waters which cover seven-tenths of the earth's surface. These
assemblies of scientists, environmentalists and representatives of the world's main religious
faiths have established a movement which remains committed to using the Symposium
structure as a way of exerting an influence on environmental thinking on the world's rivers
and seas.
Symposium I: Revelation & the Environment A.D. 95-1995, held under the auspices of
His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Royal Highness Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, President of WWF, took place in September 1995, on the 1900th
anniversary of St John's 'Book of Revelation'. Travelling through the Aegean Sea, this first
Symposium identified the degeneration of the world's waters as a new apocalypse
confronting all mankind and requiring the creation of a common language for scientific and
theological thought to overcome three centuries of misunderstandings.
Symposium II: The Black Sea in Crisis, held under the joint auspices of His All Holiness
the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Excellency Mr Jacques Santer, President of
the European Commission, undertook a specific case study; in September 1997, some 400
participants voyaged around the Black Sea, visiting all six shoreline countries and engaging
in intensive debate with local leaders and activists about the decline of the Sea's ecosystem
and the role of Church, science and politics in helping to reverse it. The response at religious,
scientific and governmental levels led to a series of initiatives for action, and as a direct
result, environmental education and training projects are being established in the region.
In the course of the Black Sea voyage, it became evident that no solution to the Sea's
ecological collapse could be found without addressing the great rivers which drain into it and
the problems of their riparian countries. The fate of both the Danube and the Black Sea is
bound up with the lifestyles of the basin's inhabitants, and with the social, economic and
cultural forces which influence them. The link between this 'river of life' and the Danubian
peoples is as much spiritual as technical.
Symposium III: Danube, A River of Life will sail down the Danube, starting from
Regensburg, in Germany, on June 27th 1999 and proceeding through 10 countries, completing
the voyage on July 7th at its Delta on the Black Sea. The Symposium will be held under the
joint auspices of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Excellency
Mr. Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission.
Symposium III will convene religious representatives, scientists, the media, environmentalists
and other prominent figures of politics and business, who will meet their counterparts in each
riparian state. The urgent themes to be addressed will include: The origins of the water
resource, as well as the downstream consequences of its utilisation; pollution by industry,
agriculture and sewage; the problems caused by altering river courses for waterway traffic;
the impact of war on riverine environments; the ecological problems which can be the
outcome of major dams; the search for international law solutions to the problems of rivers
flowing through and between different states; the interdependence of the riparian countries;
the rights of future generations to clean water and rivers rich in natural life.
This event will focus attention on the threatening consequences of exploitation of the world's
resources, whether produced unconsciously by inexcusable ignorance or by striving for short
term benefits. The aim is to continue exploration of the common ground between practicality
and spirituality as a way of identifying causes and potential solutions.
Co-operation among religious and political leaders is essential in trying to heal painful
wounds, like those of war. Vukovar, on the banks of the Danube, is the most characteristic
example of a city which was and still is being destroyed by inter-ethnic conflict, with the
wounds of war deeply marked on the people's lives. The Ecumenical Patriarch has chosen
Vukovar and Sarajevo as focus points for this initiative on inter-religious co-operation,
bringing together the religious leaders of the Catholic Croats, Jewish and Muslim Bosnians
and Orthodox Serbs in common prayer, underlining the need for peaceful co-existence among
different ethnic groups.
RELIGION, SCIENCE and THE ENVIRONMENT
Symposium III
'A River of Life'
Down the Danube to the Black Sea
27 June - 7 July 1999
under the auspices of
His All Holiness The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I
His Excellency Mr. Jacques Santer, President of the European Commission
RELIGION, SCIENCE & THE ENVIRONMENT
Symposium III
"A River of Life"
Down the Danube to the Black Sea
June 27th - July 7th 1999
Introduction
The Danube is Europe's greatest river. But as the 21st century approaches, it is threatened by profound
problems. Its pollution, the future of its wetlands and living ecology, the management and control of this huge
waterway passing through many sovereign states and its impact on the Black Sea must all be addressed before it is
too late.
The Danube runs for nearly 2,850 kilometres through the heart of Europe. Its immense drainage basin covers
significant parts of 13 countries: Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany,
Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. It even receives small amounts of water
from Italy, Switzerland, Albania, and Poland. Those who live on its banks include Catholics, Jews, Moslems,
Orthodox Christians and Protestants. As a waterway, it is important for navigation, for sustaining wild life, for
water supply, for recreation and - unfortunately - as a convenient receptacle for waste products of human activity.
The river discharges into the Black Sea, already one of the most degraded enclosed seas on the planet. The
nitrogen and phosphorus - rich effluents flowing down the Danube are one of the main causes of "eutrophication"
in the Black Sea - the algae blooms which destroy marine life.
