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#sMmF ICCF 1N'I'i1R.NAI'IONAL Board of Directors CONSERVATION CAUCUSFOT]NDA-I'ION HonorableBill Archer Chairman David H. Banon September19,2006 President Mrs. SharonArcher HonorableSonny Callahan DearFriends, HonorableLindsay Thomas great you AdvisoryBoard It is with pleasurethat we welcome to the IntemationalConservation Caucus Foundation(ICCF) Inaugural Gala. The ICCF was created to supportthe leadershipof theInternational Dr. MichaelFay ConservationCaucuses in theU.S. House of Representativesand U.S. Senate in theirdevelopment of Chairman bold newintemational conservation policies. As Chairmanof the ICCF,I embracethis unprecedented HonorableBeryl Anthony opportunityto work with the leadershipof theU.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucuses HonorableLindy Boggs andwith otherformer Members of Congressto developwide supportfor proactiveAmerican leadership HonorableButler Derrick in conservationand natural resource management globally. HonorableBill Dickinson HonorableJames Greenwood It is our beliefthat, as America has exported freedom, democracy, and free enterprise, we have HonorableRick Lazio the abilityand the interestto seethat America also exports good natural resource management policies. HonorableDick Schulze We firmly believethat conservation is compatiblewith sustainabledevelopment andthat good to povertyalleviation, conflict avoidance,good HonorableBob Smith stewardshipof natural resourcesis fundamental governance,and regional security. We areconvinced that it is truly in our nationalinterest to ensurethat HonorableCharles Stenholm thenatural resources of thedeveloping world aremanaged in an equitableand sustainable manner for this HonorableDon Sundquist andfuture generations. DonaldG. Carlson StevenMunro Elkman The ICCF is proudof thefact that we arewidely suppoftedby themost respected U.S.- Mrs. Nancy Thurmond basedinternational conservation organizations, including Conservation International, The Nature Society,the World Wildlife Fund,the CheetahConservation ConservationCouncil Conservancy,the Wildlife Conservation Fund,the WILD Foundation,the National Geographic Society, and the Audubon Society. ConservationIntemational The Nature Conservancy aregreatly encouraged by sucha wide rangeof supportfrom leadersin theU.S. goveffIment and Wildlife ConservationSociety We World Wildlife Fund privatesectors, as well as from friendsfrom aroundthe world. Your partnershipin this InauguralGala demonstratesthe remarkable potential of this criticalendeavor to unitegovernment, business, and the IntemationalPaper National GeographicSociety intemationalconservation community in supporlof global conservationand sound natural resource manasement. National Audubon Society CheetahConservation Fund Friendsof Conservation Abercrombie& Kent Sincerely, The WILD Foundation /'t A" Anheuser-Busch (t'alu- l/4"t" - BP [, Exxon Mobil GoldmanSachs Bill Archer,M.C. (Ret.) JPMorganChase Chairman Schering-Plough Tudor InvestmentCorporation Wal-Mart ICCF Board of Directors I Nl-I1I{NATIO NAL CONSF,IIVATION HonorableBill Archer CALJCLJSITOUNDATION Chairman David H. Banon September19,2006 President

Mrs. SharonArcher HonorableSonny Callahan Honolable Lindsay Thomas ICCF Partners: Advisory Board Neverin our nation'shistory has there come together a coalitionso diverseand with suchgreat Dr. MichaelFay Clruinnon potentialto changethe faceof the world asthat represented here tonight. Liberals and Conservatives, Republicansand Democrats, Corporations and NGOs, Foreign Dignitaries and American Celebrities, HonorableBeryl Anthony Volunteersand Professionals have joined togetherin a commoncause to elevateto new heightsthe HonorableLindy Boggs emphasisthat the United Statesof Americaplaces on leadingthe world in habitatand biodiversity HonorableButler Derrick conservationand the overallgood stewardship ofnatural resources. HonorableBill Dickinson HonorableJames Greenwood To succeedin our endeavorto providebold U.S.conservation leadership globally will requirea HonorableRick Lazio wholesaleoverhaulof the currentU.S. systemin deliveringsuch support. There is insufficient HonorableDick Schulze apparatusin placethat is incoherentlydesigned, poorly directed,grossly under-funded, and narrowly HonorableBob Smith focusedin objective. HonolableCharles Stenholm The ICCF will guideour alliesand leaders in the U.S.Congress and this (andfuture) HonorableDon Sundquist Administrationsto takeupon themselves a mantleof leadershipto conserveour world's natural DonaldG. Carlson heritage.If we do not,we will havefailed, and future generations will neverforgive us. StevenMunro Elkman Mrs. NancyThurmond Let it be said:we arenot advocatingmore government. Quite the contrary,we areadvocating private public/privatepartnersftrps public ConservutionCouncil sectorsolutions: supporledby andprivate funding leveraged internationallyto gainthe high groundin the war of attritionto consele the world's remaining ConservationIntemational biodiversityand host habitat. We arepreaching proven policies to help poor peoplefeed themselves, The Nature Conservancy Wildlife ConservationSociety forever.We areselling Teddy Roosevelt's philosophy of goodstewardship and sound management. World Wildlife Fund And we arenot anti-development.Teddy Roosevelt said, "Conservation is development."But it must be the right kind of development.We are pro-developmentand pro-business.We are pro-people, IntemationalPaper NationalGeographic Society pro-wildlife, and pro-wilderness.

