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I I T n the post-Cold War era, so runs the conventional political wisdom, the US public wants to withdraw 1from the world, cut foreign aid, and free itself from Perception Gap entangling obligations in the UN and other multilateral agencies. The public's inward-looking focus, it is said, makes it difficult for policymakers to pay attention even Fra me3 In ternstiona to high-profile foreign policy issues, much less to perennially marginalized African concerns. Issues for Congress The political reality of the attack on international involvement is painfully real. The excuse that it is driven by public opinion, however, is a myth which is contradicted by available evidence. Poll after poll- "strengthen the UN (81% nationally), and 64-68% even most prominently an innovative series by the Program said it was better to use military force through the UN on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) of the Univer- rather than through US unilateral action (69% nationally). sity of Maryland-has clearly shown that the primary There is thus a profound gap between what mem- problem lies not with the public but with the bers of Congress think their constituents think and what policymakers themselves. their constituents' values and views really are. This is Only a few Americans want the US to continue its role one of the fundamental obstacles to a foreign policy as the preeminent world leader (13% in PIPA's most more sensitive to the real world, and to the real Africa recent poll in September 196). Even fewer, however, in particular. opt to "withdraw from world affairs" (12%). An over- This issue of WNA contains up-to-date contact whelming 74% say the US should "do its fair share information for key policymakers on foreign policy together with other countries"-precisely what groups issues. (As we went to press, several administration like the Washington Office on Africa and others con- appointments were still undecided. Current information cerned with a responsible US foreign policy are urging. will be provided, when available, on the Africa Policy On specific questions the pattern is similar. Strikingly, web site at http://www.africapolicy.org.) This issue also it holds even in districts of passionately isolationist contains, for the first time, listings for the International representatives such as Sonny Bono (CA), Helen Trade Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee Chenoweth (ID), Joe Scarborough (FL), and David and the Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Funderburk (NC, defeated in last election). When PIPA Means Committee as the 105th Congress is expected to surveyed the districts of these four representatives in its consider major legislation on US-Africa trade policy. On 1996 poll, it found that even there only 1&21% want to most issues members of Congress only rarely hear from "withdraw from the UN(22% nationally). All four the public, and even a few calls or letters can make a representatives had claimed, however, that majorities in difference. You can communicate to them a better their district supported their position of withdrawing sense of the realities of Africa and of your views. Let from the UN. In reality, 76-77% in these districts said them hear from you.