The Danube itself, though polluted, is far from dead, and still hosts remarkable ecosystems and places of great
beauty. But it is afflicted by many other problems. It is the site of acute conflicts between users disputing water use
and navigation rights. It has also been part of a war zone, during the recent conflicts in former Yugoslavia. In the
past, international agreements managed its use, starting with the 1856 Danube Navigation Convention. In 1994
most riparian states signed the Sofia Convention on "Co-operation for the Protection and Sustainable Use" of the
Danube. The Convention came into force in October 1998. With the support of the European Commission and the
UN Global environment facility, the signatories adopted the "Strategic Action Plan for the Danube River Basin".
Now they are struggling to implement the Plan, but with varying success.
Despite the Plan and Convention, the Danube basin is under serious threat. The rescue actions required can only
be taken with the full participation of the communities living along the river and its tributaries. This is not just a
technical matter. The fate of both the Danube and the Black Sea is bound up with the lifestyles of the Basin's
inhabitants, and with the social, economic and cultural forces which influence them. In other words, the link
between this "river of life" and the lifestyles of the Danubian peoples is as much spiritual as technical. The two
previous Symposia, "Religion, Science & the Environment", succeeded in raising the awareness of both the
participants and world opinion to the urgency of this scientific-religious cooperation to protect the natural
environment. We hope that the process will develop until there is global appreciation that humanity and nature are
inseparable.
The previous Symposia have emphasised the protection of the seas. Now, attention is turned to the great rivers
which flow into the seas. The third Symposium will travel down the Danube to examine the source of some of the
most pressing environmental problems of our times. The Symposium will provide an opportunity to reflect on
individual attitudes and promote a continuing dialogue among religious leaders, scientists, and policymakers. It will
also generate practical projects designed to support on-going initiatives to protect the Danube Basin and the Black
Sea, and to apply the lessons learned in other parts of the world. By bringing together religious leaders, scientists
and NGO's, the message will be heard throughout the Danube Basin with emphasis placed on the role each
member of the community can play.
Honorary Committee
(In alphabetical order)
His Excellency Josip Bozanic
HH Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan
Archbishop of Zagreb
President of the Bellerive Foundation
His Grace The Most Revd & Rt. Hon.
Ms. Ritt Bjerregaard
Dr George L. Carey
Archbishop of Canterbury
EU Commissioner for the Environment
and Nuclear Safety
His Eminence Roger Cardinal Etchegaray
President of the Central Committee of the
Mr José-Maria Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado
Holy Year 2000 - Vatican
President of the European Parliament
The Most Revd Rabbi Dr. Arthur Hertzberg
World Jewish Congress
The Honorable Al Gore
The Vice President of the United States
His Excellency Manfred Kock
of America
Evangelical Church of Germany
Professor Dr. Dr. hc. Wolfgang Haber
His Eminence Cardinal Jan Chryzostom
University of Munich
Korec, S.I.
Bishop of Nitra
Dr. Otto von Habsburg
Member of the European Parliament
His Excellency Professor Dr. Dr. Karl
Lehmann
Bishop of Mainz
Mr Frederico Major
His Beatitude Patriarch Maxim *
President, UNESCO
Of Sofia and All Bulgaria
Professor George Mitsopoulos
His Eminence Cardinal Laszlo Paskai,
President of the Academy of Athens
O.F.M.
Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest
Dr. James Gustav Speth *
His Beatitude Patriarch Pavle
Director, UNDP
Of Belgrade and All Serbia
Prince El Hassan Bin Talal
His Eminence Christoph Cardinal Schonborn
Of Jordan
Archbishop of Vienna
His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi*
Professor Dr. Klaus Topfer *
The Highest Iman & Sheikh El Azhar
Executive Director, UNEP
His Beatitude Patriarch Teoctist
Mr James Wolfensohn
Of Bucharest and All Romania
President of the World Bank
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Religious and Scientific Committee
Honorary Chair:
The Most Revd Metropolitan John of Pergamon, B.D., S.T.M., Dr. Theol. Theol h.c.