NationalAudubon Society With your continuedsuppoft, we shallprevail. CheetahConservation Fund Friends of Conservation Abercrombie& Kent The WILD Foundation Bestwishes,

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Tuesday,September 19,2006 Andrew W Mellon Auditorium

VIP and General Receptions

Welcome David H. Barron"President. International Conservation Caucus Foundation

Presentation of the Colors The Militarv District of WashinetonJoint Armed Force Color Guard rrrnl.ution The ReverendDaniel P.Coughlin, Chaplain, U.S. Houseof Representatives Dinner Served Presentation of ICCF Conservation Leadership in BusinessAward Dr. Michael Fay

Presentation of ICCF's ooTheGood Steward" Award The Honorable Rick Lazio

Presentation of the ICCF Teddy Roosevelt@International ConservationAward The HonorableBill Archer Closing Remarks David H. Barron

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Preparedby TexasCowboy Chef Tom Perini Catererto the Presidentof the .! MesquiteSmoked Peppered Beef Tenderloin Servedwith HorseradishCream * Slow Smoked Pork Ribs Rubbed with Chef Perini's Secret Seasoning * JalapenoShrimp + Traditional Ranch House Salad * Green Chile Hominy .1. Old FashionedGreen Beans with New Potatoes * Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce HonororyHost Committee

United StatesCongressional International ConservationCaucus Co-Chairmen Rep. Clay Shaw Rep. John Tanner Rep. Ed Royce Rep. Tom Udall Sen. Sam Brownback Senator Bill Frist, SenateMajority Leader Senator Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Conrad Burns Sen.Tom Harkin Sen. John McCain Sen. Saxby Chambliss Sen. Daniel Inouye Sen. Robert Menendez Sen.Tom Coburn Sen. Johmy Isakson Sen. Barack Obama Sen.Thad Cochran Sen. Jim Jeffords Sen. John Rockefeller IV Sen. John Cornyn Sen.Tim Johnson Sen. Olympia Snowe Sen. Mike DeWine Sen. John Kerry Sen. Ted Stevens Sen. Dianne Feinstein Sen. Frank Lautenberg Sen. John Thune Sen. Chuck Grassley Sen.Blanche Lincoln Sen. Ron Wyden Sen.Chuck Hagel Sen.Trent Lott

Rep. Dennis Hastert, Speakerof the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi,House Minority Leader

Rep. Rep. Donna Christensen Rep. StephanieHerseth Rep. Rep. Jim Saxton Rep. Rep. Rep. Rep. Michael Michaud Rep. Adam Schiff Rep. Tom Allen Rep. Howard Coble Rep. David Hobson Rep. George Miller Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Rep. SpencerBachus Rep. Michael Conaway Rep. Rep. JeffMiller Rep. Chris Shays Rep. Brian Baird Rep. Jim Costa Rep. JesseJackson Rep. Dennis Moore Rep. Rep. Tammy Baldwin Rep. Robert Cramer Rep. William Jefferson Rep. Jim Moran Rep. Chris Smith Rep. John Barrow Rep. Ander Crenshaw Rep. Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Hilda Solis Rep. CharlesBass Rep. Rep. Nancy Johnson Rep. EleanorHolmes Norton Rep. Rep. Marion Berry Rep. Henry Cuellar Rep. Rep. Charles Norwood Rep. Tom Tancredo Rep. Judy Biggert Rep. Elijah Cummings Rep. StephanieTubbs Jones Rep. Jim Oberstar Rep. Ellen Tauscher Rep. Michael Bilirakis Rep. Peter DeFazio Rep. Walter Jones Rep. John Olver Rep. Charles Taylor Rep. SanfordBishop Rep. RosaDelauro Rep. Sue Kelly Rep. Frank Pallone Rep. Lee Terry Rep. SherwoodBoehlert Rep. John Dingell Rep. Ron Kind Rep. Ed Pastor Rep. Mike Thompson Rep. Rep.Thelma Drake Rep. Jack Kingston Rep. Rep. Rep. Mary Bono Rep. John Duncan Rep. Joe Knollenberg Rep. Donald Payne Rep. Mark Udall Rep. John Boozman Rep. Rep. Jim Kolbe Rep. Collin Peterson Rep. Fred Upton Rep. MadeleineBordallo Rep. Phil English Rep. Randy Kuhl Rep. Tom Petri Rep. Chris Van Hollen Rep. Dan Boren Rep. Rep. Jim Leach Rep. Ted Poe Rep. JamesWalsh Rep. Allen Boyd Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick Rep. Jerry Lewis Rep. Richard Pombo Rep. Zach Wamp Rep. Henry Brown Rep. Mark Foley Rep. John Lewis Rep. David Price Rep. Mel Watt Rep. Sherrod Brown Rep. Randy Forbes Rep. John Linder Rep. Tom Price Rep. Henry Waxman Rep. Dan Burton Rep. Jim Gerlach Rep. Daniel Lipinski Rep. Deborah Pryce Rep. Curt Weldon Rep. G.K. Butterfield Rep. Wayne Gilcfuest Rep. Rep. Adam Putnam Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Rep. Ken Calvert Rep. Paul Gillmor Rep. Connie Mack Rep. Nick Rahall Rep. Roger Wicker Rep. Rep. Phil Gingrey Rep. Carol1'nMaloney Rep. Rep. JoeWilson Rep. Benjamin Cardin Rep. Charles Gonzalez Rep. Donald Manzullo Rep. Jim Ramstad Rep. Frank Wolf Rep. Dennis Cardoza Rep. Virgil Goode Rep. Ed Markey Rep. Ralph Regula ReP. L1'nnWoolsey Rep. Russ Carnahan Rep. Rep. Jim Marshall Rep. Hal Rogers Rep. C.W BillYoung Rep. John Carter Rep. Ralph Hall Rep. Carolyn McCarthy Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Rep. SteveChabot Rep. Jane Harman Rep. Betty McCollum Rep. Tim Ryan Rep. Ben Chandler Rep. J.D. Hayrvorth Rep. Mike Mclntyre Rep. Martin Sabo