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ADMINISTRATION Department of State Department of Defense MAILING ADDRESSES: 2201 C Street, NW The Pentagon Washington, DC 20520 Washington, DC 20301 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Agency for Int'l Development (AID) Department of the Treasury Washington, DC 20500 320 21st Street, NW 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Email: presidentOwhitehouse.gov Washington, DC 20523 Washington, DC 20220
Charles Duncan Asst. to President for Nat'l Security White House 456-9481 456-2259 ( James Steinberg Deputy Asst. President for Nat'l Security Affairs whiteHouse 456-9480 1456-2883 - Susan Rice Special Asst. to President & Senior Director White House 456-9261 456-9260 for African Affairs, National Security Council
- - - Erica Barks-Ruggle: Dir. African Affairs, NSC for Southern and Western Africa White Housb 456-9261 456-9260 I John Prendergast Gr. A.*hican M.hlr-* a White ~ous56-9261 456-9260 Madeleine Albright Dept. of State 647-5291 647-1533 Dept. Of State 647-9- 647-6047 AID 647-9620 647-01 48 AID 1 647-8578 a 647-1770
Dick McCall Chief of Staff AID 647-9622. . -- 736-7665 . .- .. -- m4)-9Z1647-7621 Carol Peasley (Acting) Asst. Admin. AID B AID m4)-9Z1647-7621 Cap Dean Dep. Asst. Admin. AID Bureau for Africa - West Afric: AID 647-9254 647-7621 Gwy Bombardier mkp. Asst Atkin. Bureau fw Africa - East Africa William B. Richardson US Rep. to United Nations US Mission to the UN- 212-415-4404 212-41 5-444~ 799 UN Plaza, NY, NY 10017 Dept. Of ~ta-647-4440 647-6301 Dept. Of State 647-4485 647-6301 647-4493 647-6301 1 647-1818- r~illiam- S. Cohen Secretary of Defense Dept. Of ~elensl 703-695-5261 703-697-9080 Walter B. Slocomb~ Under Sec. of Defense for Pol~c~ Dept. of Defensc 703-695-5136 703-697-6602 I Franklin D. Kramer Asst. Sec. for lnt'l Security Affairs Dept of ~efens-03-695-4351 703-695-4620 Vincent Kern Dep. Asst. Sec. for African AffaiV- Dept. of Defense 703-697-9753 703-695-4620 I Robert Rubin Secretary of the Treasury Dept. of Treasury 622-1 100 622-0073 1 Lawrence Summer Deputy Sec. of the Treasun, Dept. of Treasury 622-1080 622-0081 Asst. Sec. for Int'l Affairs Dept. of Treasury 622-1 270622-041 7
2 Washington Notes on Africa Key Congressional Committees For Africa: 1997-1998
Reading the Congressional Ratings:
% Black = Percentage of population living in the Member's district who are Black as of the 1990 census. CC = Represents the percentage of votes on which the Conservative Coalition appeared and on which a member voted AGAINST the Coalition's position. According to Congm'onul Qturterily, the Conservative Coalition is a "bloc consisting of a majority of Republicans and a majority of southern Democrats voting against a majority of northern Democrats." AFL-CIO = Ratings by the AFL-CIO which indicates "voting for the interest of workers." How to Find Congressional Office Addresses: SD = Dirksen Senate Ofice Building CHOB = Cannon House Ofice Building RHOB = Rayburn House Office Building SH = Hart Senate Ofice Building LHOB = Longworth House Ofice Building Senate addresses are: Washington, DC 20510 SR = Russell Senate Ofice Building OHOB = O'Ned House Ofice Building House addresses are: Washington, DC 20515 Telephone Numbers, E-mail and WWW Sites: b Except as noted, all telephone numbers are area code 202. b Except as noted, all House e-mail addresses are @hr.house.gov. b Except as noted, all Senate e-mail addresses are @
Senate Foreign Relations Committee African Affairs Subcommittee Committee Chair: Jesse Helms (R-NC) Subcommittee Chair: John Ashcroft (R-MO) Staff Director: James "Bud" Nance Senior Professional Staff Member: Garrett Grigsby Minority Staff Director: Edwin K. Hall Minority Professional Staff Member: Linda Rotblatt Office: SD450 Phone: 224-4651 Fax: 224-0836 Office: SD450 Phone 224-4651