Executive Chair:
Dr. Laurence Mee, UK
Members:
Professor Daniel Amit, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mr. Grigore Baboianu, Executive Director of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve Authority
Dr. Zaki Badawi, Principal of the Muslim College, London
Mr. Joachim Bendow, UNDP/GEF Project Manager, Danube Pollution Reduction Programme
The Rt. Revd & Rt. Hon. Richard JC Chartres, Lord Bishop of London
Dr. Charles N Ehler, Director of Office of Ocean Resources, Conservation & Assessment, USA
Dr. Stjepan Keckes, Consultant on Marine Affairs, Croatia
Sister Marjorie Keenan, Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Vatican
Dr. Graeme Kelleher, Vice President of the Com. on National Parks & Protected Areas, Australia
Mr. Nikolai Kouyumdzhiev, Water Protection Department, Bulgaria
Ambassador Zivorad Kovacevic, Former Mayor of Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Dr Mikulas J Lisicky, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Dr Inessa Loeva, Environmental Protection for the Odessa Region, Ukraine
Professor Jane Lubchenco, Valley Professor of Marine Biology, Oregon State University, USA
Professor Erdal Ozhan, Chairman of MEDCOAST, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
Professor Nicholas Panin, National Institute of Marine Geology and Geo-ecology, Romania
Mr. Richard Stadler, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Austria
Mr. Janos Vargha, President of the East European Environmental Research Institute
Mr. Philip Weller, Green Danube Programme, WWF International
Special Advisors
Mr Neal Ascherson, Writer
Mr John Bennett, Environmental Lawyer, USA
Dr. Michael von Berg, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany
Professor Patricia Birnie
The Revd John Chryssavgis, Boston, USA
Mr Edward Goldsmith, Founder and Editor of the 'Ecologist'
Dr Robert Lange, Associate Professor of Physics, Brandeis University, USA
Mr Janos Miko, Legal Advisor to the Ministry for the Environment, Hungary
Dr. Graham Topping, Director TOPSEA Ltd., UK
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June 27ᵗʰ - July 7th 1999
Date
Time
Location
Programme
Saturday
all day
Arrivals at Munich airport
Reception at Passau town hall.
June 26
and transfer to Passau to board
Germany
the boat(s).
Official dinner & concert.
Sunday
morning
Niederaltaich
Morning prayers for the Danube.
June 27
Regensburg
Official opening of Symposium III.
Germany
Empire Hall
1st Plenary "Sources and Flows".
afternoon
Visit to the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal.
Monday
morning
Mauthausen
Silent visit to former Concentration Camp.
June 28
Austria
afternoon
Special session on board
Sail through the Wachau.
evening
Vienna
Ceremony at St. Stephen's Cathedral.
Tuesday
morning
Vienna: Academy of Sciences
2ⁿᵈ Plenary: "Rivers as a living system".
June 29
Austria
afternoon
Regelsbrunn
Visit Danube floodplains National Park.
evening
Hainburg
"Heurigen" dinner.
Wednesday
morning
Bratislava
3rd Plenary: "Times of transition".
June 30
Slovakia
afternoon
Visit to the Cunovo diversion, floodplains &
Gabcikovo dam and plant.
Thursday
morning
Esztergom
Visit the abbey.
July 1
afternoon
4th Plenary: "Rivers in transition".
Hungary
Working groups.
evening
Budapest
Programme on the Castle Hill.
Friday
morning
Budapest
5ᵗʰ Plenary: "Energy and the Environment".
July 2
Hungary
afternoon
Working Groups.
Saturday
morning
Vukovar
Prayer for peace Catholic, Jewish, Muslim,
July 3
Orthodox & Protestant religious
Croatia
representatives.
Fed Republic
noon
6ᵗʰ Plenary: "Peace and the environment".
of Yugoslavia
afternoon
Novi Sad
Visit.
evening
Belgrade
Ceremony at the Cathedral.
Sunday
morning
Travel and lecture through the Iron Gates.
July 4
Visit Lipenky Vir?
afternoon
Working group.
Date
Time
Location
Programme
Monday
morning
Rousse
7ᵗʰ Plenary: "Development and
July 5
environmental degradation".
Bulgaria
afternoon
Rousse
Visit Rusenski Lom National Park?
Tuesday
morning
Short stop in Moldavia.
July 6
Ukraine
8th Plenary: "Responsibility for future
generations".
afternoon
Vilkovo/ Kilia Arm
Visit wetland restoration site.
Wednesday
morning
Tulcea
Romanian officials board.
July 7
Romania
noon
Crisan
Romanian Delta visit by small boats.
evening
Tulcea
Flight Tulcea - Munich and departures.
Themes and speeches
The Symposium will combine personal experience with discussions on important issues in which ethical values
and science must act together if the environment is to be protected. A programme of closely interlinked
presentations, discussions and land visits will continue the main work of the Symposium.
Theme 1: "Sources and flows"
In early Christian tradition, the waters of the earth originate in the foundations of the Garden of Eden, which
divide the world's great streams. Hindu and Buddhist traditions place mythical Mount Meru, the dwelling place
of the gods, as the centre of the universe and the source of all the great rivers of the earth. These myths arise in
part from the sacred role of water in sustaining life and in part from our early ignorance of the functioning of
the global water cycle.
From its source in Donaueschingen, Germany, the Danube flows 2,850 kilometres to the Black Sea where it
discharges 6,000 cubic metres of water every second, nearly three times the amount of water that the Volga
River, Europe's longest, discharges into the Caspian Sea. Despite the large flow at its mouth, serious concerns
about the diversion and damming of water in the upper and middle reaches of the Danube have been raised.
