COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS SIPAnewsspring 2002 / VOLUME XV NO. 2

On the Inside: SIPA Students Help Out at the World Economic Forum SIPAnews spring 2002 / VOLUME Xv NO.2

1 From the Dean New Programs and Curriculum Reforms 2 Faculty News Serving the Public: SIPA Faculty 3 Alumni Profile Julie Rasmussen: Zen Coffee Brews in Russia, Thanks to SIPA Alumna 4 Alumni Profile Ibrahim Gambari: The Twists and Turns of a Distinguished Career 5 Senator Mitchell Joins New Center for International Conflict Resolution 6 On the Inside: SIPA Students Help Out at the World Economic Forum 10 Six Months After: Response, Rebuilding, Reconciliation 11 SIPA and CUNY Establish Scholars Program

18 12 MPA Program News Alumni News An Alumna on the Edge. . . of Hope 14 MIA Program News 15 Picker Center News 19 16 PEPM Program News 20 Development News Alumni News SIPA Students Learn the Art of Interviewing from a Pro 22 Class Notes From the Dean: Lisa Anderson SIPA Inaugurates New Programs and Approves Curriculum Reforms

he spring semester of detail elsewhere in this issue, the con- importantly, the MPA program was 2002 was a remarkable ference — like all the work done by originally designed for a student body time at SIPA, as the this group — was the product of good that was overwhelmingly American, students and faculty judgement and hard work, exercised and overwhelmingly destined for exhibited all the com- in this instance as mid-terms loomed. employment in the public sector. Nei- mitment, capacity for The conference program reflected the ther of those characteristics pertains any Thard work, and intelligence that we myriad local, national, and international longer. Today’s students come from so prize at the School. issues that September 11th represents dozens of countries, and they aspire to We began by inaugurating two to New Yorkers, and was a very elegant work where they will find the most new programs. On Thursday, January expression of the merits of having both leverage for social change — which is 24th, Senator George Mitchell gave a MPA and MIA degree programs at a often in the private and not-for-profit public lecture as we announced his single school. The global and the local sectors. Where once a limited number joining our new Center for Interna- are inextricably entwined in the twenty- of choices served the vast majority of tional Conflict Resolution as a senior first century, and nothing illustrated the students, today we need to permit fellow. This center, the successor to better the crucial role an institution students to tailor their programs to our very vibrant International Conflict like SIPA will play in shaping that their academic backgrounds and pro- Resolution Program, already has pro- relationship and how we understand fessional aspirations as public servants, jects around the world, from Northern it than this conference. advocates, analysts, managers, and Iraq to East Timor, and continues to Two weeks later, on Monday, administrators. The reforms are designed train future policymakers, analysts, March 25th, the School’s Committee to address some of the weaknesses of and managers while working in real on Instruction authorized a series of the existing MPA program but, more time to mend torn societies. reforms of the MPA program curricu- decisively, to enhance the variety of On Monday, February 25th, Con- lum. As many of you may have heard, opportunities available to today’s gressman José Serrano of the Bronx, the idea of reforming the MPA pro- exceptionally diverse student body. and University President George Rupp gram generated a great deal of contro- Many people worked long and joined us in celebrating the establish- versy. Some of the debate around the hard to make possible the remarkable ment of the Serrano Scholars Program, proposed reforms took on an intem- work of this semester. Andrea Bartoli, an initiative designed to create a perate and intolerant tenor, but I was director of the Center for International pipeline of American minority students nonetheless profoundly gratified by Conflict Resolution; Assistant Dean for careers in international affairs, par- the commitment to the MPA program Nancy Degnan, our point-person for ticularly the Foreign Service. A collabo- exhibited by its students, alumni, and the Serrano Scholars; SIPA Responds ration among Hostos Community faculty. In all the conversations and members Kavitha Rajagopalan, Oliver College, which is in Congressman Ser- communications I had about the pro- Smith, and Matthias Wabl; MPA Direc- rano’s district, and Columbia’s Schools posals, with people of very varied opin- tor Chuck Cameron; Rodrick Dial, of General Studies and International ions, I have encountered no one who SIPA’s acting director of Alumni Rela- and Public Affairs, this is a project that did not care deeply about the program. tions; Bill Eimicke, director of the could only have happened in New York, This commitment reflects the Picker Center and long-time MPA with Columbia. The first cohort of fact that, as we all knew, there is much faculty member; and Jess Horan and students is already enrolled, and we of quality and value in the existing Raissa Smorol, the MPA student repre- look forward to welcoming them to program. The past leaders of the MPA sentatives to the Committee on Instruc- SIPA in a few years. program did a remarkable job, often tion, all worked particularly hard and On Monday, March 11th, we with very limited resources. Few acad- particularly effectively on the projects marked the six-month anniversary of emic programs are perfect, however, which made this such a satisfying semes- September 11th with a day-long and no one associated with the MPA ter. They represent the students, faculty, conference organized by the leaders program (or anything else at the and staff which make SIPA what it is, of SIPA Responds. Described in more School!) claimed it is flawless. Most and we are all the better for their efforts.

SIPAnews 1 “Both governmental and non-governmental organizations are always looking for talented people to add value to their mission....and SIPA provides the necessary skills.”

Richard K. Betts Faculty News Serving the Public: SIPA Faculty

Richard H. Clarida By Joya Rajadhyaksha

ost academics number of issues impacting New York both MIA and MPA, are trained for a “ can’t dip their City — from health to homelessness to wide variety of public service careers, toes into policy education — and she is a welcome ranging from security to economic practice without addition to the administration.” policy, environmental protection to side-tracking Cohen is director of the Execu- urban planning. They praise SIPA for their academic tive Master of Public Administration providing its students with theoretical careers,”M says Professor Richard K. (EMPA) program, as well as the foundations as well as practical skills. Steven A. Cohen Betts, director of SIPA’s International Graduate Program in Earth Systems “It’s Ivy League, but not ivory tower,” Security Policy Program and the Insti- Science, Policy, and Management, says Cohen. tute of War and Peace Studies. Luckily, a collaboration between SIPA and Clarida agrees. “Both governmen- Betts is not one of those academics. Columbia’s Earth Institute. He also tal and non-governmental organizations Neither are his colleagues Richard H. serves on the Board of Directors of are always looking for talented people Clarida, Ester Fuchs, and Steven A. Homes for the Homeless, and is on to add value to their mission,” he says, Cohen, all of whom have successfully the EPA Administrator’s National “and SIPA provides the necessary skills.” combined professorial duties with Advisory Council on Environmental These professors also agree on careers in public service. Policy and Technology. In the past, he the need to begin public service educa- “Academic politics is not bad has been responsible for the Haz- tion at a very young age. Clarida still Ester Fuchs preparation for Washington politics,” ardous Waste Management Project of remembers enjoying civics and history quips Clarida, who is taking a break the National Academy of Public classes he took as a young schoolboy, from chairing Columbia’s economics Administration (1985) and a specialist and Cohen reminisces about having run department to serve in the Bush for the U.S. Environmental Protection for student government in sixth grade administration. In his new position as Agency (1980-81). “If you like what — and having won. “Children should assistant secretary of the Treasury for you do it doesn’t always feel like be taught the rules of civil society and economic policy, he provides eco- work,” he says, of his twelve-hour the importance of democracy as soon nomic policy advice to the Treasury days. “It’s engaging, not drudgery.” as they can read,” Cohen says. Likewise, secretary and the deputy secretary, Long hours and multiple com- Betts asserts the need for “a considera- and supervises an office that analyzes mitments are things that Betts is used tion of policy applications throughout domestic and foreign economic issues to as well. In between teaching classes an education in social sciences.” as well as monitors financial markets. on U.S. Foreign Policy and War, Peace Clarida advises students who seek Meanwhile Fuchs, who is on leave and Strategy he is able to meet with jobs in public service to tailor a “rigor- from directing the Center for Urban the House (Congressional) Permanent ous and useful” program from SIPA’s Research and Policy and chairing the Select Committee on Intelligence to wide range of classes, and to “leverage Urban Studies program, is New York discuss intelligence reform, and testify off something [they’re] already good City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s before the Senate Governmental at.” Cohen entreats them not to be special advisor for governance and Affairs Committee about the need for disillusioned by the sometimes modest strategic planning. She works with a committee to investigate intelligence remuneration this career might provide. his chief of staff, senior advisor, and failure, airline security, and other issues “Loans and debt can be a disincentive,” deputy mayors on strategic planning that pertain to the terrorist attacks of he says, “but life is not about accumu- and community building. Fuchs will 9/11. “Reading, thinking, talking, lating things. It’s about making the be involved in reforming city agencies and writing about what interests you world a better place.” as well as developing alternative means — you can’t beat that as a way to make to provide public services. a living,” says Betts. Joya Rajadhyaksha, SIPA News editor, is a second-year student concentrating in Barnard News quotes Mayor Fuchs, Clarida, Betts, and Cohen International Media and Communica- Bloomberg as saying, “Ester Fuchs . . . — eminent practitioners in different tions. She also works part-time at The will provide invaluable input on a fields — agree that SIPA graduates, New York Times.

2 SIPAnews Alumni Profile: Julie Rasmussen Zen Coffee Brews in Russia, Thanks to SIPA Alumna

fter more than a decade Siberian Samoyed given to her by her under the corporate husband. As she trudged through yoke, Julie Rasmussen, the neighborhood, she passed by the MIA ’90, left her job as bulochnaya, or bakery, where the local president of Mary Kay women, popularly known as babushki, Europe to promote her were gearing up for the morning bak- Aretail coffee business in Russia, Zen ing session. While the smell of baking Coffee. While Rasmussen is excited bread was delicious, what Rasmussen about finally becoming her own boss, really wanted was coffee. Every morn- she has nothing but positive words for ing there were bricks of black bread, her experience with Mary Kay. As an loaves of white bread, even cakes, but executive expatriate in Russia and the never, ever was there any coffee. youngest member of the corporation’s At the time, Starbucks was still Executive Committee, she says the a distant phenomenon. Rasmussen, company treated her extremely well: a coffee fiend even while at SIPA, her housing was provided for, as were first experienced a Starbucks doppio a car and driver, and a full-time house- espresso macchiato in the mid-nineties Julie Rasmussen sips a cup of Zen coffee. keeper, among other benefits. while home visiting her parents in With annual sales growth topping McLean, Virginia. In Moscow, still enjoy themselves without paying for the 500 percent, Rasmussen and her man- largely a wasteland as far as quality, ser- slow and expensive table service of a agement team regularly worked fifteen- vice, and choice were concerned, she restaurant or traditional café. In its first hour days, frantically trying to bring knew a Starbucks would be a godsend. year, the store outperformed the aver- distribution capacity and inventory lev- Of course, she was not the only enter- age U.S. sales volume for a stand-alone els up to customer demand. She admits prising coffee consumer with this idea. coffee bar and reached profitability. that the constant demands of traveling Before many investors could act, With Starbucks as her model, and relentless focus on the bottom line the economic crisis of August 1998 Rasmussen banned smoking at Zen often took a toll on her personal life quickly decimated the booming con- and stuck to self-service at the counter and physical health. One aspect of the sumer trade in downtown Moscow. rather than the traditional European job she disliked was the dress code: Rasmussen saw that her window of table service. While some smokers at Mary Kay, women were required to opportunity had finally arrived. After did not patronize Zen, many simply wear skirts and formal business attire. firing more than two-thirds of her stepped outside for a cigarette and Having to put on a business suit every 385 Mary Kay employees, Rasmussen returned once their nicotine craving morning became one more symbol of realized that, even with her recent was satisfied. And Rasmussen found the constraints on personal freedom promotion to the head of Europe, she that during the off-peak, daytime hours that corporate life imposed. Needless now had time to focus on her dream mothers, attracted by the smoke-free to say, at Zen Coffee, the attire for the project: She gathered a team and put environment, brought their kids to CEO will be much more relaxed. together the business plan for her chain Zen for a special treat of cake or ice Rasmussen began to dream about of espresso bars. cream while they enjoyed an espresso opening a small bakery café during The first Zen Coffee opened on or cappuccino. her first winter in Moscow in January an historic pedestrian mall near Red With Russia now recovered and 1993. She rose every morning at 6:00 Square on September 13, 1999. At entering another growth cycle, the cof- a.m., bundled into enough clothes for first, business was slow. However, as fee bar scene in Moscow is booming. a small Arctic expedition, and went out the Russian economy picked up, Zen The second Zen was opened in March into the dark –15ºC cold to walk her began to build a loyal clientele among new puppy, Eva, an all-white pure bred a young crowd who wanted a place to CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