3681 CC AFL OFFICE AIDE E-MAIL
2 3 0 SD261 Morgan Brown mall-grams byt- SD565 ~~ichael~~enator-frisa SH716 L~ndaRotblatt Ilnda-rotblar
House International Relations Committee Africa Subcommittee Committee Chair: Benjamin Gilman (R-NY, 20) Subcommittee Chair: Ed Royce (R-CA, 39) Chief of Staff: Richard J. Garon, Jr. Staff Director: Thomas Sheehy Minority Chief of Staff: Michael H. Van Dusen Minority Professional Staff Member: Jodi Christiansen Office: RHOB2170 Phone: 225-5021 Fax: 225-2035 Office:OHOB 705 Phone: 226- 7812
NAME(PARTY~ATE) PHONE FAX RELIGION % BL cc AFL OFFICE AIDE E-MAIL
Amo Houohton IR-NY. Lrr !25-3161 225-5574 E~iscooafian 2 17 11 LHOBlllO Bob Van Wickl~n
Mark Sanford (R-SC, 1) - LHOB1223 Holly Swanson campbel John McHugh (R-NY, 24) !25-4611 226-0621 Catholic 3 11 33 RHOB2441 Anne LeMay
Robert Menendez ID-NJ, 131 225-7919w6-0796-- Catholi 14 69 89 CHOB405 Jodi Christiansen- Donald Payne (D-NJ, 10) 225-3436 225-4160 Baptist 60 94 100 RHOB2244 Charisse Espy -- - - Alcee Hastings (D-FL, 23) 225-1313 AME - 52 64 88 LHOB1039 Beverly Falby - One vacant Democratic seat. Washington Notes on Africa 3 Senate Appropriations Committee Foreign Operations Subcommittee Committee Chair: Ted Stevens (R-AK) Subcommittee Chair: Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Staff Director: Steve Cortese Clerk: Robin Cleveland Minority Staff Director: James H. English Minority Clerk: Tim Rieser Office: S-128 Capitol Phone: 224-34 71 Office: SD142 Phone: 224-2104
NAME (PA#TY/STATE) PHONE FAX RELIGION "6 BL CC AFL OFFICE AIDE E-l
Arlen Specter (R-PA) 224-4254 228-1229 Jewish 9 38 38 S1. Susan Swatski senator-specter
Richard Shelby (R-AL) 224-5744 224-3416 Presbyterian 25 3 83 SHllO KathyCasey senator u~obertBennett (R-UT) 0 SD431-. Bill Triple - - . . . Ben Campbell (R-CO) 224-5852 224-1933 Unspecified 4 47 88 SR380 Mike Russell
Patrick Leahy (D-VT) 224-4242 224-3595 Catholic <1 W 100 SR433 Tim Rieser senator-leahy l~aniellnouye ID-HI) 224-3934 ~ethodistl-a 88 SH722 Keith ~ouvmsenator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) 224-4744 224-9707 Jewish 13 78 88 SH50E Sharon Waxman frank-lautenberg l~omHarkin ID-IA) 224-3254 224-9369 Catholic 2 -88 SH731 Rosemary Gutierrez - Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) 224-4654 224-8858 Cathol~c 25 69 75 SH7OE Julia Frifield senatc 734-7671 774-n788 CQ&#IC
House Appropriations Committee Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Committee Chair: Robert Livingston (R-LA, 1) Programs subcommittee Clerk and Staff Director: James W. Dyer Subcommittee Chair: Sonny Callahan (R-AL, 1) Minority Staff Director: R. Scott Lilly Staff Director: Charles 0.Flickner OfJce: H-218 Capitol Phone: 225-2771 Minority Staff Assistant: Mark Murray Office: H-150 Capitol Phone: 225-2041
NAME (PARTYISTATE) PHONE FAX RELIGION 3BL CC AFL OFFICE AIDE E-MAIL
John Porter IR-IL. 10) 225-4835 Presbvterian 6 39 33 RHOB 2373 Katharine Fisher
Ron Packard (R-CA, 48) 225-3906 225-0134 Mormon 4 3 0 RHOB2372 Chris Peace ron.packard
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Michael Forbes (R-NY, 1) 225-3826 225-3143 Catholic 4 - - bHbE 416 Mary Valentino ml ~es ~ackKingston (R-GA, 1) 225-5831 226-2269 Episcopal 08 1507 Adam ~ullivanL Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-Nu, . ., 225-5034 225-3186 Episcopalian 3 - - CHOB 228 Donna Mullins njeleven I Nancy Pelosi (D-CA, 225-4965 Catholic 89 RHOB 2457 carob ~artholome- 12 89 RHOB 2109 Steve Marchese 89 RHO0 2421 Matt Traub nitamail Thomas Foglietta (D-PA, 1) 225-4731 225-OW Catholic 52 86 89 CHOB 242 Barbara Zylinski-Mizrahi d~stebanTorres ID-CA, 34. 225-5256 225-9711 Unaffiliated 2 66 75 RHOB 2269 Nancy Alcalde -