This session will examine the sacredness of water in life, the management of river flows and the allocation of
water in major rivers of the world, and specific concerns about water quantity in the Danube River basin.
Speeches:
- Principle of life: water as a source of beauty and fertility.
- The Danube, an overview.
- Modification of the flow of rivers.
Theme 2: "The River as a Living System"
Historically the Danube and other major rivers have been modified and transformed through human activities
and actions. River navigation, for example, is often best facilitated by cutting channels to straighten out and
eliminate the natural meanders of the river. In addition, dyking for flood control often cuts the river off from its
natural floodplains and the wetlands that cleanse and modify the flows of water. Damming for energy and
dyking for agricultural production, while bringing benefit to human settlements, have also reduced the natural
floodplain ecosystems and damaged the river as a living system.
Concern about the condition of rivers has in recent years led to a rethinking about our relationship with rivers.
Questions have been raised about whether human development, including transport, energy production and
flood safety, can occur while at the same time maintaining living rivers. In Austria, for example, the
government agencies responsible for water and environment and non-government groups have initiated a Living
Rivers Campaign which has involved reconnecting rivers with their wetlands and restoring natural dynamics in
river system. Mindfulness and respect for natural functions of ecosystems is not merely technically desirable in
human development but a moral responsibility.
Speeches:
- Water as a source of purification and regeneration.
- A highway across Europe or a green lifeline?
- Wetlands: Restoring the connection to the river.
Theme 3: "Times of transition: Setting the priorities"
Several of the countries along the Danube have recently had a drastic change of social and economic
organization. As a consequence, they have been forced to face a series of difficult decisions, some related to a
transition to a market economy, in other cases, like that of Slovakia, related to a newly established national
sovereignty. In these countries the transitions have been accompanied by severe economic hardships, as a
consequence of the collapse of entire sector of the productive system. The struggle to recover basic needs
during the transition makes environmental protection appear an unaffordable luxury. How can environmental
issues be kept high on the political agenda? What is the role of scientists, religious leaders, educators and
politicians in such a situation?
Of special interest is the role of the churches in this context. Over the centuries, churches have played a
significant role in the development of the Danube area and of its landscape. Such historical perspective may
indicate yet another option towards regeneration
Speeches:
- The soul of the river: Stewardship.
- Moral choices in economic and technological development.
- Regional cooperation.
Theme 4: "Rivers in transition: Water of life"
Protection of the environment of rivers that cross international boundaries from degradation and the over-
exploitation of their resources and amenities is no longer a matter solely of concern for each individual riparian
state, but raises issues of community interest. Principles of cooperation, equitable utilization, inter and intra-
generational equity and the need for an anticipatory and precautionary approach have been endorsed in the
Declaration of Principles and Agenda 21, adopted by the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED), and in the recent United Nations Convention on Non-Navigable Uses of International
Watercourses. Common management systems need to be devised, and existing systems adapted as required, to
take account of existing international standards and concerns and the responsibilities as well as the rights of
riparian states.
Speeches:
- Ethical values of common concern.
- International rivers: responsibility and common concern.
- Conflicting interests and regional cooperation.
Theme 5: "Energy and the Environment"
Viewed from outer space at night, the Danube basin is illuminated by a myriad of clusters of light, a reminder
of a human use of energy which we tend to take for granted. The countries along the Danube are very much part
of the global energy market and have been sharply aware of this in times of transition. Countries such as
Bulgaria have been hard-hit by global conflict: Prior to the Gulf War, much of Bulgaria's energy supply came
as fossil fuel from Iraq, traded for agricultural produce. The embargo on Iraq forced Bulgaria onto the world
energy and food market where it fared badly, obliging it to rely upon the ailing nuclear power station in
Koslodoy for energy to supply the winter needs of the human population. There are many other examples of the
emerging 'energy crisis' which have forced countries to make difficult short-term decisions on essential energy
supplies. To where should countries short of capital turn? All energy sources used have an impact on the natural
environment - fossil fuel, hydropower or nuclear power. The nuclear option is a particularly difficult one to
consider, especially following the tragic accident in Chernobyl.
The symposium will consider the moral and scientific challenges of meeting energy needs and defining the
needs themselves. How much energy do we really need? Do we have to follow the example of the west? The
session will include a special group discussion where four specialists will present differing views of the nuclear
energy debate: Is nuclear energy worth the risks? What are the alternatives?
Speeches:
- Production, consumption and sustainability.
- Energy efficiency: examining the options.
- Nuclear energy: Is it worth the risks?
Theme 6: "Peace and the environment"
Armed conflicts have a devastating impact on the environment. This adds to the immense suffering of the many
innocent victims of war. Weapons and military equipment tear apart the earth, saturate it with chemicals,
destroying at the same time plant and animal life. The destruction does not end with the silence of arms.