SIPAnews 3 Alumni Profile: Ibrahim Gambari The Twists and Turns of a Distinguished Career

By Renuka Rayasam

or Professor Ibrahim New York in 1968 to attend SIPA, working as the longest serving ambas- Gambari, MIA ’70, concentrating in African Studies. sador of Nigeria to the United Nations. SIPA provided valuable Living at International House, he Nine years later, Professor Gambari experience in a career that made many valuable connections in found his way to his current position began more than 30 years New York. “They gave me the deter- under Kofi Annan. Much of his job ago. Currently he serves mination to continue in international involves post-conflict peace building Fas under-secretary general in the affairs,” he says. in areas such as Angola and Congo. United Nations Secretariat. The title He decided to pursue a Ph.D. in His career includes more twists is as distinguished as it appears. Profes- international affairs at Columbia, and, and turns than a suspense novel, all the sor Gambari is Kofi Annan’s special while studying, he kept busy by teach- positions he has held being important advisor on Africa, shaping the United ing at the City University of New York and distinguished. But he says, “There Nation’s policies toward the entire and later at the State University of is no mystery to it. It involves lots of continent. His job is one that most New York. He continues his involve- hard work.” Then adds with a laugh, SIPA students can only dream of hav- ment with Columbia as a member of “and of course an element of luck. ing one day. The trajectory towards SIPA’s Advisory Board. I have been quite fortunate to have this influential position wasn’t always After earning his Ph.D., Professor these opportunities. When they came a straight line, however. Gambari went back and forth between I seized them.” Before Professor Gambari even teaching jobs and policy work. “I Asked if he has any advice for came to New York, he had already thought I would only go into teach- current SIPA students, he stated the begun relentlessly pursuing his dream ing. But when I found an opportunity importance of fostering contacts with of working in international affairs. in public service I took it, and I have other colleagues and faculty. “Reflect Born in Ilorin, Nigeria, he attended not regretted it since,” he says. He on what organized study groups do. high school in Lagos. Even back then first returned to Nigeria to teach at Make yourself known by writing he knew what he wanted to do. He the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. op-ed’s and letters to the editor. The cites a Peace Corps volunteer named In 1983 he was appointed director- trick is to be involved, informed, and Sam Bowles for inspiring his decision. general of the Nigerian Institute of connected,” he advises. “I met him in 1960. He had a International Affairs. Two months tremendous influence on me. He lent later, after a military change in Nige- me books and we had discussions ria’s government, Professor Gambari about Nigeria’s independence. It was a became minister of external affairs, turbulent time,” says Gambari. Bowles a position comparable to secretary wasn’t just another Peace Corps volun- of state. teer. This man who ignited Gambari’s In the late 1980’s he went back career was the son of former Connecti- to teaching in Nigeria, but then went cut Governor Christian Bowles. on sabbatical leave to teach at Johns Professor Gambari left Nigeria Hopkins, Georgetown, and Howard for the first time in 1965 to attend the University. While in the United States, London School of Economics on a Professor Gambari wrote two books government scholarship. There his about foreign affairs, entitled Theory interest in foreign affairs grew stronger. and Reality in Foreign Policy Decision “The foundation I built at LSE helps Making and Comparative Study of me to do what I do every day,” he Regional Economic Integration: says about his bachelor’s degree in The Case of Ecowas. Renuka Rayasam is a first-year MIA economics. It was only then, in 1990, that student concentrating in International Professor Gambari then came to he went back to government service, Media and Communications.

4 SIPAnews Senator Mitchell Joins New Center for International Conflict Resolution

By Christine Ostrowski

ormer U.S. Senator George Mitchell (D-Me.) will be joining SIPA as a senior fellow at the newly created Center for Inter- national Conflict Resolu- Ftion (CICR). Mitchell, who helped broker the 1998 Good Friday Agree- ment in Northern Ireland, will partici- pate in special events, classes, and research projects conducted by the Center, beginning in July 2002. In addition to serving as chairman of the Northern Ireland peace negotia- tions, Senator Mitchell is chairman of an international fact-finding com- mittee examining the current crisis between the Israelis and Palestinians. Senator George Mitchell spoke to SIPA students and faculty at a program inaugurating He also made numerous important the new Center for International Conflict Resolution. contributions during his 14 years as a U.S. Senator, including the 1990 re- coalition which serves as the first line of Coming to SIPA is helping me fulfill authorization of the Clean Air Act defense against terrorists.” a lifelong ambition of teaching.” and the nation’s first child care bill. Furthermore, he stressed that the In addition to Senator Mitchell’s Senator Mitchell was introduced U.S. must intensify its efforts in the arrival, the conflict resolution program to students and faculty at a program Middle East, which does not simply at SIPA has undergone a number of on Thursday, January 24th. He was mean brokering peace agreements. important changes. Most notably, it welcomed to SIPA by Dean Lisa He said that we must help Islamic was recently changed from the Inter- Andersen; Andrea Bartoli, director of countries to stimulate their economies national Conflict Resolution Program the Center for International Conflict and generate hope. (ICRP) to the Center for International Resolution; and Ana Cutter, MIA ’94. “Agreement makes peace and Conflict Resolution (CICR), elevating “Senator Mitchell’s career repre- stability possible, but it is not guaran- it from program status to a full center. sents the sort of commitment to public teed,” he explained. “You have to The director of the Center, service in local, national, and interna- point people in the direction of human Andrea Bartoli, believes that these tional arenas to which all of us at SIPA destiny: more knowledge, more free- changes will allow the CICR to further aspire,” said Anderson. “It is a delight dom, and more prosperity.” increase understanding of international to have him join our community.” Working as a senior fellow at the conflicts through innovative, collabora- At the program, Senator Mitchell CICR, Mitchell hopes to encourage tive research and constructive dialogue, spoke about international conflict reso- fruitful dialogue among students and an understanding crucial in today’s lution and, more specifically, some of faculty regarding international conflict world. the lessons learned after September 11th. resolution. “As a college student I “The ICRP has been committed, “One of the illusions that died studied history and my goal in life was especially in its fieldwork, to this effort, after September 11th was the Ameri- to teach,” explained Mitchell in an nurturing relationships, investigating can sense of invulnerability,” he said. interview. “Along the way I got side- dilemmas, sustaining communication “There are no safe havens in the world. tracked and eventually ended up at It is essential to maintain an international law school and then in Washington. CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

SIPAnews 5 On the Inside: SIPA Students Help Out at the World Economic Forum

By Jonathan Adams

rom January 31 to Forum — Daniel Camara, MIA ’01, lucky to be in those meetings. It was February 4, the world’s and Julia Fisherman, MIA ’01 — policy being designed at the highest business and political suggested that they hire SIPA students level, which is exactly what I’m study- elite descended on the to help. They got in touch with Dean ing to do here at SIPA. That was Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Robin Lewis, who worked out the something very special for me.” Manhattan for the World details with then Human Resources For Al-Shirawi, the Forum was FEconomic Forum. For Forum orga- director for the Forum, Wolfgang a chance to gain public relations skills, nizers that meant a massive effort to Fueter, and Katarina Holm-Didio and use her Arabic language skills to ensure security, get everyone properly from SIPA’s Office of Career Services. help the large delegation from Saudi registered and oriented, and have “They really wanted students Arabia. everything in place — food, micro- who would be responsible and could “You’re dealing with people con- phones, handheld computers, water, be put in situations where they had stantly,” said Al-Shirawi. “It doesn’t flower arrangements — to make the to take care of dignitaries,” said Holm- matter if you’ve gotten only four hours event run smoothly. Didio. SIPA students fit the bill per- of sleep or have been on your feet all Luckily, 53 SIPA students, fectly. day — you still have to be courteous equipped with light-blue conference passes and walkie-talkies, were there to help. While participants made policy “I was very lucky to be in those meetings. It was policy being designed at in closed-door conferences, or schmoozed in the hallways, SIPA stu- the highest level, which is exactly what I’m studying to do here at SIPA.” dents worked long hours attending to the many details that can make or break an event like the Forum. “I thought it was an excellent and polite.” She had the “surreal” Their duties were not always match,” said Dean Lewis, “so I did experience of helping prime ministers glamorous — they ranged from carry- what I could to make it happen. and celebrities through the often mun- ing boxes, to working the graveyard I know that [the Forum] was very dane details of registration. “All you shift greeting late arrivals, to passing pleased with the results, and felt could do was treat everyone like every- around a microphone at high-level that SIPA students had performed one else — it didn’t matter if you were meetings — but they gave students a brilliantly.” dealing with a prime minister,” she said. chance to be in the room when policy For Henry Mahasi, MIA ’02, Several first-year SIPA students — was being made, and to see what it the job offered an up-close view of the including Marcio Canedo, Alejandro takes to run an enormously complex policymaking he is studying at SIPA, Gamboa, Santiago Pardo, and David event such as the Forum. It was an where his focus is on the role technol- Cuervo — had a less glamorous, but experience that SIPA students were ogy can play in addressing poverty and no less essential, role in printing ser- thrilled to have. AIDS in Africa. Mahasi passed a micro- vices. Their job was to carry boxes “So much happened,” said Rania phone between South African Presi- between the Waldorf-Astoria and the Al-Shirawi, MIA ’02, who helped with dent Thabo Mbeki, Senegalese Presi- Intercontinental Hotel a block away, registration. “A lot of what I did didn’t dent Abdoulaye Wade, Mozambique and to fill bags that were distributed quite register at the time. Now I look Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi, and to each forum participant. But with back and say, ‘Wow, I talked to that vice presidents from Uganda and Tan- the grunt work came some downtime, person.’” zania, as they discussed the “digital which allowed them to attend Last fall, when the decision divide” in Africa. celebrity-studded presentations, and was made to move the Forum from “I’m in Economic and Political talk with other SIPA students. Davos, Switzerland to New York City, Development, and these were the lead- “Our group was very close at the two SIPA alumni who work for the ers of Africa,” said Mahasi. “I was very end,” said Canedo. “It was a great

6 SIPAnews angle. Now I know what it’s like to be on the inside.” Mahasi was skeptical of what the protestors could achieve. “I’m an African, and I’ve always been for the protestors,” he said. “But I looked at what was going on in those rooms … those people were not doing bad things. The protestors have a point, but they’re not going to solve things that way.” Matthias Wabl, MIA ’02, and Rania Al-Shirawi, MIA ’02, enjoyed working at the For almost all of the SIPA stu- World Economic Forum. dents, the WEF provided a stimulating break from the academic routine. opportunity to talk and find out more Jim Krane, who works for the Associ- “You come back to SIPA and about your colleagues. Sometimes at ated Press. everything looks strange to you,” SIPA you don’t have time to do that.” “I didn’t set foot in the Waldorf said Ogniana Ivanova, MIA ’02, who In addition to those stationed other than in the lobby, and then provided logistical support for small, inside the Waldorf, SIPA students promptly got thrown out,” said Krane. private workshops. She enjoyed being helped out at other locations. Matthias He spent most of his time at the Inter- in an atmosphere where people were Wabl (dual degree program, Institut continental, covering the few on-the- dealing with policy on a practical level. d’Etudes Politiques de Paris/SIPA) record conferences that were beamed “It made me want to go out and assisted in meetings of government onto a screen from the Waldorf. do things, to work for the betterment and religious leaders that took place at “But I still had a blast,” said of the world,” said Ivanova, who hotels around town. His many duties Krane. “All of our international affairs wants to pursue a career in policymak- included transferring flower arrange- heroes were there in the flesh,” he ing. “You see how things are decided ments — which were in short supply said, citing Dani Rodrik and Samuel and what the mechanism is, and you — from one event to the next, and Huntington. “They were willing to want to go and be a part of this mech- hunting down missing nameplates. speak out frankly and clearly on the anism. It made me happy that I have Anita Bhalerao, MIA ’03, Martin issues.” Krane had several stories pub- chosen the career path defined by Boer, MIA ’03, and Beatriz Arana, lished on the Forum and the protests SIPA. It was a very positive experience.” MIA ’02, were press conference moni- going on outside. tors, working both at the Waldorf and The protestors, who were kept at the Intercontinental Hotel, where several blocks away from the Waldorf, most of the press was based. got a mixed reaction from SIPA stu- “We babysat the press, and made dents. Randa Jamal, MIA ’02, who sure that if they were flipping out, worked in registration, had a sympa- something was done to take care of thetic view. them,” said Bhalerao. Like many oth- “If I weren’t working at the ers, though, Bhalerao also had time to WEF, I would most likely have been get to know her SIPA classmates bet- out there protesting alongside other ter. “We had a lot of fun,” she said. people,” said Jamal. “[Working at the “It was like summer camp.” Forum] didn’t change my opinions, Jonathan Adams is a first-year MIA One of the reporters covering the but it made me more well-rounded in student concentrating in International Forum was part-time SIPA student how I look at things and from what Media and Communications.