4 Washington Notes on Africa Senate Bankfng, Housing, and International Finance Subcommittee Urban Affairs Committee Subcommittee Chair: Rod Grams (R-MN) Committee Chair: Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY) Staff Director: Dave Berson Staff Director: Howard A. Menell Minority Staff Contact: Chai Pegues Minority Staff Director: Steven B. Harris Office: SD534 Phone: 224- 7391 Office:SD534 Phone: 224- 7391 Fax: 224-513 7
NAME(PARTY/srATE) PHONE FAX REUGION SCBL cc m OFFICE AIDE E-MAIL
Robert Bennett (R-UT) 224-5444 CarolMoseley-Braun (0-11224-2854 228-1318 Barbara Boxer ID-CA) 224-3553 Jack Reed (D-RI) 1 224-464 224-4680 Catholi
House Bankfng and Financial Services Committee Domestic and International Poky Subcommittee Committee Chair: Jim Leach (R-IA, 1) Subcommittee Chair: Michael Castle (R-DE, AL) Staff Director: Anthony F. Cole Staff Director: James McCormick Minority Staff Director: Kelsay R. Meek Minority Professional Staff Member: Sean Peterson Office:RHOB 2128 Phone: 225- 7502 Office:RHOB B-303 Phone: 226-04 73
NAME IPARTYBTATE) PHONE FAX REUGION % BL CC AFL OFFICE AIDE E-MAIL ichael Cast1 225-416 delaw- Jon Fox (R-PA, 13) 225-61 11 225-3155 Jewish 6 - - CHOB 435 Jan Fris jonfox
Frank Lucas IR-OK. 61 225-5565 225-8698 Ba~tist 7" 0 CHOB 107 Maura McGilvrav
Ron Paul (R-TX, 14) 225-2831 226-4871 Protestant 11 - - CHOB 203 Brad Janson rep.paul.@ rnail.house.aov 225-367 W$225-3516 C OB216 art Bur Marge Roukema (R-NJ, 5) 225-4465 225-9048 Reformed 31 17 RHOB 2469 Stephen Johnson Doug Bereuter (R-NE, 1) 225-480p Lutheran - __I( Merrill Cook (R-UT, 2) 225-301 1 225-5638 Mormon I - - LHOB 1431 Marty McGuiness merrill.cook@ mail.house.oov lonald Manzullo (R-IL, 16) 225-567 0 CHOB 409 Ryan D. Israel Mark Foley (R-FL, 16) 225-5792 225-3132 Catholic 4 - - CHOB 113 Erik Gustafson Floyd Flake (D-NY, 6) 225-3461 226-4169 LHOB 1035 Rachel Hong - -- AME 6 72.178-
Barnev Frank ID-MA.. 4), 225-5931 225-0182 Jewish 2 97 100 RHOB 2210 MichaelTreisrnan .-. - ...... Joseph Kennedy (D-MA, 8 - Bernie Sanders (I-VT, AL) Paul Kanjorski (D-PA, 11)
Nydia Valezquez (D-NY, 12) 225-2361 226-0327 Cs,,,,,,, 14 92 100 LHOB 1221 Salomon Torrec Carolyn Maloney (D-NY, 14) 225-7-5-4709 ~resbyteri-78
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Washington Notes on Africa 5 Senate Finance Committee International Trade Subcommittee Committee Chair: William Roth (R-DE) Subcommittee Chair: Charles Grassley (R-IA) Staff Director and Chief Counsel: Lindy L. Paul1 Senior Trade Counsel: Erik Autor Minority Staff Director: Mark Patterson Minority Trade Counsel: Debbie Lamb Ofpce: SD219 Phone: 224-4515 Fax: 224-5920 Oflice: SD219 Phone: 224-4515
NAME (PARTYBTATE) PHONE FAX REUGION Yo BL CC AFL OFFICE AIDE E-MAIL
William Roth (R-DE) 224-2441 Episcopalian 17 34 38 SH104 Jeremy Priess
Orrin Hatch (R-UT) 224-5251 Mormon 1 6 0 SR131 Robert Lockwood senator hatch
1Phil Gramm (R-TX) 224-2934 0 SR370 Richard Ribbentrop Trent Lott (R-MS) 224-6253 224-2262 Baptist 36 O 0 SR487 Roth Lundberg atholic atrick Kearnc Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) 224-4451 228-W Cathelic 16 84 88 SR464 Lisa Lee senator Wem.senate.aov
------Jay Reckefeller, IV (D-WV) 224-6472-- 224-7665- ~resGerian 3 66 75 ~~531Ken Levinson senator