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Mrs. Darlene Anderson Mr. JamesFowler Honorable Martha A. Madden Honorable William K. Reilly Ms. SusanBabson Ranger Alan Geoffrion Dr. Laurie Marker Mr. Carter S. Roberts Charlotte & Bob Baron Mr. John Q. Griffin Mr. Vance Marlin Dr. StevenE. Sanderson Mrs. Magalen O. Bryant Honorable Margaret M. Heckler Ms. Edith McBean H.I.H. PrinceErmias SahleSelassie Ms. Glenn Close Ms. GaleAm Hurd Mr. StevenJ. McCormick Mr. PeterA. Seligmann Mr. Danny S. Davis Mr. Chris Johns Cristina& RussellMirtermeier Mr. Tom Stephenson Luciana & Robert Duvall Ms. Patti LaBelle Ame & Ben Moise Ms. Charlize Theron Fiona & Jake Eberts Honorable Anthony Lake Mr. John Morgridge Ms. Ann Wrobleski Mr. Harrison Ford Ms. Iara Lee Lisa & Tom Perini ICCFAwords

The ICCF Teddy Roosevelt@International Conservation Award was establishedto recognize innovative U.S. leadershipin conservationpolicy. The ICCF is pleasedto honor the Director of the Office of Managementand Budget, The Honorable , as the first-ever recipient of this award in recognition of his contribution as author of the 1998 Tropical Forest ConservationAct (TFCA). As a result of the enactmentof the TFCA in 1998,millions of acresof tropical forestsand watershedshave been protected by TFCA agreements. The TFCA is a valuable tool for ensuring critical conservationmeasures in biodiverse regions worldwide while simultaneouslyreducing the foreign debt burden of developing nations. AmbassadorPortman served as Associate Counsel to the Presidentfrom 1989 to 1991 and later as Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Elected to Congressin 7993,Ambassador Portman served in the House of Representativesfor 12 years.He served as Chairman of the House Republican Leadership,as a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and its Subcommitteeon Trade, and as Vice Chairman of the House Budget Committee. In 2005, AmbassadorPortman was appointed United StatesTrade Representative,and in2006 he was nominated and confirmed as Director of the Office of Manasement and Budset.

ICCF's o'The Good Steward" Award recognizesoutstanding individual leadershipin conservation.We are pleasedto presentthis award to Mr. Harrison Ford in honor of his personalcommitment to conservation. Mr. Ford is internationallyrecognized as an Academy Award-nominatedactor whose work includesmore than 35 featurefilms. In 1999 he receivedthe Life AchievementAward from the American Film Institute, and in 2003 he was recognizedwith a star in front of the Theaterin Hollywood. In addition, Mr. Ford is becomingjust as well known for his extensivework on behalf of conservation.He has servedon the board of ConservationInternational for more than ten years,currently serving as vice chair of the board and a member of the ConservationInternational Executive Committee. He has played a key role in establishingthe organization's Centerfor Applied Biodiversity Scienceand Centerfor EnvironmentalLeadership in Business.Mr. Ford is also a board member of ConservationInternational's Global ConservationFund, which is creditedwith securingthe protection of more than 40 million acreson three continents.Mr. Ford has been named an Honorary Chair of the IndianapolisPrize, the world's leading awardfor animal conservation.In 1993,arachnologist Norman Platnich named a new speciesof spider Calponia harrisonfordi in honor of Mr. Ford's conservationwork, and in 2002 entomologist Edward O. Wilson named a new ant speciesPheidole harrisonfordi to honor his efforts on behalfofConservation International.