SIPAnews 7 Davos on the Hudson: The World Economic Forum 2002 Annual Meeting

By Jim Prusky

he world has changed, agents are not only from the FBI, but modernity,” she said. Archbishop and nowhere was this include personnel in most public Desmond Tutu agreed, saying, more evident than at the enterprises from tollbooth collectors to “Hitler, Mussolini, Amin — all at one 2002 annual meeting of longshoremen. time thought they ran the world, but the World Economic Not all the talk concerned eco- in the end, goodness prevails. In the Forum. The meeting nomics, politics, and development. end, people are good.” Ttraditionally convenes in Davos, The question of hope and where to Perhaps Abdullah Abdullah, the Switzerland, where world leaders in find it in the future featured promi- interim Afghan government’s foreign business, government, and academia nently. Assembled to try to answer it minister, expressed it best by saying, come together to confer on major were a man of music, a man of God, a “Hope has eluded us for more than issues and to propose solutions. Given the global implications of the events of September 11th, the meeting’s orga- nizers felt that it was necessary to bring Not all the talk concerned economics, politics, and development. The question the conference to New York City in 2002, a move signaling the Forum’s of hope and where to find it in the future featured prominently. Assembled commitment to addressing the height- ened political, economic, and security to try to answer it were a man of music, a man of God, a queen, a Nobel challenges ahead. This year’s annual meeting was organized around the theme, “Leadership in Fragile Times: Peace Prize winner, and a politician. A Vision for a Shared Future.” The annual meeting has tradition- ally been a platform for proponents of queen, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, two decades. First the Soviets tried to globalization, free markets, and privati- and a politician. “Essentially, 9/11 steal it, now the Taliban. I almost gave zation. While this has not changed, shrunk our world and showed us that up when on September 9th, two days participants recognized more work we cannot choose our neighbors. Dis- before the attack, my leader, General must be done to strike the proper rela- tance can no longer decide who you Ahmed Shah Massoud, was killed. tionship between governments and love,” said Bono of U2, whose efforts The Taliban put a stop to all forms of business. This issue was highlighted in for Third World debt relief were the life as we knew it. Now it’s a whole a panel with Thomas Ridge, assistant subject of many discussions. Elie new world. Hope…” to the president and director of the Weisel added, “I belong to a genera- U.S. Office of Homeland Security and tion that hope gave up on. Hope was Peter Babeck-Lemathe, chief executive hijacked. But today, when 19 evil men officer of Nestlé. While these two lead- provoked a disaster, hope is alive, as ers have very different mandates, both one hour later millions sided with the must be concerned with potential victims…scarred, but alive.” H.M.S. security breaches in ways never before Queen Rania of Jordan spoke with Jim Prusky, MIA/MBA ’96, is a regular considered. Food distributors are no poise and confidence of the need to communiqué writer for the World Economic longer concerned only with issues of engage in sustained dialogue and Forum’s Annual Meeting. He previously spoilage, but must now consider mass maintain a sense of global moral con- was vice president of Global Market tampering and chemical warfare in sciousness. “People think of Islam as a Development at Citigroup, and recently their daily operations. Homeland secu- homogeneous religion, often forget- founded Protocol Partners, a financial services software firm with Doug Krug- rity now includes bridges, tunnels, ting that there are 1.2 billion people in man, MBA ’93. He can be reached at dams, and power plants, while security the faith. Islam is not contrary to [email protected].

8 SIPAnews SIPA Student Attends World Social Forum

By Jonathan Adams

hile 53 SIPA Nigeria. He received funding to attend When asked what he thought students pitched the Forum from Solidago Foundation, about the World Economic Forum’s in at the World a small U.S. foundation that supports attempt to address more social issues Economic social justice. this year, Sowore denied the Forum Forum, one stu- This year, the World Social any credit. “If anything happened at dent, Omoyele Forum focused on issues including the World Economic Forum, it was WSowore, MPA ’03, flew south to par- the untouchables in India, American because of the people who went and ticipate in an alternative forum — the Indian issues, reparations for slavery, protested in Washington, Seattle, second annual World Social Forum, and the landless peoples’ movement and Genoa,” said Sowore. “It is the in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Held from in Brazil. According to Sowore, more activists who should be praised for January 28 to February 6, the World than 600 seminars were held, as well whatever you see as the changes in Social Forum was a gathering of over agenda.” 60,000 people, including representa- He also dismissed the changes as tives from over 50 NGOs, to address cosmetic. Despite a shift in rhetoric, issues usually left off the agenda of the governments and multinational corpo- business-dominated World Economic rations have not changed policies that Forum. continue to damage the environment “It was amazing,” said Sowore. and hurt the poor, said Sowore, citing “It was a rainbow of colors of the behavior of oil companies in Nige- people from all corners of the world, ria and Myanmar. as opposed to the mostly white, For Sowore and other partici- male, straight corporate leaders in pants at the World Social Forum, blue suits at the World Economic such genuine change will only happen Forum.” through vigorous and organized The World Social Forum was action by civil society. On that score, organized by a core group of eight the events in Porto Alegre left him Brazilian and French NGOs. It grew optimistic. out of the growing sentiment in the Omoyele Sowore, MPA ’03, attended the “The message was that we could anti-globalization movement that the alternative World Social Forum in Porto create a better world, an alternative Alegre, Brazil. World Economic Forum advances the to the oppression, greed, and corpo- interests of global capital, and its part- rate domination that is ruining the ners in national governments, at as workshops and plenary sessions, to lives of people around the world,” the expense of the world’s poor and give participants a chance to “freely said Sowore. powerless. The World Social Forum discuss these issues and make sure we emphasizes the positive role that civil put them on the global agenda for society — as opposed to governments change.” and corporations — can play in affect- Sowore himself gave a two-hour ing social change and creating a better presentation to about 1,600 people world, said Sowore. on reparations for slavery, arguing Sowore was invited to accompany that governments involved in slavery the U.S. delegation to the World should formally apologize, and that Social Forum by the Funders Net- reparations should include, at a mini- work, which knew him from his advo- mum, free education at the commu- cacy work, including his participation nity college level for descendants of in the democratization movement in slaves.

SIPAnews 9 Six Months After: Response, Rebuilding, Reconciliation

By Joanna Chung

structing New York City,’ Professors the debate about just war. “As of now, Elliott Sclar, David Stark, and Donald I personally don’t believe the U.S. has Davis provided historical and urban gone too far in prosecuting the war planning perspectives on the Septem- against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban,” ber 11th attacks. Maya Wiley, a human said Professor Richard Betts, director rights lawyer, encouraged the audience of the Institute of War and Peace to think about “remaking, not rebuild- Studies and the International Security ing, New York City.” She warned that Policy Program. Professor Jean Cohen if we don’t involve lower-income, non- also considered the war “appropriately white communities in the discussion limited,” and David Rieff, senior fel- surrounding rebuilding New York, low at the World Policy Institute, con- “the long-term impact will be a greater sidered the war “entirely necessary.” increase in concentrated poverty.” Professor Saaed Shafqat of the Professor Naomi Weinberger, Southern Asian Institute and Roger director of SIPA’s U.N. Studies Pro- Normand, executive director of the gram, led the second panel on Center for Economic and Social ‘Rebuilding Afghanistan.’ Abiodun Rights, were concerned about the Williams, director of Strategic Plan- growing gap between American mili- ning in the Office of the U.N. Secre- tary might and American moral tary-General, talked about addressing responsibility. Using the framework of Keynote speaker Jane Corbett discussed the city’s response to the the root causes of conflict and learning international law, Normand pointed to September 11th attacks. from past operations that security and the disconnect between human rights good governance are necessary pre- rhetoric for domestic consumption n March 11th SIPA conditions for peace building. and actual international practice. He Responds, a student- Edward Luck, director of SIPA’s said the U.S. “can do what it wants, run organization, Center on International Organization, when it wants, and how it wants with- hosted ‘Six Months encouraged panelists to discuss the out having to answer to anything.” After: Response, tension between local ownership and During the last panel, Professor Rebuilding and international sustainability and asked Jay Parker from the U.S. Military OReconciliation,’ an all-day conference how it was possible to pursue humani- Academy at West Point started the dis- to reflect on how both domestic and tarian activity in the insecure environ- cussion on ‘Defending the Homeland, international policies can help foster ment that is Afghanistan. Protecting Rights.’ Cindy Soohoo of peace and security in the wake of the Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Columbia’s Center for the Study of World Trade Center attacks. Fadaifard of Iran repeatedly empha- Human Rights discussed the Patriot The organizers — Kavitha sized the importance of international Act and how this law passed six weeks Rajagopalan, MIA ’03, Oliver Smith, action through the U.N., rather than after the terrorist attacks expands the MIA ’01, and Matthias Wabl, MIA ’02 unilateral action by the U.S. “Terror- government’s powers and threatens — invited 18 distinguished speakers, ism is an international menace, and it individual rights. “We can’t let fear or half of them Columbia faculty, to must be dealt with internationally, with racial prejudice cloud our judgment,” inspire debate and discussion. In the help of the U.N.” she said. “Shutting our borders is not addition to students and faculty, the The third panel on ‘American the answer.” Craig Nelsen, head of conference drew a diverse audience Power and Responsibility: Defining ProjectUSA.org, on the other hand, of U.N. representatives, professors, the Limits on the War on Terrorism’ argued that “immigration to the U.S. ambassadors, activists, and journalists. was the most well attended. The pan- During the first panel on ‘Recon- elists generally fell into two groups in CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

10 SIPAnews SIPA and CUNY Establish Scholars Program

By Christine Ostrowski

olumbia’s School of accepted to the Serrano General Studies and Scholars Program we SIPA have joined with started one of the most the City University of wonderful trips of our New York’s Hostos lives,” said Luz Lam- Community College bert. “We have been Cto establish the Serrano Scholars Pro- provided with an excel- gram. The program is designed to pre- lent vehicle for the road pare nontraditional students for careers of becoming profes- in foreign affairs. Admitted Hostos sionals. That vehicle is students will attend Columbia’s School our scholarship.” of General Studies for two years to Participants complete their bachelor’s degree in receive Serrano Schol- liberal arts, and then apply to SIPA to ars’ Fellowships, which An article in The New York Times shows that the Serrano Scholars Program is earn a master’s degree in international include tuition and fees gaining recognition. affairs. for full-time study for The program, supported by their four years at Columbia, plus a want to go once we graduate from grants from the U.S. Departments of stipend. In addition, participants will Columbia’s G.S. The goal is to enter State, Education, and Defense, honors take part in mentoring, leadership, and SIPA,” added Lambert. “There each Democratic Congressman José E. Ser- internship programs designed to guide of us will decide how to contribute in rano, U.S. Representative for the 16th and support students in their academic the international arena.” District of New York, who has been and career goals. SIPA Dean Lisa Anderson praised instrumental in its conception. Rep. “The Columbia community is the establishment of the program. Serrano announced the establishment proud to be a part of this ground- “International affairs in the 21st cen- of the Scholars Program on February breaking program,” said Columbia tury poses a complex set of new ques- 25th at Hostos Community College. President George Rupp. “The Univer- tions that must be addressed by profes- “I am proud to officially inaugu- sity as well as the fields of foreign sionals with a range of skills and per- rate this program today, which already affairs and national defense will greatly spectives,” said Anderson. “The Ser- has its first Serrano Scholars, who will benefit from this infusion of talented rano Scholars Program will serve as a bring their unique backgrounds and and dedicated students.” valuable tool in meeting this need by skills to tomorrow’s leadership posi- President Dolores M. Fernandez helping to attract a diverse and skilled tions in America’s foreign policy,” of Hostos Community College stated, pool of students.” said Congressman Serrano. “Hostos is honored to be part of this Mr. Serrano said he hoped that The event, which was covered initiative, as it provides students from with proper training and encourage- by many media outlets, including our school with the opportunity to ment, students like those at Hostos The New York Times, was attended by acquire the necessary skills to serve could start to give American foreign administrators from both schools, and our country throughout the world.” policy a new face, including more the first group of 12 Serrano Scholars, After completing two years at female and minority representatives. who began at Hostos and Columbia Hostos and earning their bachelor’s As a result of the efforts of in the 2001-2002 academic year. degree from Columbia’s School of Columbia’s School of General Studies, Although they say the transition was General Studies, the students will start SIPA, and Hostos, students who once difficult at first, they are excited about at SIPA, where they hope to acquire the only saw the world of international the opportunities that are now avail- skills necessary to become the world’s public policy from afar could one day able to them. next diplomats and policymakers. be influencing it firsthand. “I believe that the day we were “We know exactly where it is we