Landmines remain hidden and unmarked, a threat to both life and land; entire communities are deprived of
access to their land; normal life cannot be resumed. The sense of collective insecurity, real or imaginary,
reduces dramatically the perceived priority of the environment. In the name of security the environment is often
sacrificed, without any consciousness that this is yet another cost of conflict. The silence of arms does not bring
reconciliation among peoples in conflict. They need the support and prayers of others in their effort to live again
in peace. Together, then, they can heal the land and live in harmony with the environment.
Speeches:
- Security and the environment.
- Dealing with the impact of war on the environment.
Theme 7: "Development and Environmental Degradation"
Environmental degradation along the Danubian riverine landscapes is most reflected in agricultural
development and related river regulation works. The Green Revolution of the 1960s changed traditional farming
practices by introducing the widespread use of fertilisers and pesticides as well as animal husbandry techniques
based upon intensive rearing (e.g. pig farms with up to one million animals) rather than open grazing. In the
Lower Danube, large parts of former floodplains were drained (in Braila island and in the delta on more than
200,000 hectares). Huge collective farms replaced smallholdings and traditional practices with their high
diversity of crops were, often forcibly, eliminated. The environmental and social consequences were enormous
as the former balances were tilted. Nitrogen and phosphorus from liquid manure and excess fertilisers found its
way into the rivers and eventually accounted for some 30 % of the discharge of these substances into the Black
Sea.
In addition to concerns about wetland habitat losses and the effects of water pollution on wildlife, millions of
people in all the Danube countries face groundwater pollution when using their local drinking water wells.
Microbiological contamination from urban and agricultural sources is also a serious public health risk.
Today, farmers have to pay the full cost of chemicals, and land is gradually being reprivatised. This gives an
opportunity to re-examine agricultural practices and to adopt techniques that can increase productivity as well
as environmental protection (e.g. ecologically sustainable farming). However, there is also the risk that the land
is being opened up for new agrarian technologies. If food production is to satisfy the needs of present and future
generations without destroying the natural environment, a new consumption ethic and pattern must emerge.
Speeches:
- Consequences of environmental degradation.
- Water quality - quality of life.
- Water quality and development in the Danube basin.
Theme 8: "Responsibility toward future generations"
While environmental problems of the past are now being considered and countered, both former and current
concerns will inevitably influence future generations. Therefore, questions of water pollution (groundwater,
rivers and oceans) become issues of water consumption and of public health, with direct and indirect effects on
millions of people along the Danube River, as well as throughout the world.
The concluding session of this Symposium will focus on the inter-generational obligation and responsibility of
our common vision, policy, and action with regard to the environment. It will further concentrate on the
particular rights of children to a cleaner, safer world.
Finally, a general synthesis and discussion will seek to bring together the various individual areas of concern
and priority covered during the Symposium.
Speeches:
- Children of the river: Inter-generational obligation.
- Children's rights.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 3, 1999
Ronald Brien
UJA-Federation of New York
130 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
Dear Ron:
Thank you for your letter and the fact sheet about the
UJA-Federation's work in Kosovo. There is so much work to
be done and it's gratifying that the organization is providing
much needed assistance. It was a pleasure to speak with you at
the Keepers of the Flame Dinner.
I know the First Lady would want me reiterate her
appreciation for the UJA-Federation's vital work in Kosovo.
Thank you for all you are doing to help bring relief to those in
need.
Very best wishes and please stay in touch.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
130 EAST 59TH STREET
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PRESIDENT
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MORRIS W. OFFIT
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
GENERAL CO-CHAIRS. 1999 CAMPAIGN
JERRY W. LEVIN
KLARA SILVERSTEIN
VICE CHAIR, 1999 CAMPAIGN & CHAIR.
WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN
SUSAN K. STERN
VICE CHAIR, 1999 CAMPAIGN
LUDMILA KISLIN
CHAIR, SPECIAL GIFTS
PETER W. MAY
TREASURER
April 22, 1999
MATTHEW J. MARYLES
SECRETARY
BOBBIE ABRAMS
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT EMERITUS
ERNEST W. MICHEL
THE ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA
& COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
CHAIRS
EDWARD BLEIER
Melanie Verveer
MARTY POMPADUR
VICE CHAIRS
Assistant To The President and
HAROLD ARSELRAD
JOE COHEN
Chief Of Staff To The First Lady
CHARLES FELDMAN
JANE FRIEDMAN
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
ALAN KANNOF
The White House
BoB MEYERS
MARTIN SINGERMAN
ASSOCIATE VICE CHAIRS
Washington, D. C. 20500
MARK M. BESCA
JEFFREY LEVY
AGENCY MISSIONS CHAIR
Dear Melanie,
JASON FLOM
HONORARY CHAIRS
CHARLES F. DOLAN
MEL ILBERMAN
It was a pleasure to meet you at The Keepers of the Flame Dinner honoring
SY MALAMED
RUPERT MURDOCH
the Bronfman families. I was glad we had the chance to speak about the
BERNARD MYERSON
JAMES M. NEDERLANDER
situation in Kosovo with Michael Bolton and The First Lady. I am enclosing
MARTIN D. PAYSON
FRANCES W. PRESTON
a UJA-Federation fact sheet about our work in Kosovo as I promised.