The ICCF Conservation Leadership in BusinessAward honorsleaders who usebusiness to inspire solutionsto environmentalcrises. The ICCF is pleasedto recognizeMr. Yvon Chouinard, founderof outdoor-clothing manufacturer Patagonia,as a leader who exemplifies a pro-businesscommitment to international conservation.Mr. Chouinard is an avid sportsmanand environmentalistknown for his contributions to climbing and the outdoor gear business.His 1978 book Climbing lce launchedthe modern sport of ice climbing. He is most known for creating the Patagoniacompany, which is famous for its bold innovations in materials and design and for being an outstandingplace to work as well as a resourcefor environmental activism. Mr. Chouinard committed Patagoniato using core fabrics with the least environmental impact, such as organically grown cotton and recycled polyester,and in 1998 Patagoniabecame the first company in California to acquire all of its electricity from renewableenergy sources.In 1989, Patagoniaco-founded The Conservation Alliance, a network of companiesthat donaterevenues to environmental causes.Patagonia now donatesone percent of sales or ten percent of net profits, whichever is greater,to environmental organizations.In 1993, Mr. Chouinard announcedthe PatagoniaEmployee Internship Program, through which staffmay be paid by Patagoniafor two months while working for the environmental group of their choice. In 2001, Mr. Chouinard co-founded lo/ofor the Planet, a nonprofit group that encouragesother companiesto donate to conservationcauses. TheICCF Boord of Directors

The HonorableBillArcher, M.C. (Ret.)(Chairman) CongressmanArcher retired from the United StatesHouse of Representativesin 2001 after a 40-year careerof serviceto his nationin local, state,and federal government. Congressman Archer was admitted to the TexasBar in 1951and commencedpractice in .He servedin the United StatesAir Force duringthe Korean Conflict and was President of UncleJohnny Mills, Inc.from 1953to 1961.He wasfirst electedto publicoffice in 1955and began serving the TthDistrict of Texasas a UnitedStates Congressman in 1977. CongressmanArcher servedas Chairmanof the HouseWays and Means Committee from 1995 until his retirementin 2001.

David H. Barron (President) Mr. Barron is the former Chairman of The JeffersonEducational Foundation and the former Chairman of the Young Republican National Federation.He has been active in organizing U.S. support for emerging democraciesand developing nations for 30 years and has establishedmany bipartisan coalitions that have helped project U.S. foreign policy globally. He has served on the National Board of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and the boards of the African Safari Club of Washington,the WILD Foundation,and the CheetahConservation Fund.

SharonArcher

SharonArcher is a nationally recognizedinterior designerand the wife of CongressmanBill Archer. Shehas served on the boards of the Multiple Sclerosis Society,National First Ladies Library, Meridian Intemational Center, CongressionalClub, CongressionalSpouses'Fellowship, Republican Women's Federal Forum, International Club #l of Washington,March of Dimes, Ford'sTheatre, Former Members of CongressAuxiliary, and many others.She has chairedthe Fint Lady's Luncheon, 1995Ambassadors Ball, 1998Meridian InternationalCenter Ball, Holding Little Hands for the Americas Luncheon, Cancer Research& Prevention Foundation Gala, March of Dimes Gourmet Gala, andA.T. Childrens Project Fundraiser.She is also co-editor of the CongressionalClub Cookbook.

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Electedto Congressin 1984,Congressman Callahan was named Chairmanof the HouseAppropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations in 1995. During the six years he chaired this subcommittee, he worked to protect America's interests and investments around the world. As Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Congressman Callahan worked to develop and finance a new national energy policy. He served in the U.S. Navy and served in state government for 12 years before running for Congress.

The Honorable Lindsay Thomas, M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanThomas servedfor six years as presidentand chief executiveofficer of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. CongressmanThomas representedthe Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games as the director of stategovernmental affairs. His careeralso includes service as U.S. Congressmanfrom Georgia's First District from 1982 to 1993. From 1998 to 2002, CongressmanThomas served as the Federal Commissioner of the Georgia, Florida, and Tri-State Water Compacts.He was recently elected chair of the Georgia Corporation for Economic Development,a publiclprivate sector marketing initiative. ICCFBosrd of gdvisors

Dr. Michael Fay (Chairman) Dr. Fay is a conservationistwith the Scienceand Exploration Program at the Wildlife ConservationSociety and a ConservationFellow at the National GeographicSociety. In1997, he walkedmore than 1,200miles over 15 monthsthrough a vast,intact forest corridor spanningCongo and Gabon,systematically surveying plants and wildlife as well as human impacts on uninhabitedforest areas, for a project he developedcalled the Megahansect.This voyageresulted in the creationof a network of 13 national parks in Gabonand the Congo Basin ForestPartnership.

The Honorable Beryl Anthony, M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanAnthony is a former seven-term Member of Congress,prosecuting attorney for the 13th Judicial District in Arkansas,and assistantattorney general of Arkansas.He servedon the Houseof RepresentativesWays and MeansCommittee and as a memberof the Oversightand Trade Subcommitteesas well as the SelectCommittee on Children.Youth. and Families.