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MPA Curriculum Changes Spark Debate

By Vanita Gowda

roposals to revamp the Practicum course. The one semester of respond to the proposal and offer MPA program’s core quantitative analysis would no longer recommendations. curriculum stirred lively include a ‘survey’ or application of Some recommendations from the debate during the 2001- statistics. The new Workshop require- focus groups made their way into the 2002 school year. The ment would eliminate the ‘dry-run’ final curriculum proposal, according to changes to the pro- first semester and would continue to Smorol, the student representative to Pgram’s requirements — which include require students to work with a client the COI, who was the lone dissenter reducing the current two-semester for one semester. on the votes to alter the quantitative statistics requirement to one semester In addition, a new course, analysis and financial management and altering management course “The Political Environment of Public requirements. requirements — sparked a flurry of Affairs,” will be required for all MPA Focus groups found that alumni sometimes heated discussion among students. According to the proposal and students were reluctant to elimi- students, faculty, alumni, and adminis- offered to the COI, this course, which nate financial management as a tration that lasted several months. was required in the MPA curriculum requirement, as originally proposed. A variety of forums such as town hall in the 1980s, will teach the politics of As a result, the final proposal requires meetings and focus groups were orga- policymaking, and will be offered for that students take either budgeting, nized to gauge reaction and concerns the first time in its new incarnation in accounting, or finance to fulfill their about the new requirements. spring 2003. financial management requirement. The curriculum proposal was Incoming fall 2002 MPA stu- In addition, students in focus approved on March 25th by the Com- dents will be able to choose between groups expressed a desire to include mittee on Instruction (COI). The the new curriculum and the previous more topics in international affairs in meeting was attended by committee curriculum requirements. After that, the core courses, as an acknowledge- members Professor Richard Betts, the new requirements will be phased ment of the importance of under- chair, Professor Charles Cameron, in over several years. standing the global implications of the director of the MPA program, After the curriculum proposals policy decisions as well as the diversity Professors Merit Janow, Robert Jervis, were presented in late November of the MPA student body, and this, Xiaobo Lu, Alfred Stepan, Dean Lisa 2001, many members of the MPA too, will be reflected in the redesign Anderson, Assistant Dean Nancy Deg- community expressed concern about of the individual courses. nan, and first-year MPA student Raissa the relatively short time available for Smorol, who is the MPA representa- discussion. In response, town hall tive to the Committee on Instruction. meetings and focus groups were orga- The new curriculum will consoli- nized to allow discussion of the pro- date existing MPA concentrations into posed changes. three new concentrations, which will On January 28th, a town hall each have their own requirements. It meeting was well attended by MPA will also reduce the two-semester students and alumni. Cameron, as Workshop requirement to one semes- well as Professors Dan O’ Flaherty ter; require one semester of quantita- and Bill Eimicke and Dean Lisa tive analysis rather than a year-long Anderson, represented the faculty course; permit students to fulfill their and administration. financial analysis requirement with one When there proved to be many of three courses (budgeting, account- more questions about the proposal ing, or finance); and add a variety of than could be answered during hands-on, skills-training segments to the town hall, MPA students set up Vanita Gowda is a second-year MPA the existing year-long required MPA focus groups in February 2002 to student.

12 SIPAnews New Initiatives Enhance the MPA Program

By Simon Bishop

everal new elements will connect them to a variety of local Recruiting new faculty from out- and initiatives have groups and agencies, allowing them to side and inside the University is also a been introduced to the work on programs of interest to both top priority. Jennifer Hill, whose MPA program that will the students and the institutions. The research interests include child and be implemented in the clinic will be lead by Professor Rodolfo family policy, and who has won awards next few years. These De La Garza, who has led dozens of from Harvard for her teaching, will Sinclude a joint degree program with projects at the University of Texas’s specialize in statistics and program the London School of Economics Public Policy Clinic, many of which evaluation. (LSE), a Public Policy Clinic, a Distin- have had dramatic practical conse- Additionally, Angelo Falcon, a guished Practitioner Outreach Pro- quences on the lives of poor and dis- distinguished public policy academic gram, and the introduction of several advantaged people. and currently director of the Puerto new faculty members. “The clinic is a tremendous Rican Policy Research Institute, will MPA Director Charles Cameron opportunity for enabling students to help Professor De La Garza in the remarked, “I think these new elements integrate academic literature with on- development of the Public Policy will make a great program even better.” the-ground political and bureaucratic Clinic. The joint degree with LSE offers a unique opportunity for students to study at not one, but two of the world’s leading public policy institu- The joint degree with LSE offers a unique opportunity for students to tions. Columbia MPA students will take the first year of courses in New study at not one, but two of the world’s leading public policy institutions. York, completing all the core courses except the Workshop. They will then spend their second year in London at experience,” noted Professor De La Finally, Professor Michael Ting, LSE, where they will be able to take Garza. who is on leave next year, will be one advantage of the full range of LSE’s The Distinguished Practitioner of the faculty teaching Public Manage- outstanding policy and management Outreach Program aims to bring out- ment and Institutional Analysis, as well courses, work on an extended research standing practitioners from the world as advanced courses in bureaucratic paper under the direction of a member of public affairs to the MPA classroom. politics and organizational theory. of LSE’s faculty, and experience a simi- The key to this program is a new type “I am thrilled and delighted to lar program to the Workshop offered of course that allows extraordinarily have such outstanding, visionary peo- at SIPA. busy and responsible figures to partici- ple joining the program,” said Profes- Students from LSE will proceed pate in the life of the school. The new sor Cameron. similarly, beginning their first year in seven-week courses are modeled on a He and the rest of the SIPA com- London and then coming to New successful program at the Columbia munity are excited about these addi- York to attend SIPA for their second Business School that brings leading tions to the MPA program and believe year. Upon completion, participants business people and financiers from these new elements will help SIPA will receive two master’s degrees, one Wall Street to the MBA classroom. continue its goal of providing superior from each university. The inaugural Distinguished public policy education. The joint SIPA-LSE program is Professor, Chancellor Harold Levy, anticipated to begin in fall 2003. leader of the New York City Public Simon Bishop is a first-year MIA student Another new initiative of the School system, began in spring 2002. concentrating in International Media MPA program is the Public Policy Cameron remarked, “I hope he will and Communications. He is currently joint editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, Clinic. It is designed to offer students be the first of many such appointments Communiqué, and is an intern at the an organized, systematic initiative that on the seven-week course cycle.” BBC-NY Bureau.

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Gorbachev Discusses Russia at Harriman Lecture

By Lionel Beehner

n 1989, Boris Yeltsin stood before Putin beginning to create order out of a large crowd in Low Library and this ‘chaos’.” remarked on how easy repairing Indeed, Gorbachev seemed to the Soviet Union’s woes would be wax optimistic on Russia’s democratic if then-President Mikhail Gor- prospects, but urged patience. “U.S. bachev would only listen to him. A democracy evolved over 200 years. Idecade-and-a-half of dashed hopes and Maybe you think we Russians are just economic gloom would pass before very talented — and I thank you,” he Gorbachev could give his rebuttal from quipped. the same pulpit. In closing, Gorbachev questioned On March 11th, more than 10 American foreign policy and the bene- years after the collapse of the Soviet fits of globalization. “Maybe the U.S. Union and six months after the collapse wants to be the global policeman or to of the World Trade Towers, Gorbachev rule the world, but has [America] asked delivered the 10th Annual Harriman the rest of the world? I think the rest of Lecture to a packed Low Library in a the world does not want that,” he said. speech entitled, “Russia: Today and the “Three billion people live on just one Future.” The 71-year-old statesman dollar a day. This is not life; this is just touched on a variety of themes, from survival.” the rise of Bolshevism to the global war Gorbachev, the leader of the against terrorism. He seemed to praise Mikhail Gorbachev delivered the 10th Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 when Vladimir Lenin, who “was close to Annual Harriman Lecture in Low Library. it disbanded, is perhaps most famous understanding that Russia needed a for unleashing the forces of glasnost democratic form of government.” He this time for Yeltsin’s anointed succes- (openness) and perestroika (restructur- believes, though, that during the Cold sor, President Vladimir Putin. Gor- ing) in order to reform Soviet Commu- War, as the Soviet Union increasingly bachev heaped a good deal of praise on nism from within. For his achieve- lagged behind the West, it relied on Putin. “He’s made mistakes, but he’s a ments, Gorbachev received the Nobel “pure propaganda” to sustain itself. person who can grow, mature, who has Peace Prize in 1990. Though he “Our model failed. It needed to be ambition and resolve. The majority of remains a hero in the West, he is an replaced,” said Gorbachev. But not Russia supports him.” Gorbachev unpopular figure in his native Russia. with the model of capitalism that applauded Putin for his “predictable “They [Russians] were a great power Yeltsin ushered in. Gorbachev chastised and pragmatic” foreign policy, and and then they weren’t,” said Catharine his successor for bringing “chaos” even seemed to sympathize with the Nepomnyashchy, director of the Harri- upon Russia — “chaos in the econ- young leader’s occasionally authoritar- man Institute, “and older generations omy, chaos in the army, chaos every- ian ways. resent this fact.” Younger generations where.” “When the U.S. sent troops to see Gorbachev as “irrelevant to their “We thought it’d take between 25 Georgia, [Gorbachev] took Putin’s lives, and an old windbag,” according and 30 years to change [the system],” view, not the Duma view, not the con- to Legvold. And Russia’s intelligentsia Gorbachev continued. “Yeltsin as early servative view, nor the nationalist have always resented Gorbachev’s as 1993 said we’d be soon ‘out of the view,” said Robert Legvold, former coarse, uneducated-sounding accent, woods’ — but we moved to the abyss, director of the Harriman Institute. to say nothing of his handling of the not to paradise.” “This is in sharp contrast to his clear Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Not unlike the early days of the loathing of Yeltsin. Some in the audi- However, according to Legvold, Yeltsin era, there is hope once again in ence may be struck by his strong sup- today’s Russia, said Gorbachev, only port, but I think [Gorbachev] sees CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