Kent Conrad ID-NDI 224-2043 224-7776 Unitarian 1 47 75 SH538 Tom Mah~
House Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee Committee Chair: Bill Archer (R-TX, 7) Subcommittee Chair: Phil Crane (R-IL, 8) Chief of Staff: A.L. Singleton Staff Director: Thelma Askey Minority Chief Counsel: Janice A. Mays Minority Staff Director: Bruce Wilson Ofice: HOB 1102 Phone: 225-3625 Office: LHOB 1104 Phone: 225-6649
NAME (PARTYBTATE) PHONE FAX K BL cc AFL OFFICE AIDE E-MAIL
Amo Houghton (R-NY, 31) 225-3161 225-5574 Episcopalian 2 17 11 LHOB 1110 David Pearce
Jim Ramstad IR-MN, 31 225-2871 225-6351 Protestant 2 28 11 CHOB 103 Meaan lvow rnn03
Wally Herger (R-CA, 2) 225-3076 Mormon 2 6 0 RHOB 2433 David Olander
Robert Matsui ID-CA. 5) 225-7163 225-0566 Methodist 13 58 67 RHOB 2308 Cvnthia Johnson . . - -- ICharles Rangel ID-NY, 15) 225-4365 225-0816 Catholic 47 64 100 RHOB2354 Rosa Whitaker rangel Richard Neal (D-MA, 2) 225-5601 225-81 12 Catholic 6 72 89 RHOB 2236 Kathleen Sullivan ( Jim McDermott (D-WA, 7) 225-3106 Episcopalian 10 78 78 RHOB 2349 Mike Williams Michael McNulty (D-NY, 21) 225-5076 225-5077 Catholic 6 39 63 RHOB2161 David Torian mmcnulty ( William Jefferson ID-LA. 2) 225-6636 225-1988 Baptist -61 67 78 CHOB 240 Rory Verrett -
6 Washington Notes on Africa Coyressional Black Caucus: 19971998 %, --BB,
isnal Black Caucus includes every African American Member of Congress except J.C. Watts (R-OK).
vlaxine Waters (0-CA, 35) Chair 225-2201 Christia {HOB 231 Lnford Bishrp (D-GA, 2) 226-360t 6- MOB 1439 35 25 56 Karin Stanferd 225-225 Julia Carson 0-IN, 1)) 225-a11 225-5633 BaQtist LHOB 1541 39 - - Winnie Donaldson
Ron Dellums (D-CA, 9) 225-2661 225-9817 Protestant RHOB 2108 32 100 100 Carlottia Scott
Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN, 91 225-3265 225-5663 Baptist LHOB1523 59 - - David Sutphen rep.harold.ford.jr @mail.house.gov
Earl Hilliard ID-AL. 7) 225-2665 226-0772 Baptist LHOB 1314 68 53 100 Phyllis Hallmon .v: il":.*:a.:4, ':1&LICla '---'T-- :*desse Jackson, Jr (0-11.2) 225-0773 225-0899 ~aptlsr
Carohm Cheeks KiloatricklD-MI, 15) 225-2261 225-5730 Ba~tist CHOB503 70 - - Kimberly Rudolph
2arrie Meek ID-FL. 17) 225-4506 226-0777 Baotist CHOB401 58 64 78 Tola Thompson
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lleanor ~olrnes~o%n (D-DC,. . el.) 225-8050 225-3002 Episcopalian. . LHOB 1424 Kirra Jarratt 226-01m Baptis HOB 2305 Jacqueline ~llia -...- *.w-, Donald Payne (D-NJ, 10) 225-3436 225-4160 Baptist RHOB 2244 Dorothv Jackson ggharles Rangel (D-NY, 15)225-4365 225-0816 C~~~OI=@RHOB+- 2354 Emile Milne 7- Bobby Rush (0-IL, 1) 225-4372 226-0333 Baptist CHOB 131 Carol Richardson brush 3obet-t Scott (D-VA, 3: 225-8351 225-8354 ~~isco~ali~~~"~~~~2464 Larry Dillard ,ouis Stokes (D-OH, 11) 225-7032 225-1339 Methodist RHOB 2365 Mark Lindsay Bennie Thompson (D-MS, 4 225-5876 225-5898 Methodist LHOB 1408 Marsha McCraven ms2nd Edolphus Towns(D-NY, 10) 225-5936 225-1018 Baptist RHOB 2232 Sherry Newton Melvin Watt (D-NC, 12) 225-1510 225-1512 Presbyterian LHOB 1230 Joyce Brayboy Dalton melmail 4lbet-t Wynn (D-MD, 4) 225-8699 225-8714 Baptist CHOB 407 58 72 95 Claud~aArko EarolMoselev-Braun (D-IL) 224-2854 228-1318 Catholic 8 84 75 Delna White
Note: Aides identified throughout this document are those who have primary responsibility for each members' work related with the subcommittee or caucus. Actual staff assignments may vary with specific bills or issues.
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