The Honorable Lindy Boggs,M.C. (Ret.) CongresswomanBoggs servedfor 18 yearsin the Houseof Representativesfollowing the deathof her husband HouseMajority LeaderHale Boggs.In 1997. PresidentBill Clinton appointedher U.S.Ambassador to theVatican, a positionshe held until 2001.

The Honorable Butler Derrick, M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanDerrick servedin the Houseof Representativesfor more than 20 years. He was appointedas Chief Deputy Majority Whip, servedon the House Rules Committee for 16 years,and chairedthe Subcommitteeon the LegislativeProcess. He servedfor 12 yearson the House Budget Committeeand chairedits ReconciliationProcess. He alsoserved for four vearson the BankineCommittee.

The Honorable Bill Dickinson, M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanDickinson servedin the U.S. Housefor 28 years.He was electedto servefor 12 yearsas the Ranking Republicanon the HouseArmed ServicesCommittee. A former city, county,and circuit court judge, CongressmanDickinson servedin the U.S.Navy during World War II and later servedin the U.S.Air ForceReserve.

The HonorableJames Greenwood, M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanGreenwood represented Pennsylvania'sEighth District in the Houseof Representativesfrom 1993to 2005.He served as Chairmanof the Energyand CommerceCommittee Subcommittee on Oversightand Investigation.He later servedas InternationalPresident of the Global LegislatorsOrganization for a BalancedEnvironment (GLOBE).

The Honorable Rick Lazio, M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanLaziorepresented 's Second CongressionalDistrict for eight years.He becameDeputy Majority Whip in 1994and was later namedAssistant Majority Leader.Mr.Lazio servedon the Commerceand Banking Committeesand was chairmanof the HouseFinancial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Housins. ICCFBoord of Advisors

The Honorable Dick Schulze,M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanSchulze represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representativesfor 18 years.He servedon the HouseWays and Means Committeeand is a leadingWashington expert on environmentalregulations and legislation. He was founding Co-Chairmanof the CongressionalSportsmen's Caucus in the U.S. Congress.

The Honorable Bob Smith, M.C. (Ret.) CongressmanSmith servedin the U.S. Houseof Representativesfrom 1983to 1995and againfrom 1996to 1999.He was Chairmanof the Committee on Agriculture. He served in the Oregon StateHouse of Representativesfrom 1960 through 1972 and as Oregon'sRepresentative on the President'sPublic Land Review Committeefrom 1965to 1969.

The Honorable Charles StenholmoM.C. (Ret.) CongressmanCharles Stenholm servedin the U.S. Houseof Representativesfor 26 years.He was a memberof the HouseCommittee on Agriculture, serving as the Commiffee'sranking Democrat for eight years until 2004. He earneda reputation for building bipartisan alliances in areasas diverse as agriculfure, resource conservation,food safety,Social Security,energy, health care, and budget.

The Honorable Don Sundquist, M.C. (Ret.) Governor Sundquistserved in the U.S. House of Representativesfrom 1983to 1995and servedas Governorof Tennesseefrom 1995to 2003.In 2005, he was namedhead of a nationalpanel on improving Medicaid.

Donald G. Carlson Mr. Carlsonworked for CongressmanBill Archer for 30 years, serving as his Chief of Staff from 1988to 2001. He has also servedas Chief of Staff to CongressmanJohn Culbersonand worked for CongressmenDon Riegle and JamesHarvey. He is currently managingdirector in the WashingtonNational Tax Servicesoffice of PricewaterhouseCoopersLLP.

Steven Munro Elkman Mr. Elkman has more than 30 years of experiencein financial servicesand has beena client advisorin the New York office of DeutscheBank Alex. Brown for 11 years. Mr. Elkman is Chairman Emeritus of the American Society for the Preventionof Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and has served as director of the JeffersonEducational Foundationand a member of the NewYork Republican Finance Committee.

Nancy Thurmond Mrs. Thurmon4 wife of the late SenatorStrom Thurmond" is the former Miss and a well-known public speaker.She is active in numerous charities, many of which she chairs, and is a published author. TheU.S. House of Representqtives lnternotionolConservqtion Coucus