14 SIPAnews Picker centernews

Professionals Go Back to the Books

By Melissa Martinez

he Executive Master’s in dents representing these three sectors is In the works for next fall Public Administration quite balanced. is a plan to bring ten fac- taps into the world of SIPA’s Picker Center for Execu- ulty and students from working professionals, tive Education, which administers the ENA to SIPA for providing them the EMPA program, also organizes tailored a two-week period, fol- option to continue their non-degree initiatives such as a pro- lowed by having one stu- Tfull-time careers while simultaneously gram for community leaders and police dent and one faculty Bill Eimicke, director of SIPA’s Picker pursuing a degree in higher education. from Northern Ireland. This idea member from ENA in Center “We realized there were a lot of evolved from past experience with residence at SIPA over people that wanted a degree from U.N. peacekeepers. Although the pro- the next three years. Columbia, but did not have the ability gram is still in its early stages of plan- The Picker Center to come full time. This is one reason ning, Eimicke is hopeful that a class will takes full advantage of its why professionals are so attracted to be launched this fall. The program location, bringing distin- the EMPA program,” said Arvid would include two weeks of classroom guished guests to meet Lukauskas, director of the recently– experience and four weeks interning in with the students. In the added concentration in International a local community-based organization. academic year 2001- Economic Policy Management. The Picker Center also maintains 2002 alone, speakers The curriculum for this new con- a partnership with Externado Univer- have included Betsy Got- centration is “tightly sequenced” and sity in Bogotá, Colombia, which has baum, the public advo- features courses such as International been in place since 1995. Such partner- cate for New York City, Trade and Development, Advanced ships allow for educational exchanges Ken Apfel, former Social Management Techniques for Interna- between faculty and students. It is typi- Security commissioner tional Policymakers, International cal that faculty from the EMPA pro- under Bill Clinton, and Political Economy, and Contemporary gram go to Bogotá through the part- Scott Vanderhof, the International Policymaking Process. nership, whereas students from Exter- county executive of Arvid Lukauskas, director of the EMPA In its first three years there have nado University have been the primary Rockland County, New program’s concentration in International Economic Policy Management been 50-75 applicants to the EMPA participants in the exchange. A number York. program each academic year, of which of students from Externado are now In May 2002, the roughly half have been accepted. “[The studying at SIPA as a direct result of Picker Center’s second EMPA program] enables us to reach this connection. class of EMPAs will outstanding executives who cannot or In terms of faculty exchanges, graduate. do not want to leave their jobs. It cre- Andres Gonzalez Diaz, director of the ates an extremely exciting classroom in joint program at Colombia’s Exter- which students and faculty learn from nado University, was a visiting research each other,” said Bill Eimicke, director scholar at the Institute of Latin Ameri- of the Picker Center. can Studies, a visit arranged through “Students have a wealth of real the Picker Center. Since his visit he has world experiences,” said Lukauskus of returned to Colombia, where he is now their professional backgrounds, which a senator. include working for NGOs such as the Also underway is a new partner- Bronx Zoo, for private sector compa- ship between the Picker Center and Melissa Martinez is a nies such as Salomon Smith Barney, the Ecole Nationale d’ Administration second-year MIA student concentrating in Inter- and for national and international gov- (ENA) in Algiers, thanks to a three- national Media and ernment organizations, including the year grant sponsored by the U.S. Communications with United Nations. The number of stu- Department of State in fall 2001. a focus on Latin America.

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The PEPM Program Makes a Difference in Mongolia

By Francisco Rivera-Batiz

ince its inception in losophy that economics provides a set as well. Other high-profile appoint- 1992, the Program in of rich and comprehensive frameworks ments include Davaasuren Chultmeja- Economic Policy Man- for policymaking in market economies. mats, PEPM ’95, who is the chairman agement (PEPM) has Our students are immersed in them. of the National Statistical Office of established a close rela- But the economic policy skills that stu- Mongolia; Haliun Dalantai, PEPM tionship with the dents acquire are only a part of their ’96, director of the National Tourism SRepublic of Mongolia in developing its experience at Columbia. Even more Office; and Gerelgua Tserendagva, expertise in the field of economic pol- important are the connections PEPM ’96, currently a division head icy. Once a part of the Manchu between fellow classmates and the net- of the Ministry of Social Welfare and empire, this Central Asian country of work that emerges out of them. Labor of Mongolia. In addition, the two and a half million people became The first Mongolian began his PEPM program has had prominent independent in 1921. A communist studies at the PEPM program in 1992. former government officials as students, regime was installed in 1924 and, after Since then, fourteen more students including Bold Magvan, PEPM ’01, more that 60 years as part of the Soviet have gone through the program, many former deputy governor of the Central Bloc, the country underwent dramatic of them supported by the Joint Bank; Yamaranz Erhembayar, PEPM political and economic reforms in the 1990s. Administering these reforms The involvement of PEPM in Mongolia has been one of its most solid has been a particular challenge to the former communist state. Like many accomplishments because of the success of our alumni in becoming Mongolians, current student and former minister of the environment, prominent policymakers in the nation. Sangajav Byartsogt went to Moscow during the perestroika years to study. But he says the Marxist form of politi- cal economy he studied there has had Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholar- ’01, former member of Parliament; little utility in the new Mongolian ship Program, which collaborates with and Sangajav Byartsogt, PEPM ’02, economy. “Many people in Mongolia PEPM in a partnership that is creating former minister of the environment. graduated from the former U.S.S.R. an international community of highly One of the salient aspects of the with no concept of private property. trained professionals working on eco- PEPM alumni in Mongolia is their Now they all want to study in Western nomic policy in developing countries. perfect balance in terms of gender. countries so they can come back and The involvement of PEPM in Exactly 50 percent of the Mongolian do real policy,” says Byartsogt. Mongolia has been one of its most students entering the PEPM program This background is typical of solid accomplishments because of the have been female. This is not surpris- what the PEPM program is about. We success of our alumni in becoming ing, as women have a 50 percent share made a decision early on to focus on prominent policymakers in that nation. of the jobs in that economy, a substan- certain countries and regions that had The most significant effects have been tially higher proportion compared to a great need for policymakers trained at the Central Bank of Mongolia, most other countries, especially in the in contemporary, mainstream eco- where Jigjid Unembat, PEPM ’94, developing world. nomics. These low-income nations, became governor; Yansanjav Ochir- Interestingly, Mongolia’s female many with a history of central plan- sukh, PEPM ’96, also became enrollment rates in the education sys- ning, have been isolated from the governor; and where Tserendagvyn tem have been higher than men’s for world’s economic academic and policy Odongua, PEPM ’98, is currently a many years and there has been signifi- community for too long. member of the Board of Directors. The PEPM program has the phi- Ochirsukh has been minister of finance CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

16 SIPAnews CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 (Rasmussen) CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 (Mitchell)

mechanisms, facilitating dialogue,” he continued. “From East Timor to Burma, from Iraqi Kurdistan to New York, we believe that the web of relationships in which we are immersed requires an acute sense of awareness and responsibility.” The dedicated faculty members involved with the Cen- ter have worked hard to develop and enrich the curriculum of SIPA, as well as Columbia University as a whole, with classes in conflict resolution. Bartoli hopes that the CICR will continue to contribute substantially to the extraordinary wealth of knowledge and research that currently exists. “Senator Mitchell’s presence is a bold move to strengthen university capacity to act to resolve international deadly conflict,” said Bartoli. “We are sure it will enhance our capacity to analyze research and understand how inter- national deadly conflict can be resolved. We are very grateful Julie Rasmussen and her husband, Philippe Bogdanoff, with their Siberian Samoyeds to Senator Mitchell.” Mark Stover, MIA ’02, CICR program director, agrees: 2001 and is open 24 hours a day, and there are plans for a third location to be open “Senator Mitchell’s appointment as senior fellow at SIPA’s by summer of 2002. Along with Zen there are several local competitors who are Center for International Conflict Resolution is exciting news also expanding, including Coffee Bean, Coffee House, and Coffee Mania. When for all of us who work at the Center. His experience and asked if she is worried by the competition, Rasmussen says that if you compare insight will be a welcome addition to the work we do, and we Moscow to London or New York, there is more than enough room for several cof- look forward to new developments as his role becomes more fee bar concepts to expand and exist profitably side-by-side. defined.” As Rasmussen sees it, her current competitors are helping to develop the coffee As is evident from the new initiatives of the CICR, the culture and consumer taste for high quality specialty coffee. She prefers to let them SIPA community appears poised to confront these difficult overexpand into the boom and will wait for the next downturn to pick up the pieces issues, and under Senator Mitchell’s guidance, participate should they run into trouble. When the market stabilizes and additional premises at the in useful discussions on bringing about conflict resolution right price become available once again, Zen’s expansion will continue. In the mean- around the world. time, the company is focusing on increasing sales by developing low-cost, temporary summer street cafes and reducing costs by tight management of the supply chain. Christine Ostrowski, SIPA News assistant editor, is a first-year MIA student concentrating in International Media and Communications.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 (Six Months After) CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 (Gorbachev) CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 (Mongolia) is not a right, but a privilege that needs to be Gorbachev is one of the few elder statesmen cant representation in the labor force as well: brought under control.” who have “continued to do good things” after in colleges and universities, close to 70 percent The keynote speaker was Jane Corbett, leaving office. In addition to penning several of students are female; while women constitute MPA ’83, the executive deputy commissioner books on Russia, he currently heads the Gor- 43 percent of scientists with doctoral degrees, at the Office of Policy and Program Develop- bachev Foundation, a nonprofit organization 70 percent of lawyers and 80 percent of physi- ment. After the terrorist attacks, Corbett con- that addresses a wide variety of post-Cold War cians. In the policy arena, however, the partici- ceived, set up, and directed a one-stop Finan- challenges. In 1993, Gorbachev also founded pation of women in parliament and in the cial Assistance Center at Pier 94 for victims’ Green Cross International, an environmental executive sector has not been as significant. families, residents, and families affected by the organization that seeks to clean up military tox- Only 30 percent of economists are women. World Trade Center disaster. Relating her ins and help create a global ecological legal order. SIPA’s Program in Economic Policy Manage- own horrific experiences of being trapped in “I think history will be kinder to him than ment is helping to bridge this gender gap. the lobby of 7 World Trade Center, Corbett his contemporaries,” said Gordon Bardos, Mongolia has been the poster child for spoke of moving forward, meeting the chal- assistant director of the Harriman Institute. PEPM. It has been our greatest success so far. lenges of rebuilding New York, and preparing “He might be like a Jimmy Carter.” We will, of course, have to wait and see the for future emergencies. “We have to think “What was important was that he was here, effects of the economic reform movement about reconstructing in many ways, not just because he’s perhaps the most important figure unfold over time. But in the end, it is the physically but mentally, and working with of the 20th century who’s still alive,” said human factor that generates development. Afghanistan and the rest of the world. Because Nepomnyashchy. “The symbolism was impor- Columbia’s Program in Economic Policy if we don’t find some way to work together, tant — to have him here on the 10th anniver- Management has taken this seriously and then this insanity will keep repeating itself.” sary [of the U.S.S.R.’s collapse] — to give the plans to continue its support of the skills, The many questions posed throughout study of the region and the Harriman Institute learning, and personal development of future the day made it all too clear that the monu- greater visibility on campus.” leaders in the developing world. mental tasks for the future had merely begun. Lionel Beehner is a second-year MIA student concen- trating in International Media and Communications Joanna Chung is a second- year MIA student and Russian Studies at the Harriman Institute. Last concentrating in International Media and summer he interned at CNN Moscow and the Russia Francisco Rivera-Batiz is director of the Program Communications. Journal. in Economic Policy Management.

SIPAnews 17 Alumninews

Anna Lappé and Frances Moore Lappé, authors of Hope’s Edge An Alumna on the Edge… of Hope

By Madiha Murshed

t is hard to have a conversation traveled on a teaching fellowship to powerful forces of global capitalism with Anna Lappé , MIA’00, with- South Africa, worked on an arts devel- and consumerism can ever achieve real out being infected by her energy, opment program in London, and in a change. Lappé counters by offering determination, and, of course, nonprofit women’s training program her vision of hope: “My old impres- hope. Her exuberance seems to in New York. She then attended SIPA sion was that you could only find hope come naturally, but she remem- and studied economic and political by weighing evidence. You had to look Ibers a time she did not feel so hopeful development to learn about “big pic- at what was around you and if things about the world around her. That ture” issues such as globalization, poli- didn’t look like they would get any changed when she embarked on a tics, and poverty, and to develop prac- better, you couldn’t be hopeful. seven-month journey of discovery tical skills in nonprofit management. Now I have a different kind of hope. around the world, which culminated However, her sense of hopelessness Anybody can become hopeful, not in Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a stayed with her. So, when they hit through evidence but through taking Small Planet, a book she co-researched upon the idea for Hope’s Edge, she action.” She points to the Green and co-authored with her mother, decided to travel with her mother to Belt Movement in Kenya, which has Frances Moore Lappé. research it. replanted millions of trees in order to What motivated the trip? Frances The journey took the Lappés to turn back the ravages of deforestation; Moore Lappé, a well-known activist, five continents in search of the answer its slogan is: “As for me, I’ve made a wrote Diet for a Small Planet, a best- to what they deemed to be the most choice.” selling book in the 1970s. In it she challenging question of the time: why This philosophy has led Lappé to argued that changing the way we eat have our societies created massive make important decisions in her own could make a substantial difference to inequalities and environmental devas- life. She and her mother have co- hunger and poverty around the world. tation — the very things we abhor? founded the Small Planet Fund, which “If I could just understand why people Their answer: the power of “thought supports initiatives like the ones they go hungry in the world, I knew I traps,” which lock people into seeing discovered during the course of their could unlock the mysteries of our eco- scarcity in a world of plenty and rely- travels. The Fund raises money nomic and political order,” she says. ing blindly on the “impersonal law” through donations and fund-raising For her, the journey around the world of the market. In response, they drew events, which it will give as grants to last year was about extending these a “mental map” of liberating ideas the key groups in the book. ideas and looking for ways in which that are meant to help each of us find Lappé is also working full time people and communities have con- meaning in our own lives and that in promoting Hope’s Edge and its mes- nected with each other to affect the encourage us to change the way we sage, and connecting with communi- world beyond them. think and live. ties to help them mobilize on a local For Anna, the journey was one The Lappés visited people around level. She seems quite set on this path of discovery. “At the time, I felt very the world who are working toward of hope-building: speaking at engage- clear about where my values lay, but ensuring food security for their com- ments around the country (both I was overwhelmed by a feeling of munities. Mother and daughter don’t Lappés spoke at SIPA’s Author’s Series hopelessness about the world’s prob- just chronicle marginalized initiatives on Tuesday, March 26th), developing lems,” she explains. “I went on the throughout the developing world, a Web site for the book, and fund- trip in order to reflect on my own but also widespread and significant raising for the Small Planet Fund — sense of where hope lies.” projects like the Grameen Bank in pushing the edge of hope as she goes. It was to learn more about the Bangladesh and the Landless Worker’s nature of the crises she saw in the Movement in Brazil. world that prompted her decision A sceptic might question, how- Madiha Murshed is a second-year student to attend SIPA in the first place. ever, whether scattered movements concentrating in Economic and Political After graduating from Brown, Lappé that cannot expect to override the Development.