SUMNER M. REDSTONE
HOWARD J. RUBENSTEIN
STEPHEN C. SWID
LAURENCE A. TISCH
Please feel free to contact me if I can answer any questions or be of further
Lou WEISS
BoB WRIGHT
assistance.
LEADERSHIP
W. STEWART CAHN
MICHAEL CAPLAN
IRA CARLIN
Best regards.
JON DIAMOND
WENDY DUBIT
DEAN Ross EAKER
STEPHEN A. EHRLICH
Sincerely,
JOANNE FELTMAN
ToM FRESTON
MICHAEL FUCHS
STAN GERBER
Per
DANIEL GLASS
JERRY GOLD
ELLIOT GOLDMAN
Ronald J. Brien
CHARLES GOLDSTUCK
JERRY GOTTLIEB
Campaign Director
ALLEN GRUBMAN
ERICA M. GRUEN
Entertainment, Media & Communications Division
LAURENCE J. KIRSHBAUM
ROBERT KUCHNER
LOIS LAPIDUS
SEYMOUR LESLIE
BRUCE LUNDVALL
KENNETH L. MARKS
DAVID MEYER
FRANCIS NEUWIRTH
KENNETH S. OLSHAN
MEL PARKER
RICHARD PLEPLER
TRAVIS REID
CC:
Michael Bolton
LARRY ROSEN
BERNARD ROSENBERG
WILLIAM C. RUDIN
STEPHEN J. SCHEFFER
ELIZABETH SCHIMEL
PERRY L. SCHNEIDER
GERALD SCHOENFELD
JOEL SCHOENFELD
ToM SHERAK
ARTHUR SISKIND
MITCHELL SLATER
PHILIP J. SMITH
THOMAS VALENTINO
BARBARA VON BORSTEL
ROBERT E. WANKEL
ALAN WAXENBERG
ART WEINER
LESLIE WINTHROP
CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR
RONALD J. BRIEN
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
Crisis in the Balkans: Answers to Some Frequently Asked Questions
Why
is UJA-Federation involved in the Balkan crisis? What does it have to do with us?
UJA-Federation, as the voice of the organized Jewish community of New York, is concerned
with humanitarian issues arising from the crisis in the Balkans. We see our responsibility as
two-fold: first, to protect any of the Jewish people of Yugoslavia who may be imperiled by the
war, and second, to take a strong stand against ethnic cleansing and to help alleviate the
suffering of the refugees in that region.
What are we doing to ensure the safety of Jews in Yugoslavia?
Through our overseas agencies, including the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the Jewish
Agency for Israel (JAFI), and United Jewish Communities, UJA-Federation is helping to
evacuate Jews from war-torn Belgrade and bring them to safety in Budapest, Hungary. Many
members of the Hungarian Jewish community have opened their own homes to their fellow
Jews from Yugoslavia.
Some of the Yugoslavian Jewish refugees in Budapest want to go to Israel. JAFI is working to
cut through some of the red tape that stands in their way. Many of the refugees are children
who arrived in Budapest without their parents; others fled Belgrade so hastily that they do not
have the documentation they need to immigrate to Israel. Some of these refugees are being
admitted to Israel on a temporary basis.
For those Yugoslavian Jews who lack documentation, JAFI is making special arrangements
for some to be admitted to Israel on a temporary, two-week basis. The goal is ultimately to
enable those who wish to stay permanently to do so. Forty young Jews from Belgrade have
arrived in Israel under this program. An equal number, including mothers and their children,
are now on their way to Israel. In addition, a youth camping program is being developed as a
way to bring Jewish children from Yugoslavia to Israel.
What
are we doing to address the human needs of the Kosovar refugees?
Our overseas agencies are flying medicines and other badly-needed supplies into the refugee
camps of Macedonia. More than IOO tons have already arrived. The Jewish Agency has
collected more than 15,000 blankets from drop-off centers throughout Israel. The return
flights are carrying refugees to Israel. On April 12, a delegation from our new international
entity, the United Jewish Communities, accompanied a historic rescue mission that brought
106 Muslim Albanians to Israel. The Israeli government has also established a field hospital
in Macedonia.
Isn't
our primary responsibility to take care of our own - why is UJA-Federation
spending funds to help non-Jews?