The Members of the International ConservationCaucus share a convictionthat the United Statesof America has the opportunity, the obligation, and the interests to advancethe conservationof natural resourcesfor this and future generations. The mission of the Caucus is to act on this conviction by providing the strong U.S. leadership necessaryto conservethe world's most biologicallyrich and diverseplaces. Co-Chairmen: Rep. Clay Shaw Rep. John Tanner Rep. Ed Royce Rep. Tom Udall Members: Rehberg Rep. Rep.Lincoln Davis Rep. Rep.Dennis Rep.Brian Baird Rep.Susan Davis Rep.Donald Manzullo Rep.Hal Rogers Rep.Tammy Baldwin Rep.Peter DeFazio Rep.Edward Markey Rep.Dana Rohrabacher Rep. GreshamBarrett Rep. Rep. CarolynMcCarthY Rep.Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Ryan Rep.Charles Bass Rep.John J. Duncan,Jr. Rep.Betty McCollum Rep.Paul D. Rep.Marion Berry Rep.Eliot Engel Rep.Jim McDermott Rep.Tim Ryan Rep.Mike Bilirakis Rep.Philip S. English Rep.John McHugh Rep.Jim Saxton Sensenbrenner,Jr. Rep.Sanford Bishop Rep.Terry Everett Rep.Mike Mclntyre Rep.F. James Rep.Earl Blumenauer Rep. SamFarr Rep.Michael McNulty Rep.Jose Serrano Shays Rep. Rep.Mark Foley Rep.Gregory W. Meeks Rep. Christopher Smith Rep.Henry Bonilla Rep.Harold E. Ford,Jr. Rep.Michael Michaud Rep. Christopher Rep. Rep.Wayne Gilchrest Rep.Juanita Millender-McDonald Rep. JohnSpratt Stark Rep.Mary Bono Rep.Paul Gillmor Rep.Brad Miller Rep.Fortney Sweeney Rep.John Boozman Rep.Jane Harman Rep.George Miller Rep.John ThomasTancredo Rep.F. Allen Boyd Jr. Rep.Alcee Hastings Rep.Jeff Miller Rep. EllenTauscher Rep.Henry Brown Rep.Maurice Hinchey Rep.James P. Moran Rep. H. Taylor Rep.Dan Burton Rep.Bob In-elis Rep.Sue Myrick Rep.Charles Ed Torvns Rep.G.K. Butterfield Rep.Ja1'lnslec' Rep.James Oberstar Rep. FredUpton Rep.Ken Calvert Rep.\anc1'Johnson Rep.John Olver Rep. VanHollen Rep. DaveCamp Rep.Sam Johnson Rep.\lajor Os'ens Rep.Chris JamesWalsh Rep.Dennis Cardoza Rep.Ron Kind Rc-p.Frank Pallone Rep. ZachWamp Rep.Russ Carnahan Rep.Jack Kingston Rep.Ed Pastor Rep. DianeWatson Rep.John Carter Rep.\lark Kirk Rep.Donald Payne Rep. Melvin L. Watt Rep.Ben Chandler Rep.Josc'ph Knollenberg Rep.Richard Pombo Rep. Rep.Henry Waxman Del. Donna M. Christensen Rep. BarbaraLee Rep.Adam Putnam Rep. Curt Weldon Rep. JamesClyburn Rep. Jerrl' Leu is Rep.David Price Rep.Joe Wilson Rep. Howard Coble ReP.John Lewis Rep.Nick Rahall Rep.Frank R. Wolf Rep. Jim Costa ReP' Dan LiPinski Rep.Jim Ramstad Rep.C.W. BillYoung Rep. Robert Cramer ReP.Nita LoweY Rep. CharlesB. Rangel Rep.DonYoung Rep. Ander Crenshaw Rep. Connie Mack Rep. Ralph Regula Emeritus: Portman Rep. Bill Archer Rep. Jim Greenwood Rep. Rep. Rob {nt. -l*- Wildlife Anseu ationSocieIy congratulatesthe International Conservation Caucus Foundation on the occasion of their Inaugural Gala.

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The l(tildlife Consnation lxicn h:s hccn saving u'ildlife and u'ild lands for more than 100 years. V'e do this through careiul *iencc. internationalconsen'ation. education and thc managementof the u orld's largesrsvstem oi urban parks, led by the flagshipBronx Zoo.

On behalfof theWorld Wildlife Fund's 1.2 million members, we thankthe membersof thecongressional International Conservation Caucus for their supportand leadership benefiting people and wildlife.

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@ wwF WorldWildlife Fund is thelargest conservation organization in theworld. For45 years,\ A/VFhas engaged in public-privatepartnerships to save endangeredspecies, protect habitat, and to findglobal solutions for threatssuch as deforestation,over-fishing, and climate change. N TERI\ATIOI\AL CO }\ SERVI

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On February15,2006, the InternationalConservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) was incorporatedwith the missionof establishinga new vision for the soundmanagement of naturalresources globally, one that incorporatesgood stewardshipof naturalresources into all aspectsof U.S.foreign policy andU.S. assistance policy. To achievethis goal,the ICCF providesthe leadershipof the U.S.Congressional International Conservation Caucuses and other Membersof Congresswith the resowcesthey needto developbold and innovative new conservationpolicies, assuring America's leadership in public/privateconservation partnershipsworldwide.

The inspirationfor the ICCF camefrom the InternationalConservation Partnership (ICP), a collaborativeeffort of four leadingU.S.-based conservation non-governmental organizations (NGOs)(Conservation International, The NatureConservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society,and World Wildlife Fund) dedicatedto raising awa.renessabout opportunities for United Statesleadership on behalf of worldwide conservationefforts.