18 SIPAnews SIPA Students Learn the Art of Interviewing from a Pro

By Mohammed Hadi

very Wednesday, a hand- number of professional interviewers. ful of SIPA students put The SIPA program has forced me to on their “professional organize that experience so that I can dress,” print out copies share it with others,” says Kurz. of their resumes, and After graduating from SIPA in make their way to the 1977, Kurz entered Chemical Bank’s E14th floor of the International Affairs credit training program and spent a building. After spending the next 45 year, both as a trainee and a trainer, minutes speaking about their motiva- before he was asked to open the firm’s Richard Kurz helps SIPA students prepare for their job interviews. tions, career goals and prior work Bombay office in 1979. After spending experience, they walk out, usually three years traveling around South looking more relaxed than when they Asia, he returned to the U.S. and spent “they often demonstrate a real com- “I’ve done a lot of went in. A typical job interview, right? a year on a recruiting rotation at col- mitment to making an impact or Well, not exactly. They’ve been leges and universities all over the encouraging change through their interviewing over pretending, and the man on the other United States. It was during this time work.” end of the table, who pretends along that he “literally did hundreds of inter- Kurz has given his own career and the years and have with them, is Richard Kurz. views,” before spending the next three life choices a lot of thought. A few “It’s like someone dropped him years in Chemical’s Hong Kong mer- years ago he reached a point in his worked with a right out of the sky,” says Meg Heena- chant banking business. career where he had a decision to number of profes- han, director of the Office of Career That year — spent “presenting, make. Being true to the advice that he Services. She considers herself lucky interviewing, and hiring” — allowed offers students, Kurz decided not to sional interviewers. that this MIA alumnus has volunteered Kurz some insight into what employ- ignore his personal interests and left a his time every week for the last two ers are looking for and how candidates position at Credit Suisse First Boston The SIPA program years to play the lead role in OCS’s come across, and he uses this experi- to begin his doctoral education. has forced me to mock interview program. ence to try to help people examine After spending three years studying Kurz, who recently finished writ- some of the fundamental reasons why at the London School of Economics, organize that expe- ing his doctoral dissertation in the field they are pursuing the jobs they are. Kurz and his wife, who is an executive of international political economy, says Kurz’s interviews are a success search professional, returned to New rience so that I can that he initially volunteered his time among the students. Lionel Beehner, York and he began to write his disser- because “the weekly workshop at SIPA a second-year MIA student, found his tation. He has spent the last two years share it with others.” was a wonderful break from sitting at interview with Kurz to be very useful as a visiting scholar with the East my PC and writing.” and informative. “We spoke about Central European Center at SIPA. “Most students have had only a how to draw out the strengths in my He hopes to “combine university-level limited exposure to job interviews — resume and tailor them toward the teaching with a position that will use and there is loads of misinformation, firm or job I was looking for,” said my professional skills in research, apocryphal information, ‘urban leg- Beehner. “He showed me what aspects analysis, and project management and ends’ and the like that float around,” and skills I should focus on. I would my experience in financial services.” says Kurz. He sees his role as taking highly recommend OCS’s mock inter- It sounds like he’ll be brushing “some of the mystery out of the view process to everyone.” up on his own interviewing skills pretty process, by helping students focus on Kurz holds SIPA students in the soon. what is important to interviewers, on highest regard. “SIPA students, simply the types of interviews to expect, and because they carry such varied back- on how to prepare.” grounds and goals, are distinct from “I’ve done a lot of interviewing your typical professional or academic Mohammed Hadi is a first-year MPA over the years and have worked with a graduate student,” he says, adding that student.

SIPAnews 19 Developmentnews

Donors Fund International Fellows and New Visiting Professorship

By Brigette Bryant

draw students from all over campus, The visiting professorship will but today nearly half of the class comes be appointed in the interdisciplinary from countries other than the United Department of International and States. Public Affairs (DIPA) and housed at This generous gift from Broad- the Middle East Institute, thereby head for the International Fellows Pro- providing a great level of access for gram is preceded by gifts from Judith both faculty and students. Each year, Brown, ’71 and her husband, Michael an outstanding scholar will be selected Meyers (CA), and Malcolm J. Stewart, to hold the visiting professorship, ’79 (London). and will be a scholar-in-residence at Columbia for one semester. His or her area of expertise may include poli- tics, society, language and cultures, In 1964, IFP was officially integrated economics, or foreign relations of with the School of International Affairs, one or more of the countries of the James and Sharon Broadhead have established a fund for as it was then called. David S. Smith, modern Arab world. the International Fellows Program. associate dean of International Affairs Recognizing the importance of ames L. Broadhead, Esq., LW and the first IFP director, assembled a sophisticated and knowledgeable ’63, and a 1963 graduate of the committee of notable Columbia figures scholarship in Modern Arab studies, JInternational Fellows Program — Andrew Cordier, William T. R. Fox, the School is pleased to thank the First (IFP), has established the Sharon and Philip Mosely, Louis Henkin, and Islamic Investment Bank for its gift of James Broadhead Fund for the Inter- Ambassador Richard Gardner — to $750,000. The continuing importance national Fellows Program with a gift in help him plan a program that would of the Middle East as a major factor in the amount of $50,000. The gift has have long lasting impact on the students global politics and economics today been designed with a simple mandate: selected to be a part of its history. justifies the increasing emphasis placed to establish an endowed fund for the on this region for research and study. community of scholars in the IFP. As a leading educator, Columbia The International Fellows University must create an educational Program was conceived in the belief environment conducive to the future that the responsibilities of the United understanding of a complex region of States in world affairs required new the world. The establishment of the approaches to the education of its Crescent Capital Visiting Professorship future leaders. Initiated in1960 with he School of International and will address this challenge and greatly a grant from the Edward John Noble Public Affairs has received a enhance the University’s — and the Foundation, IFP was established to T first payment of $150,000 from School’s — strengths in this very undertake a specific task: to produce the First Islamic Investment Bank to important area. leaders in many different professional establish the Crescent Capital Visiting fields — law, business, journalism, Professorship in Modern Arab Studies. education, government, and others — Once fully capitalized, the visiting with the commitment and training to professorship will be permanently be effective in the international arena. endowed at SIPA and will be a vital Throughout its history, IFP has addition to the academic landscape of drawn the best and brightest students the School, enriching the lives of many from Columbia’s graduate and profes- students by enhancing the intellectual sional schools. The program remains life of the entire University for many Brigette Bryant is SIPA’s senior develop- fully international and continues to generations to come. ment officer.

20 SIPAnews Klitzman Fellowship Receives Generous Support TRIBUTE BY JACOB VAN ROSSUM, By Rodrick Dial SIPA ’81

s reported in the last issue of The dramatic success of the fund was Three who wore a cap and gown like SIPA News, in late September also made possible, in part, through the gen- of 2001, SIPA joined with the erosity of two organizations: the National I did in 1981, family of Karen J. Klitzman Futures Association (NFA) and the New York Proudly representing international MIA ’88, to create the Karen Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) Charitable J. Klitzman Memorial Fellow- Foundation, each of which made significant affairs, Aship for the Elimination of Terrorism and the contributions. Karen, an employee of the Each had burned to take on the world. Resolution of Conflict. Karen, a vice president Mercantile Exchange for more than a decade at eSpeed, was killed in the World Trade Center before she joined eSpeed, was highly regarded So from attack on September 11th. According to fam- by her colleagues in the futures industry. May days they went their Broadway ily and friends, Karen’s entire background, SIPA would like to extend its deepest from her extensive travel and work in China appreciation to these organizations, as well down, with prior to coming to SIPA, to her interest in as to Neal Wolkoff, longtime friend of Karen, international affairs and her commitment to senior executive vice president at NYMEX, WTC as starting destination...May promoting international understanding, and board member of the National Futures makes this fellowship a meaningful tribute Association, for his leadership as an advocate to her memory. for the Klitzman Fellowship. The School Now the fire that consumed their lives SIPA is proud to announce that the would also like to thank Dan Roth, senior In name of mankind foreign causes Karen J. Klitzman Fellowship has raised vice president of the National Futures Associ- almost $130,000 in just six months, more ation, who traveled to SIPA from Chicago full of hating than twice the amount needed to endow the in December to meet with Dean Anderson Inspire endeavors ardent by all alumni, fund in perpetuity. SIPA now plans to award and Karen’s mother. A special thanks is also this fellowship each year to a student who extended to Dr. Leslie Gruss for her generosity, once from SIPA graduating exemplifies Karen’s values by embarking on and to Harley Lippman, MIA ’79, co-chair of a course of study that focuses on the attempt SIPA’s Dean’s Council and public member of to eradicate terrorism and/or to peacefully the NYMEX Board, for his generous support resolve international conflict. Because it is an and advocacy. endowed fund, the Klitzman Fellowship will continue to grow over time and exist for all future generations of SIPA students. Almost from the moment of its incep- tion, Karen’s family, friends, and former class- mates from SIPA and Princeton began to generously support this effort. In November 2001, Dean Lisa Anderson welcomed Karen’s mother, Joan Klitzman, her brother, Dr. Robert Klitzman, and her twin sister, Dr. Donna Klitzman, as honored guests at a large gathering of SIPA alumni and friends at the New York Yacht Club. The family was warmly received and, after Robert’s moving tribute to his sister, gifts from alumni began to arrive. To date, almost 187 individual gifts have been received from alumni, family friends, and Rodrick Dial is SIPA’s acting director of Alumni organizations. Relations.