As our great sage, Rabbi Hillel said, "If I am for myself alone, what am I?" The Jewish people
are commanded to be a light unto the nations. In other words, we must set an example of
righteousness, and we must work tirelessly for human rights and justice for all people. We
know the horrors that grow from ethnic cleansing and other forms of racial and religious
bigotry; and we know what devastation a community can suffer when others remain silent
and uninvolved. The crisis in the Balkans presents us with a clear-cut human rights challenge.
It brings us face-to-face with what it means to be a Jew.
How can I and other members of the Jewish community help? Will UJA-Federation
conduct a special campaign to which we can contribute?
The best way to help is to make an unrestricted gift to UJA-Federation's annual campaign.
That will enable JAFI and JDC to continue to respond quickly and effectively to human rights
crises wherever and whenever they occur. Today, we are able to make a promise to our fellow
Jews that we could not make a generation ago: that they will never face danger alone. No
matter where or how they are imperiled, we will provide for them and move them out of
harm's way. A generous, unrestricted commitment to UJA-Federation's annual campaign is
the best way for each of us to make and keep that promise to our worldwide Jewish family.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 26, 1999
Rita Balian
President
Armenian American Cultural Association, Inc.
1300 Crystal Drive #1505
Arlington, VA 22202
Dear Ms. Balian:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter
and invitation for Mrs. Clinton to attend the groundbreaking of
AAMUC's Second Phase this fall.
Regrettably, there are no plans for Mrs. Clinton to visit
Armenia this year. But should she have the opportunity to visit
Armenia in 2000, we will let you know. Mrs. Clinton conveys
her appreciation for all the AAMUC is doing to keep women
healthy. Your work is very important.
Thank you for all you do.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
CC. Esther Coopersmith
going Amer.
address
May 24, 1999
Rita Balian
Armenian American Mammography University Center
58 Abovian Street, Yerevan
Republic of Armenia
Dear Ms. Balian:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter
and invitation for Mrs. Clinton to attend the groundbreaking of
AAMUC's Second Phase this fall. Future
Regrettably, there are no plans for Mrs. Clinton to visit
Armenia at this time. But should there be an opportunity for the
this year
First Lady to accept your kind offer, we will be in touch. Mrs.
Shaned
Clinton conveys her appreciation for all the AAMUC is doing
to keep women healthy, along with her best wishes.
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Thank you for all you do.
to visit
Sincerely,
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Melanne Verveer
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Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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CC. Esther Cooper Smith
AACA
Armenian American Cultural Association, Inc.
AAMUC
1300 Crystal Drive, Suite 1505; Arlington, Virginia 22202; Tel: 703 416.2555; Fax: 703 416.2557
Sponsor of the
Armenian American Mammography University Center
58 Abovian Street, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia; Tel: 374-2 58.39.35; Fax: 374-2 52.97.44
AAMUC
Honorary hairpersons
April 27, 1999
Hon. Esther Coopersmith
Former US Representative to UN
Bella Kocharian
First Lady of the Republic of Armenia
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
Michele Lemmon
The White House
Wife of US Ambassador to Armenia
Kathryn Cameron Porter
Washington, DC
President, Human Rights Alliance
Yvette Mimieux Ruby
Actress
Dear Mrs. Clinton,
Lilit Shugarian
Wife of Armenian Ambassador to US
Ludmila Ter-Petrossian
We are writing to you on behalf of the women of Armenia in hopes that you will honor us
Former First Lady of Armenia
by participating in the inauguration of the Armenian American Mammography University
Kim Tomsen
Wife of former US Ambassador to Armenia
Center's Second Phase and the groundbreaking ceremony for its new center in Yerevan, the
Officers in Armenia
Republic of Armenia.
Founding President
Rita Balian
The Armenian American Mammography University Center is the first of its kind in the
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entire former Soviet Union, providing the women of Armenia and the Caucasus region with
Hranush Hakobian
Former Social Services Minister of Armenia
American state-of-the-art equipment, know-how and technology. The Second Phase will
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introduce more comprehensive diagnostic services by installing a stereotactic-core-biopsy-
Dr. Nani Oskanian
table with its mammotome, building a new pathology lab, and providing specialized
Wife of Foreign Minister of Armenia
training.
Medical Advisors Group
Chairperson
Dr. Ann Archer, Director
Your presence at the inauguration and groundbreaking ceremonies would attest, in a most
Mammography & Outpatient Radiology
visible and inspirational way, that the health needs of women are of universal importance,
Washington Hospital Center (WHC)
and that working together women can transcend the barriers of fear, ignorance and neglect.
Members
Dr. Melissa Buick, Director
We would schedule these ceremonies to take place within the same day in Yerevan in
Cytopathology, WHC
accordance with your availability anytime between August and December of 1999.