The ICCF firmly believesthat conservationis compatiblewith sustainabledevelopment and that good stewardshipof naturalresources is fundamentalto poverty alleviation,conflict avoidance,good governance,and regional security.We are convincedthat it is in America'snational interestto expandits leadershipin the world to promote soundlong-term policiesof goodmanagement of lan4 water,and biodiversrty.

The ICCF brings internationalconservation issues to the attentionof U.S. leadersand engages,educates, and inspires them aboutthe challengesand possibilities of conservation projectsthroughout the world. We have organizedand are expandingan ICCF Conservation Council to unite leadingglobal conservationorganizations and the private sectorin an effort to ensurethat conservation issues are properly addressed to U.S.decision makers. ilON CAUCT]SFOT]I\DATIO]\

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The ICCF supportsthe U.S.Congress and coordinates U.S. leaders and decisionmakers in developmentof innovativeconservation and sustainabledevelopment policies-policies that will asisureAmerica'sleadership in publiclpivate conservationpartnerships worldwide. \Ve do so through:

O Organizingand hosting monthly Congressional StaffBriefings andquarterly Policy Briefings for Membersof Congressto highlight successfulinternational conservation programsand potential projects;

O Coordinatingand leading timely Congressionalfield missionsfor Mernbersand high-levelCongressional Staffto experiencefirst handthe challengesand opportunitiesassociated with conservationprograms on the ground;

O Providing a dependableflow of information on timely issuesinvolving intemational conservationto Membersof Congress,key staff,and U.S. leaders-information uftich we collect,synthesize, and condense from our baseof globalNGO supporters. The ICCF maintainsa websiteat www.iccfoundation.usand provides timely electronicupdates as well as a monthly electronicnewsletter to a growing network of , policymakersand opinion leaders in the U.S.Capitol and around the world. l j InternqtionolLeogue of ConservotionPhotogrophers

The International League of Conserttation Photographers (ILCP) was launched as a plaform to empower conseryation-minded photographers to use their talents to help create a culture of appreciation, understanding, and stewardshipfor the natural world. The International Conservation Caucus Foundation would like to thank Cristina Mittermeier ILCP Founder, and the ILCP photographers who have donatedphotographs to be presented at the ICCF Inaugural Gala.

Gary Braasch, a Nikon Legend,has been a professionalwriter and photographersince 1975. His work has been published in more than 150 publications, including LIFE, Smithsonian, Audubon, Discover, Time,Scientific American, andNatural History magazines.He has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. His exhibit titled World View of Global Warming, an exhibit of prints on climate change, has recently been displayed at the American Association for the Advancementof Sciencein Washington,DC and at Chicago'sField Museum.

Connie Bransilver is an internationally known nature photographer,artist, author, and speaker.She has been published widely in books and magazines,and her fine-art prints hang in institutions and private collections worldwide. She serveson the Board of Directors of the North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Infinity Foundationand was Presidentof NANPA. She servedas Vice-Chair of the Images for Conservation Fund, Fellow in the Explorers Club, and Founding Chairperson of the Duke University Primate Center Board of Visitors and is active in the Jane Goodall Institute. She has been honoredwith a numberof prestigiousawards, including Woman ofAchievement by theAmerican Association of University Women,First PhotographicArtist on the Artists' StudioTour by FriendsofArt at the NaplesArt Museum at The Philharmonic, African Wildlife Foundation Photographer of the Year, Explorers Club MagazineGrand Prize Photographawardee, and U.N. Conferenceon Women Grand Prize Winner.

Robert Glenn Ketchum has worked for 38 years as a writer and photographerand has been recognizedby Audubor?as one of the 100 people "who shapedthe environmentalmovement of the 20th Century." A fellow of the ILCP, he has received the United Nations Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, the Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography, the Josephine and Frank Duveneck Humanitarian Award, and the Robert O. Easton Award for Environmental Stewardship.He has also been listed by American Photo as one of the 100 most important people in photography and was named Outstanding Photographer of the Year for 2001 by the North American Nature PhotographyAssociation and Outstanding Person of the Year by Photo Media magazine.He is a Lifetime Trustee of the Alaska Conservation Foundation and served for 15 years as Curator of Photography for the National Park Foundation.His work is representedin most of the major museumcollections in the United States.

Tom Mangelesen is one of the world's premier nature photographers.He has a background in wildlife biology and works in both cinematographyand still photography.In 2005 he was named one of the 100 most important people in photography by American Photo and was awarded Nikon's Legend Behind the Lens recognition. He has received an Honorary Fellowship from The Royal PhotographicSociety and the BBC Wildlife Photographerof the Year Award and has been named North American Nature Photography Association's Outstanding Nature Photographerof the Year. His work has been published in Audubon, National Geographic,Life, American Photo, and many others. Cristina Mittermeier is the director of the International League of Conservation Photographers.A marine biologist, biodiversity conservation consultant, and noted photographer,she has co-authoredeight books, and her photographshave been featured in National Geographic,National Geographic Explorer, Natureb Best Magazine, andmany other publications. She serveson the advisory board ofNature's Best Foundation,the WILD Foundation,and the Chairman's Council of Conservation International and co-chairs the International Committee of the North American Nature PhotographyAssociation.

