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2006Galaprogram.Pdf #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, Anheuser-Busch BP Exxon Mobil GoldmanSachs JPMorganChase Schering-Plough David H. Barron Tudor InvestmentCorporation President Wal-Mart &, {nro r, [1a,,, o/ V),, rr r,,rt ft'a n ff* r,r,&* rr,/r,rto,, &, nu y o,,o / ffin 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 (t / (ltttrt' Preparedby TexasCowboy Chef Tom Perini Catererto the Presidentof the United States .! 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. Gary Ackerman Rep. Donna Christensen Rep. StephanieHerseth Rep. Gregory Meeks Rep. Jim Saxton Rep. Robert Aderholt Rep. Jim Clyburn Rep. Maurice Hinchey 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. Bob Inglis Rep. JeffMiller Rep. Chris Shays Rep. Brian Baird Rep. Jim Costa Rep. JesseJackson Rep. Dennis Moore Rep. Louise Slaughter Rep. Tammy Baldwin Rep. Robert Cramer Rep. William Jefferson Rep. Jim Moran Rep. Chris Smith Rep. John Barrow Rep. Ander Crenshaw Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Hilda Solis Rep. CharlesBass Rep. Joe Crowley Rep. Nancy Johnson Rep. EleanorHolmes Norton Rep. John Spratt Rep. Marion Berry Rep. Henry Cuellar Rep. Sam Johnson 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. 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