Dr. Marc Boisvert Director
Breast Care Center, WHC
Dr. James Howard
In Armenia, breast cancer tops the list of female cancer mortality rates; however, up until
Medical Director, WHC
Dr. Viken Manjikian, Radiologist
recently, Armenian women did not have access to modern mammography screening.
AAMSHA Coordinator
Against this stark backdrop, the Armenian American Cultural Association, Inc. (AACA),
Dr. David Perry, Director
Oncology, WHC
together with two radiologists, Drs. Richard Hirsh of Summa Health System in Ohio, and
Dr. Julianna Simmons, Director
Ann Archer of Washington Hospital Center in D.C., spearheaded efforts to take modern
Radiation Oncology. WHC
Dr. Harout Yaghsezian, Pathologist
breast imaging equipment, diagnostic tools and training to Armenia.
Kaiser Permanente Group
Dr. Emma Zargarian, OBGYN
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Through the generosity of many people, AACA was the proud recipient of private
AACA
contributions from all across the nation, ranging from donations of $5 from a great-
Board of Directors
grandmother in Philadelphia to $25,000 from an Armenian American family foundation in
Rita Balian, President
San Francisco. Corporate donors such as LoRAD, Baldwin, Bennett, Fischer, Eastman
Sonia Crow. Esq., Vice President
Kodak and many others were very generous in providing valuable equipment and supplies.
Elizabeth Wharton Secretary
Marie Balian, Treasurer
These include two mammography machines, an ultrasound, a processor, testing tools, X-ray
Members
films and other necessary equipment.
Nancy Avakian, Ph.D.
Nairi Checkosky
Seda Gelenian
The US Department of State provided the Center with surplus equipment and furniture as
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well as invaluable logistical support. The Armenian Embassy in Washington, D.C. and the
Anahid Kalayjian, RN
Margaret Kamalian
US Embassy in Yerevan have been extremely supportive of our effort in Armenia. The
Government of the Republic of Armenia provided space for the Mammography Center on
AACA is a 501(c) (3) registered tax exempt organization. All contributions to AACA are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by law.
AACA's mission is to promote cultural, educational, and scientific endeavors and to sponsor health and humanitarian projects for the people of the Republic of Armenia.
the campus of Yerevan State Medical University, which is centrally located and accessible by public
transportation.
The inauguration of the Mammography Center took place on April 27, 1997 in the presence of then First Lady
of Armenia, Mrs. Ludmila Ter Petrossian, and the wife of the American Ambassador. The Center began
operations a month later. Within days of our opening, several women were spared the ordeal of breast removal
surgeries that had been scheduled because local doctors could not differentiate between a malignant lump and a
benign fibrocystic mass based upon the images produced by the antiquated equipment in use before our arrival.
For the first time in the region's history women suffering from breast cancer have access to accurate diagnosis
and the chance to prolong and save their lives. According to records compiled from June 1997 to December
1998, almost 5000 women have been examined at the Mammography Center with over 150 coming from
neighboring republics in the Caucasus. Through private donations the Center has been able to heavily subsidize
the cost to patients, and free service is provided to the needy. Of the 3,988 women who have received
mammography screening, 305 have been diagnosed with breast cancer and 216 have undergone treatment in the
form of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or a combination of these methods.
After almost two years of work to educate the Armenian public about the importance of early detection of
breast cancer through mammography and monthly self-examination, the Mammography Center has earned the
trust of the population and the respect of the medical community. Each day, 30 to 40 women come to the
Center for breast screening. The number of medical referrals increases daily. The Mammography Center not
only has an excellent reputation for its medical findings, but also as one of the most cost effective, transparent
and accountable institutions in Armenia. The Center has served as an example to other Armenian institutions
with its American style management.
In November 1998, the Government of the Republic of Armenia, in recognition of the importance of the
Mammography Center and the indispensable services it provides, offered land in the heart of Yerevan City for
construction of a new Center. This new facility will be called the Women's Healthcare Center. In addition to
mammography screening and comprehensive diagnosis, this center will also provide treatment. The new
facility will be able to accommodate more patients and can reach out to all women in the region.
Mrs. Clinton, you have been so active around the world in matters affecting the welfare of women and on issues
of health care. Your compassion is not bounded by geography. Your presence at the inauguration of the
Mammography Center's Second Phase and the groundbreaking of the new Women's Healthcare Center in
Yerevan this year would provide a message of hope and encouragement to thousands of women in Armenia and
the Caucasus region.
Enclosed is a video, titled A Gift of Hope that documents our 1997 start-up mission to open the Mammography
Center. If you wish, we would be happy to provide you with more information on our work and our
organization.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
RitaBalia Rita Balian
Esther Coopersmite
Esther Coopersmith
President of AACA and AAMUC
Honorary Chairperson of AAMUC