Council of American Ambassadors

UPCOMING EVENTS

Welcome Dinner
The Council hosts a dinner on Tuesday, June 10 at DACOR Bacon House to welcome our Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg Fellows, Class of 2008.

COUNCIL'S 2008 FELLOWS ARE SELECTED

The Council extends congratulations to our Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg Fellows for 2008:

Kirk Bansak from Harvard University
Katherine Frye from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Anna Johns from Wellesley College
David Koken from the University of California, Berkeley
Simon Mairzadeh from Baruch College
Hunter Pomeroy from The George Washington University

FRANKLIN FELLOWS PROGRAM

The Council of American Ambassadors is pleased to remind members that the Department of State continues to recruit for and expand its Franklin Fellows Program, a one-year fellowship for mid- and upper-mid-career professionals from the private and non-profit sectors, including NGOs, academia, foundations and associations.

The Franklin Fellows Program, a unique public service/executive development initiative, is bringing high-caliber professionals into the Department in Washington, DC and to the U.S. Mission to the U.N. in New York to participate in foreign policy formulation and execution. Franklin Fellows will work on such vital global issues as economic, trade and energy policy; the environment; public diplomacy; democracy-building; human rights; avian influenza, HIV/AIDS and other trans-national heath problems; bilateral and multilateral diplomacy; and many others. Not only will Fellows provide fresh thinking and best practices to the policy process, but they also will return home with transferable skills and a greatly enhanced understanding of the State Department and larger U.S. Government. Such executive development will be of direct benefit to their sponsoring organizations and communities. Additional details on the Franklin Fellows Program can be found at www.careers.state.gov/FF.

The Department is accepting nominations for new Franklin Fellows to join the initial ones now on board. Resumes and queries may be submitted to William P. Pope, Senior Advisor for Fellows, at popewp@state.gov. Please note that candidates must be U.S. citizens, be able to obtain a security clearance and have at least five years of work experience.

THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW

Key Points from "Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership"
by Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State, 1997-2001; United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 1993-1997

Rebuilding Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
by C. Daivd Welch, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Personal Commitment and Shared Values: A New Chapter for US-Saudi Relations
by Ford M. Fraker, United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

A New Chapter in Climate Diplomacy: The United States and the Bali Action Plan
by Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs

Assessing Pakistan's Election
by Wendy J. Chamberlin, President, The Middle East Institute; United States Ambassador to Pakistan, 2001-2002; United States Ambassador to Laos, 1996-1999

The Evolving US-Japan Relationship
by J. Thomas Schieffer, United States Ambassador to Japan; United States Ambassador to Australia, 2001-2005

THE AMBASSADORS REVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN BOOKSTORES

The current issue of The Ambassadors REVIEW is available in selected Barnes and Noble and Hastings bookstores nationwide and in the following; American University bookstore, Georgetown University bookstore, Politics and Prose of Washington, DC, Stanford University bookstore and Yale University.

COUNCIL'S MISSION TO CANADA REPORT NOW POSTED ONLINE

The Council of American Ambassadors sent a delegation to Ottawa from October 15-19, 2007. The report of the delegation's findings is now online.

PDF version of Mission to Canada Report