SIPAnews 21 Classnotes

Compiled by Laura Limonic

RICHARD N. SMITH, IF 1950 1960 1965 [email protected] RICHARD ROWSON, MIA WILLIAM ADAMS, HARRI- MEL GURTOV, MIA Rick is currently working at [email protected] MAN CERT., PH.D. ’68 [email protected] Newsweek. In January 2002, Richard serves as the direc- [email protected] Mel is a professor of political he received the Magazine tor of The Executive Service In late 1999 William was science and international Publishers Association’s Corps of Washington, D.C. elected co-chair (with a studies at Portland State highest honor, The Henry ESD/DC offers the man- Russian colleague) of the University. Mel’s new book, Johnson Fisher Award. agement services of retired annual Russian-American Prospects for Security and executives and professionals Seminar. It meets annually Cooperation in East Asia, who serve as volunteer con- in late May at St. Petersburg came out this year. sultants to nonprofit organi- University. William is also 1975 zations in the greater Wash- the corresponding secretary MICHAEL DONNELLY, ington, D.C. area. for the Central Slavic Con- CERT., EAST ASIAN STUDIES ference, an AAASS affiliate. 1966 [email protected] For recreation, William MICHAEL GUNTER, MIA Michael is the Dr. David teaches ballroom dance. [email protected] Chu Professor in Asia Pacific 1951 Michael is currently a pro- Studies and director of the fessor of political science at Asian Institute Munk Centre Tennessee Technological for International Studies at 1964 University in Cookeville, the University of Toronto. TN. His book, The Kurdish Predicament in Iraq, was recently published by St. Martin’s Press; his new 1976 book, Kurdish Refugee Prob- PETER KURZ, MIA lem, is soon to be published. [email protected] After transferring from Berlin last July, Peter is now the minister-counselor for CARL R. FRITZ, MIA 1969 agricultural affairs at the [email protected] RAYMOND BURGHARDT U.S. Embassy in London. Carl retired from USAID [email protected] Peter would like to hear in 1976, and worked in ALLEN YOUNG, IF Raymond was in the class of from old friends and visit Indonesia until 1987 on [email protected] ’69, but left after one year to with anyone coming three different projects, end- Allen has resided at Butter- join the Peace Corps and through London. ing as team leader of a large worth Farm, an international then one year later joined international team of agri- community in Royalston, the Foreign Service. He has PHILIP E. ZEGARELLI, cultural research advisors. Mass., for the past 27 years. been a career foreign service MIA, IF He later spent 1988-90 in Allen’s last job, as director of officer specializing in East [email protected] Bangladesh as a team leader community relations of Athol Asia but with some service Philip has been married 25 on a similar project. Carl Memorial Hospital, ended in in Latin America. Raymond years with four children. has had an active retirement, 1999 due to the financial cri- is now the U.S. Ambassador He is the vice president and having served as president of sis in health care. Since then, to Vietnam. His previous managing director of Ideal a local chapter of the Society he has been semi-retired, position was as director of Mortgage Bankers, Ltd. for International Develop- working on various freelance the American Institute in ment, commander of the writing projects including an Taiwan, the organization local VFW, president of the update of his out-of-print that represents the U.S. in Chapel Hill Area AARP 1983 book, North of Quab- the absence of diplomatic chapter, and a member of bin: A Guide to Nine Massa- 1979 relations. Raymond and his the editorial board of the chusetts Towns. Allen serves EDWARD BAYONE, MIA wife, Susan Day Burghardt, a online magazine, American on the board of directors of edward_jay_bayone@fleet.com graduate of Teachers College, Diplomacy, writing several the Mount Grace Land Con- Since early last year, Edward have two daughters. He stories and a book review. servation Trust, a local orga- has served at Fleet as chief looks forward to hearing nization that protects forests credit officer, the same role from fellow alumni of both and farmland from develop- he held at BankBoston prior SIPA and Columbia College. ment. He would enjoy to its merger with Fleet in receiving e-mails from his 1999. In addition, he is an IFP classmates. adjunct professor at Bran-

22 SIPAnews deis University’s Graduate GARY PICKHOLZ Dragon: the Impact of Crisis spin off from Siemens. School of International Eco- [email protected] Cycles on Chinese Foreign Yasuaki still travels and nomics and Finance, where As of spring 2002, Gary is Economic Policy (Seattle: would love to meet up with he designs and teaches the new Professor of Global University of Washington SIPA classmates; please be courses in credit risk and Capital Markets and Finan- Press, 2001). Chris is enjoy- sure to drop him a line if you country risk. Edward has cial Risk Management at the ing his time away from the are in Japan. lost contact with most of his Graduate School of Business, University of New Hamp- former classmates and wel- Hebrew University in Israel. shire to research his second YUKIHIRO NISHIMURA, MIA comes hearing from them. book on China’s decision to [email protected] join the World Trade Orga- Yukihiro is working at CDC nization. IXIS Capital Markets, Tokyo 1982 Branch. 1980 TIM SEARS, MIA BARNET SHERMAN, MPA [email protected] JUDITH WEINSTEIN, MIA [email protected] Tim is the regional financial [email protected] Barnet was admitted to the management officer at the Judith has had careers in New England Outdoor 1985 U.S. Embassy in Asuncion, journalism, law, business, Writers Association as an ALEX M. KAPLAN, MIA Paraguay. He is married with and photography. Currently, associate member. His arti- [email protected] two children, Sarah, 6 and she is editor in chief and cles and tips have appeared Alex is the CEO of Claire, 3. publisher of New York Fea- in The Fisherman, BASS- Futurekids, Inc. a company tures Syndicate—Press & MASTER Magazine, On the that provides technology Photography. As a lifestyle Water, and New England curriculum and professional and documentary photogra- Game and Fish. development to teachers and pher, she has had five solo 1984 students around the world. exhibitions in New York gal- LEONARD V. SMITH, MIA ANITA JAMES, MIA Futurekids is in 65 countries leries and museums. As an [email protected] [email protected] and works in over 2000 attorney, she specializes in In December 2001, Leonard Recently divorced, Anita has schools. Alex lives with his international arbitration and was named the Frederick B. embarked on a new path; family in Irvine, CA. intellectual property and has Artz Professor of History at she has relocated to Con- worked at major New York Oberlin College. necticut with her two chil- law firms, the U.S. Court of dren and has entered the Appeals, Ninth Circuit, and certificate/Masters program 1986 the ICC International Court at Sacred Heart University HARRY SHERMAN, MIA of Arbitration in Paris. She is 1983 to teach world history, social [email protected] writing a book on leadership studies, geography, and Harry is an associate with and the global markets. humanities in Middle School. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Anita is interested in talking McCloy LLP. He is married to others in the education to Heather Lloyd and has field as well as reconnecting one child, Oliver Lloyd 1981 with former classmates. Sherman, 16 months. MICHAEL PETTIS, MIA [email protected] YASUAKI MORI MIA, Michael left Bear Stearns SEAS ’83 and Latin American invest- [email protected] 1987 ment banking in general to Since graduating from SIPA WELLINGTON CHU, MIA spend a few years in Beijing and the School of Engineer- ing joint program, Yasuaki [email protected] as a professor at the School LAWRENCE C. REARDON, Wellington recently moved of Economics and Manage- MIA has shuttled back and forth to Japan on a three-year ment of Tsinghua University. [email protected] for about 15 years between Europe, Japan, and the U.S. foreign assignment as a Michael’s ultimate goal is For this academic year, Chris with AMD, a Silicon Valley global marketing manager to learn as much as possible received a Luce-funded fel- chip company, doing various with Ford Motor Company, about the Chinese financial lowship to conduct research stints in sales and marketing and is enjoying life’s new markets and to provide advi- at George Washington management. He is married adventures. sory work to the government University and the Woodrow with three boys, and recently on how to minimize their Wilson International Center became president of the susceptibilities to financial for Scholars. In May 2002, Japanese operations for crises and changes in global the Wilson Center launched Infineon, the semiconductor liquidity. his first book, The Reluctant

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BLAINE D. POPE, MIA/MPA 1989 1990 [email protected] RICHARD CHACON, MPA BILL HEINRICH, MIA Blaine was recently admitted [email protected] [email protected] to a Ph.D. program in After spending the last three Bill has worked for the past human and organization years in Mexico City and three years as a Japan analyst development at the Fielding Miami as the Latin America for the U.S. State Depart- Graduate Institute, where bureau chief for the Boston ment’s Bureau of Intelli- he will focus on the role of Globe, Richard Chacon and gence and Research. He is ethics and values and how his wife Lauren returned to a coauthor of The United they influence decision Boston in August 2001. He Nations Peacekeeping Opera- making processes in inter- is now the Boston Globe’s tions: A Guide to Japanese national nonprofit organiza- deputy foreign editor, over- DIANE HIRSHBERG, MPA Policies (UN University tions. Blaine is currently seeing all of the foreign [email protected] Press, 1999). More impor- working as a senior consul- bureaus, stringers, and inter- Last spring Diane completed tantly, he and Mika Hirot- tant with the NYC Depart- national coverage. Richard her Ph.D. in education at sune (whom he met at the ment of Mental Health, would love to hear from for- UCLA. She is now working East Asian Institute) were creating a new unit called mer classmates and professors. at Policy Analysis for Cali- married in 1995. They Project Liberty, which fornia Education (PACE), adopted a Korean boy, Keita focuses on providing disaster while looking for academic Seon Hirotsune Heinrich, relief services to New Yorkers jobs or other fun opportuni- last year. If possible, they in the wake of the World ties. In addition, this past will live happily ever after Trade Center attack. autumn Diane completed in Fairfax, Virginia. the Canada–U.S. AIDS Vaccine Ride, her second KATHRYN FURANO, MPA such event. (She rode in [email protected] 1988 Alaska the summer of After working for five years 2000). Diane cycled 400 DON KLOTTER, MIA in Philadelphia at Public/ miles and raised $4000 for [email protected] Private Ventures (P/PV), research towards an AIDS After four years living in a national social policy vaccine. She would love to research and program devel- Munich, Germany and hear from other alums. working for State Street JENNIFER HEMMER, MIA opment organization, Corporation, Don and his [email protected] Kathryn moved to Oakland, As director of event and SCOTT OTTEMAN, MIA California in July 2000 to family decided that it was [email protected] time to go home. In sponsorship marketing for open and direct P/PV’s In January 2002, Scott was December 2001, Don left Visa U.S.A., Jennifer is west coast office. Kathryn is named director of interna- his job and returned to responsible for creating inte- enjoying life in the Bay Area, tional trade policy for the Portland, Oregon. He has grated marketing programs where she has reconnected National Association of started working with and managing Visa’s rela- with old SIPA pals, KIM Manufacturers in Washing- Mazama Capital Manage- tionships with a variety of AVILA, MIA ’90 and JEN- ton, D.C. Prior to that, ment, an institutional asset sports and entertainment NIFER HEMMER, MIA ’89. Scott directed the Trade manager specializing in properties including: the Policy Project of the Inter- small cap equities. Don’s Olympic Games, the NFL, JODY LONDON, MPA American Dialogue, a think wife, Kristin and their two U.S. Figure Skating, U.S.A. [email protected] tank specializing in U.S.- children (Chase, 4 and Track and Field, and Broad- Jody is a policy analyst in Latin American relations. Annika, 1) have rapidly way/The Tony Awards. California’s energy industry repatriated. Though they Prior to joining Visa in (and yes, she knows all RANDALL PONDER, MIA already miss Europe, it is a 1998, Jennifer was the about Enron!) After several Randall.D.Ponder@pfizer.com pleasure to be back home. director of marketing part- years at the state Public Util- nerships for the National Randall recently published ities Commission, where she Basketball Association. She the second edition of his was involved in crafting the currently lives in San Fran- first book, The Leader’s 1996 electric industry cisco with her husband, Guide: 15 Essential Skills restructuring, Jody worked Matthias, Columbia Jour- (The Oasis Press). He and for a small long distance nalism ’89 and their two- his wife, Linda, live in phone company. She cur- year-old daughter, Ellery. Memphis, Tennessee where rently is a consultant to gov- Randall works in sales and ernment entities, helping marketing at Pfizer, Inc. them make better decisions about energy usage and pro- curement, and developing

