COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Annual Report July 1,2002 - June 30,2003 Main Office Washington Office The Harold Pratt House 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. 58 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10021 Washington, DC 20036 Tel. (212) 434-9400; Fax (212) 434-9800 Tel. (202) 518-3400; Fax (202) 986-2984 Website www.cfr.org E-mail [email protected] Mission and Goals The Council on Foreign Relations is dedicated to increasing Amer­ ica's understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. for­ eign policy. The Council accomplishes this mainly by promoting constructive debates, clarifying world issues, producing reports, and publishing Foreign Affairs, the leading journal on global issues. Goals: 1. Add value to the public debate on international affairs. 2. Energize foreign policy discussions nationwide by making the Council a truly national organization with membership across the country. 3. Identify and nurture the next generation of foreign policy leaders. 4. Become "the source" for ideas and clear, reliable information on key international issues for the interested public at home and abroad. Dedication Arthur C. Helton 1949–2003 All of us at the Council on Foreign Relations were deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague and friend, Arthur C. Helton, in the August 19, 2003, bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Bagh- dad. Arthur was one of our most distinguished senior fellows and a noted expert on refugee and humanitarian issues and international law. Arespected lawyer and human rights activist, he devoted his life to improving the lives of others. At the time of his death, he was in Iraq to consult with the United Nations to help find ways to relieve human suf- fering there. Arthur was Director of Peace and Conflict Studies and Senior Fellow for Refugee Studies and Preventive Action at the Council. He was also an adjunct professor at Columbia University Law School. Prior to joining the Council in 1999, he founded and directed the Forced Migration Projects at the Open Society Institute and directed the Refugee Project at the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. “From representing Haitian boat people incarcerated at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1981 in New York, to interviewing displaced Serbs from Kosovo residing in Belgrade in 2001, refugees have taken me on a remarkable professional journey,” Arthur wrote in the preface of his 2002 book, The Price of Indifference: Refugees and Humanitarian Action in the New Century. Arthur’s col- leagues at the Council and elsewhere are honored to have witnessed and participated in his remarkable journey. With his death, the world has lost a devoted and talented champion of the rights of the dispossessed. We will miss him. Contents Letter from the Chairman 6 Letter from the Vice Chairmen 9 Outgoing President's Message 11 Incoming President's Message 18 Foreign Affairs 20 Special Initiatives 22 Studies Program 32 Middle East 32 Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies 33 Africa 34 Asia 34 Business and Foreign Policy 34 Center for Preventive Action 35 Europe 35 Latin America 36 National Security 36 Peace and Conflict 36 Science and Technology 37 U.S. Foreign Policy 37 Other Activities 38 International Affairs Fellowship Program 39 New York Meetings Program 40 Washington Program 47 National Program 52 Named Chairs, Fellowships, and Lectureships 59 Corporate Program 61 Term Member Program 67 Communications 73 Publications 74 Contents Development 77 Term Grants, Endowment, Restricted, and Special Gifts 78 Annual Giving Donors 80 2003 Board Election 87 Committees of the Board, 2002-2003 88 Chairman's Advisory Council 89 International Advisory Board 90 Council By-Laws 91 Rules, Guidelines, and Practices 95 Historical Roster of Directors and Officers 97 Budget and Finance 100 Staff 108 Membership 113 Membership Selection Procedure 113 Membership Roster 116 In Memoriam The Council lost a member of the Board of Directors the Council in 1946 and played a significant leader­ and two Directors Emeriti this year. ship role throughout the more than 50 years he was a Roone Arledge died on December 5, 2002. He member. He served on the Board for 13 years and was joined the Council in 1982 and became a member of Vice Chairman from 1976 to 1978. He also served as the Board in 1998. During that time, he provided Secretary of the Treasury, Undersecretary of State, and valuable advice and wise guidance to the Board and Ambassador to France. to the Council leadership above and beyond his Glenn E. Watts died on August 30, 2002. He was a duties as a Board member. A creative and innovative member of the Council for 24 years and was a mem­ broadcaster, Roone transformed the presentation of ber of the Board of Directors for 4 years. An influential television news and sports. First as President of ABC voice of the U.S. labor movement, he served as Presi­ Sports and later as President and Chairman of ABC dent of the Communications Workers of America and News, he brought about revolutionary changes that served on the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO. He would affect the media worldwide. also founded the Glenn E. Watts Cultural Center in Douglas Dillon passed away on January 10, 2003. Jerusalem to promote greater understanding between One of the longest-serving Council members, he joined Israel's Arabs and Jews. Letter from the Chairman t is times like these that test the worth of an institution. Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been engaged in one of the most dangerous contests in its his- tory. The mission of the Council on Foreign Relations—increasing America’s under- Istanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy—has never been more important or more relevant. The Council met the challenge of responding to a post–September 11 world with genuine creativity. The success of these and many other Council programs was due, in large part, to our departing, and in my view incomparable, president, Leslie H. Gelb. Without Les, the Council would not be what it is today—more widely respected, more widely listened to, and more truly representative of American soci- ety in its breadth and diversity than ever before in its history. Les Gelb, The Incomparable Leader Let’s look at Les’s record in terms of performance metrics (the new buzzword as you know) that were agreed to by the Board and Les. Let’s start with some financial met- rics. In the year just before Les took over, we had a deficit of $750,000. Under Les, we have always had a surplus. Last year that surplus was over $2 million. The annual fund has more than quadrupled. In the past ten years, it’s grown to more than $3.5 million. Les also launched the Harold Pratt Associates program. In 1993 when he took over, we had only nine members who each gave $10,000 or more to the annual fund. This year, 172 members have donated that amount, and 38 mem- bers have given $25,000 or more. These Harold Pratt Associates contribute about three-fourths of the annual fund. When Les took over, the Council was receiving about $2 million in foundation and grant support. For the last few years we’ve been getting $6 million to $7 million, and the endowment has tripled over the period of his service. What about the national effort? We’ve had a 50 percent increase in national members, and now more than one-third of our members reside outside of New York and Washington. When Les came, frankly, we didn’t have a real program for national members. We now have a program of study seminars in 9 key cities, and last year we held 50 to 60 seminars. Another of Les’s innovations was the annual National Conference held in June. This year 350 members came from all over the country. Another metric was a younger membership that was much more active. In the ten years of Les’s reign, the median age has fallen from the high 60s to the mid 50s. The number of term members has doubled. We didn’t have a program for term members and now we have a very full program, including an annual conference. In Peter G. Peterson 2003, we had nearly 300 people come from all over America for that meeting. 6 Letter from the Chairman Peter G. Peterson and Leslie H. Gelb at the June 2003 National Conference, “Ten Years after the Cold War: Does the United States Know What It’s Doing and Where It’s Going?” The Studies Program is the intellectual heart of this And, last but not least, Les instituted Independent institution. When Les came we had 10 fellows and about Task Forces that have had major impact. Just the recent 10 visiting fellows. Today, we have 70. When Les came we ones include Iraq, North Korea, public diplomacy, terror- had 2 endowed chairs; we now have 12, including the ist financing, the Chinese military, homeland security, new chair in Africa policy studies, which is the first such and so on. chair in any foreign policy think tank or school. We’ve honored Les in some ways that are unique to The New York Meetings Program: I’ll give you just one this institution. He’s been named the first president emer- metric. The current attendance now averages over 130 itus of the Council. He’s also been named the first Board members per event. It’s a stunning increase over what we fellow, so for five years he’ll be able to live his dream of used to have.