Michael *Nick' Nichols is a former member of Magnum Photos, staff photographerat National Geographic, and founding member of the ILCP. He is the author of sevenbooks including Brutal Kinship with Jane Goodall. Nichols spent two years documenting Mike Fay's Megatransect,in which their team crossed2,000 miles of the Congo forest on foot. Nichols is a four-time winner of the World PressPhoto Competition.This fall Nichols will releasea two-book boxed set documenting his l2-year partnership with Fay; all net proceedswill go to African forest conservation.

Kevin Schafer has worked for more than 20 years all over the world, documenting wildlife and wild places. His work has appearedin the most important nature and sciencemagazines worldwide, including Smithsonian, Natural History, National Geographic, and BBC Wldlife. Schafer is a founding fellow of the ILCP and the author of severalbooks, including PenguinPlanet, which receivedthe 2000 National Outdoor BookAward. He spent two years documenting threatenedeco-regions around the world for the World Wildlife Fund and has worked closely with conservation NGOs on three continents. Before becoming a full+ime wildlife photographer,Schafer worked as a seabirdbiologist and naturalist. He is the first professionalphotographer to have photographedall seventeenspecies ofliving penguins.

Roy Toft is a widely published photographer with a background in wildlife and conservation biology who chooses to focus solely on wild images that convey a sense of the animal's characterand spirit. His work has been featuredin National Geographic,Smithsonian, Audubon, Wildlife Conservation,Discover, and Birderb World, and he is a founding fellow of the ILCP. Toft regularly teachesphotography classes and leadstour groups and workshopsin the field. Toft donates a portion of the revenue from fine art print sales at his California photo gallery to support conservationproj ects.

Art Wolfe has worked on every continent over the course of his 30-year career.He has taken an estimated one million images and released more than sixty books, earning numerous prestigious awards, including the Alfred Eisenstaedt Magazine Photography Award, North American Nature Photography Association Outstanding Nature Photographerof the Year,and the National Audubon Society'sRachel CarsonAward. He is a member of Canon's elite list of renowned photographsls "Fxplorers of Light" and Fujifilm's Talent Team. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and serves on the advisory boards for the Wildlife Conservation Society, Nature's Best Foundation,Bridges to Understanding, and North American Nature PhotographyAssociation.

Michele Westmorland specializesin capturing travel and cultural images from around the world and is known for her underwaterphotography. Her work has been published in many recognized publications such as National GeographicTraveler and Outside. Shehas won many awardsfor her imagery and her clients include Microsoft, American Express, Lexus, The Gap, and America Online. Michele lecturesextensively and is a photo pro to exotic locations. Her book OceanDuets will be availablethis fall. She is a Fellow Member of The Explorers Club. We Thqnk

The birth of the Internutional Conservation Caucus Foundation and the potential of its mission would not be possible without the fuith, vision, und loyul support of these key American leaders in global conservution: o

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We Appreciate Your ForTheir Continued Support Support Lookingto theFuture

As we move forward we eagerly anticipatebuilding upon the successof tonight's Inaugural Gala. We are pleasedto announcea new venture that the ICCF is undertaking in partnershipwith Fulcrum Publishing:the creationand publicationof "A Consewutionist's Heart?t In Wildernessl's the Salvstion of the World. This Fulcrum book edited by the ICCF will featureessays by leadersin internationalconservation and the American political arena as well as notedAmerican celebritieson the topic of what Wildernessmeans to them. In this book we will highlight the role that the United Stateshas played as the world leaderin working to preserveour own country as good stewardsof the land"with an emphasison leadershipthe United Stateshas demonstratedin environmentallegislation and national parks,clean air and water,and other conservationand stewardshippolicies.

Additionally,we havea numberof legislativepriorities on which we will focus.

Short-termpriorities include:

.1.ReauthorizelBxpand theCongo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP).

* ReplicateCBFP-Type Corridor Projectsin Other Biospheres.

.l- Expand the Tropical Forest ConservationAct as a Global ConservationAct.

.1.Enact an Annual Natural ResourceManagement Scorecard.

* CoordinateEstablishment of ConservationCaucuses in ParliamentsGlobally.

Long-term priorities include:

.f. Incorporate Natural ResourceManagement into All Aspects of U.S. GovernmentForeign Policy and ForeignAssistance Policy.

* Enact a PresidentialCommission on InternationalConservation.

* Establishand AdequatelyFund a U.S. InternationalConservation "Czar."

* EnactWildlife TradeLegislation.

* Enact Illegal Logging Legislation.

We are encouragedthat so many supportersfrom the governmentand private sectors,as well as friends from aroundthe world, could sharein our InauguralGala festivities as we launchthis crucial endeavor.We look forward to working in partnershipwith you as we look to the future.