24 SIPAnews regulatory and legislative SHAREEN HERTEL, MIA NATHANIEL O. EMMERT- ALEC MCCABE, MIA AND strategies. Jody and her [email protected] KEATON, MPA KIRSTI HASTINGS husband, Michael Aronson, Shareen is currently pursu- semmert@renegadecompanies. MCCABE, MIA ’94 proudly welcomed their ing a Ph.D. in political sci- com [email protected] daughter, Beatrice Simone ence at Columbia. Her dis- Nathaniel is living in Las Alec and Kirsti Hastings Aronson, on June 10, 2001. sertation topic concerns Vegas, Nevada and working McCabe have been living in Their older daughter, Sonia change in human rights for an Internet development Asia since the spring of Elizabeth Aronson, is 3. norms in the 1990s, with a company in Florida, which 1995, including a year and a Jody and her family live in focus on labor rights cam- specializes in public sector, half in Shanghai and more Oakland, California. paigns. Shareen married government, and nonprofit than five years in Hong Donald Swinton, a NYC- Web sites. Kong. Alec is Bloomberg KELLEE S. TSAI MIA, based news executive/ News’ editor-at-large for PH.D., ’99 journalist, in 2000. RON LEONHARDT AND Asia. Kirsti works part-time [email protected] MOLLY KINNEY LEONHARDT, as a correspondent for Dow Kellee has a book coming MIKE PAUL, MPA MIA Jones Newswires, formerly out this spring: BACK- [email protected] [email protected] AP Dow Jones. They have ALLEY BANKING: Private Mike was named an advisory Ron and Molly moved to two children, Maja, 4 and Entrepreneurs in China board member of NYC2012 Minneapolis two years ago Lucas, 2. (Ithaca, NY: Cornell Uni- (www.nyc2012.com), the from Dallas, Texas. They are versity Press, 2002). nonprofit organization now the proud parents of URI MONSON, MPA actively trying to bring the two boys — Cole River, 3 [email protected] Olympics to NYC in 2012. and Shay Xavier, 7 months. This past October, Uri was MGP & Associates PR, the Ron is a senior manager named deputy executive 1991 public relations firm he for Deloitte and Touche’s director of the Pennsylvania CAROLYN HARLEY, MPA founded in 1994, is also pro- Human Capital Consulting Intergovernmental Cooper- [email protected] viding pro bono public rela- Practice. Molly started her ation Authority (PICA), a Carolyn and her partner, tions support to NYC2012. own importing company state agency that oversees Joanna Brownstein, are a year and a half ago — the finances of the City of pleased to announce their importing craftware from Philadelphia. Prior to join- adoption of Katerina Harley Vietnam and the Philip- ing PICA, Uri had served as Brownstein (born 9/3/00) 1993 pines. Visit her Web site: an assistant budget director www.coleriver.com for more for the City of Philadelphia. from Kharkiv, Ukraine. DONNA BATCHO, MPA “Katya” joined their family [email protected] information. Ron and Molly He lives in Wynnewood, still keep in touch with many Pennsylvania with his wife, in February 2002. Carolyn Donna moved to California of their classmates from Rebekah and two-year-old received her Ph.D. in health in March 2001 to take a SIPA, but would love to daughter, Shoshana. services research from the position as director of hear from others. University of Minnesota in corporate and foundation STEPHEN F. PIROZZI, MPA May 2001 and works as a affairs at the Monterey Insti- LETICIA LUNA, MIA [email protected] researcher in the health care tute of International Affairs. (PEPM) industry. The family lives in She is living in Monterey Stephen is currently associ- [email protected] Minneapolis. and loving it. ate director of corporate Since graduating in 1993, finance at GATX Capital in Leticia has been working San Francisco. In 1999, he DENA LINN CHEN, MPA [email protected] at the Central Bank of the received an MBA from the Dominican Republic in Wharton School of Business. 1992 Dena moved back from Santo Domingo, where Since graduating, Stephen M’Bour, Senegal, where she MARK EASTON, MIA she now holds the post of married fellow SIPA alum, [email protected] started a restaurant business deputy director of the inter- LISA TARANTINO, MIA for a Sierra Leonean refugee. Mark is an Army attaché national department. ’94. Stephen and Lisa have Prior to that, Dena was the designate in Kiev, Ukraine. two children, Sophia Carmen, deputy director of programs He will be at his post until ANNELIESE MAUCH, MIA 18 months and Marcus for the International Rescue July 2004. [email protected] Francis, born Dec. 30, 2001. Committee in Guinea. Since Anneliese is the proud MIZUE HORI, MIA March 2001, she has been working as a senior associate mother of Mia Hattie, born [email protected] September 12, 2000. Mizue is self-employed by in public sector risk and MAXIS and works as a trans- advisory services at KPMG. lation coordinator. She is Dena lives with her 8-year- married with three sons. old son in Brooklyn and would love to get in touch with other MPAs from ’93.

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KURT SCHREDER, MIA side the office window. She LAURA HARWOOD, MPA MARK ZIMET, MPA AND CAROLINE PAULUS keeps in touch with SUSAN [email protected] [email protected] SCHREDER, MIA ’92 GATES, MIA ’94, who is Laura sends greetings to Mark Zimet and his wife, [email protected] working for the U.S. & fellow MPAs and MIAs. Amy Sirot, had a son, Ben- On January 16, 2002, Kurt Foreign Commercial Service She can’t believe it’s been jamin, on July 14, 2001. and Caroline welcomed (US&FCS, part of the 10 years! Laura is living their second daughter, U.S. Dept. of Commerce) and working in Arlington, Natalie, into the world. in Seattle, and with ANASTA- Virginia as an environmental Their first daughter, Julia, SIA XENIAS, MIA ’94, who policy analyst for ERG. ERG 1996 is three-years-old. is working for US&FCS in provides technical, commu- ELISSA BARD (MAIDEN New York City. Dallas nication, and evaluation NAME: GOLDMAN), MPA worked with both Anastasia support to a variety of EPA [email protected] and Susan for five years from programs including pollu- Elissa is living in San Fran- the D.C. and San Francisco tion prevention, compliance 1994 cisco and working at Wells offices. Dallas is planning to assistance, waste reduction ANNA CRANKSHAW, MPA Fargo Bank in their Com- apply to law school. and recycling, and perfor- [email protected] munity Lending Division. mance measurement. Anna was working for the JIM POLLOCK, MIA Her group provides financ- Federal Reserve as bank ing for affordable housing [email protected] JONATHAN KUSHNER, MIA examiner but left in 1999 to projects throughout North- In 2001 Jim stepped into a AND MIYUKI TAKAHASHI, work for JPMorgan Chase ern California, where almost new role as producer of MIA Investor Services (securities all of their clients are non– Microsoft’s Encarta Online [email protected] settlement and custody profit housing developers. site. This spring, Jim’s wife, [email protected] services). She manages the Elissa is married and expect- Myriam, is due to deliver Operating Risk Manage- Jonathan joined Microsoft ing her first baby in August. their second child and their ment function in New York. Asia handling government daughter, Isabella, will cele- affairs and policy in January Anna is engaged to DANIEL COFFEY, MPA brate her third birthday. 2002. His wife, Miyuki ANTHONY DEPALMA, MIA, [email protected] Takahashi, is at Bloomberg ’94. Dan was recently named working on online investor partner at the law firm of presentations for new equity GREG DALTON, MIA Bouck Holloway Kiernan & 1995 and bond issuers in Asia. gdalton@commonwealthclub. Casey LLP. He concentrates They both continue to be org DOMENICA DOMINGUEZ, his practice on general litiga- based in Tokyo. Greg is currently the chief MPA AND LORENZO tion, insurance matters, operating officer at the DOMINGUEZ, MIA ’94 products liability, and per- Commonwealth Club of [email protected] sonal injury. Dan is married California, a nonprofit pub- domenica_dominguez@ with one daughter and living lic affairs forum in San Fran- hotmail.com in Albany, New York. cisco. The club annually Domenica and Lorenzo convenes 400 public discus- recently moved into their GUY DIXON, MIA sions among citizens and new home in the Brookdale [email protected] thought-leaders in virtually section of Bloomfield Town- Guy and his wife are the every area of society, includ- ship, New Jersey. The proud parents of a baby girl, ing the arts and sciences and expanded quarters from Sophie. business and politics. The their previous Park Slope, club has a vibrant young Brooklyn apartment will ROBERT KLEIN, MIA professionals program called happily accommodate their ALGINA (MALECKAITE) [email protected] Inforum and often collabo- second-born son, Dominic VEIL, MIA Robert is a managing part- rates with the Columbia “Nicky” Dominguez, born [email protected] ner at Explorador Capital, a Alumni Association and October 4, 2001. Algina’s move back home hedge fund targeting Latin other civic and social groups. America. He married Sloan MAURICE DOSTAL, MIA to Lithuania was quite unex- Klein (CBS, MBA ’97) in Maurice is enjoying living in pected; while visiting her DALLAS S. DE LUCA, MIA 1999 and is living in San [email protected] London, where he moved in family last winter, she was offered a job by SIC Rinkos Francisco. They are enjoying Dallas is currently working November 2000 to work for Tyrimai. She joined the their new daughter, Sophie, as the director of operations Lehman Brothers in struc- market research company who was born April 18, for the Gap Inc. Sourcing tured finance. as a project manager in the 2001. Office for the Americas in Qualitative Research depart- Miami, Florida, where she ment. She admits to missing enjoys looking at the mana- New York, but has no plans tees play in the lagoon out- to return as yet.

26 SIPAnews SANDYA NANKANI, MIA SAYO YAMAUCHI 1997 [email protected] [email protected] SCOTT JOHNSON, Sandya recently edited an Sayo is currently working MBA/MIA anthology, Breaking the as the senior adviser to the [email protected] Silence: Domestic Violence in Ambassador of Japan. She After graduating from the South Asian-American is stationed at the Japanese Columbia, Scott went to Community, which was Embassy in Bonn. Wall Street where he was an published in May 2001 by equity research analyst for Xlibris Inc. The anthology is Salomon and later Merrill currently available through Lynch. His entrepreneurial all online booksellers. 1998 leanings finally got him to KENTARO SAKAI, MIA PROVASH BUDDEN, MIA leave Wall Street and serve as DAVE RIPPON, MPA [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CFO of an early stage media Provash is currently enjoying After graduating from SIPA, venture. Last year, Scott David left his job at the Kentaro worked as economic his time in Cairo as the founded SJ Partners LLC, Department of Education deputy country representa- analyst for Japan’s Foreign a private equity firm he and moved back to 106th Ministry. In 1999 he joined tive for Catholic Relief Ser- continues to run. Scott has and Amsterdam. He is cur- vices in Egypt. The desert the Organization for become a running addict, rently taking a few months Economic Cooperation and the Red Sea still amaze competing in the Paris off and enjoying happy him. July 2002 will be a and Development (OECD) Marathon. hours at the local bar, 1020. in Paris as a consultant, turning point, as he will be researching industrial glob- tying the knot in Spain. MIRNA SAFCEK KARZEN, ADRIENNE SANDERS, MIA Provash sends best wishes alization. “New Patterns of MIA [email protected] Industrializaton”, an OECD to his friends scattered from [email protected] Adrienne is working as a publication (2001), high- Armenia to Zimbabwe. Mirna is currently employed reporter for the San Francisco lights his two-year study. by World Learning, an inter- Examiner. He and his wife, Saiko, are national development orga- enjoying living in Paris with nization based in Washington, THERESA SHEH, MIA their son, Takeshi, 4 and D.C., as program manger [email protected] daughter, Ayaka, 2. for the STAR Network of Theresa has been living in World Learning, a program San Francisco and working JILL SIMON, MPA funded by USAID and pri- [email protected] for a private equity fund vate foundations, focusing (that invests in the emerging Jill is a manager with on women’s economic and markets — so yes, she has KPMG, LLP in Sidney, Aus- political empowerment in been using her IR education tralia, where she is specializ- the post-Yugoslav region. on the job!) Theresa ing in real estate. Jill recently Mirna was recently awarded recently got engaged. visited DARREL FREUND, the Open Society Institute’s JENNIFER CHANG, MIA MPA ’96 and his wife, International Policy Fellow- BETSY POLLACK SHIMBERG, [email protected] Sandy, in Papua, New ship to do urban policy MPA lasalle.com Guinea. Darrel is also with research in her native Croatia. [email protected] Jennifer recently moved to KPMG as a manager for Once she is in Croatia, she the International Projects On September 17th, Betsy Hong Kong to join the would like to arrange for and her husband welcomed commercial property consul- Group, on behalf of the possible student exchanges or World Bank. their son, Daniel Pollock, tancy firm, Jones Lang project management opportu- into the world. Daniel joins LaSalle. She is associate nities for SIPA students. big sister, Naomi, who is director, Global Client Ser- now two and a half. On vices, Asia Pacific. Jennifer HARRISON MAGUN, MIA November 1st, the family would be happy to connect [email protected] moved to Rhode Island, with any SIPA folks who are Harrison’s son, Alastair, where Betsy’s husband living in or passing through turned 18 months in Janu- accepted a position at Brown Hong Kong. ary. He seems to be speaking University. Betsy is now at a Central European language; home full time with the two they are just not sure which. toughest bosses she has ever encountered! She is looking forward to continuing her career in nonprofit manage- ment once they are settled.

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SEAN CLARK, MIA MIRIAM HILL, MPA [email protected] 1999 [email protected] 2000 For the past three years, ERIKA CHRIST, MIA Miriam and her husband, Sean has been working at [email protected] Nick Shaw, celebrated the Trexler and Associates, Inc., Erika is normally a market- birth of their first child, a consulting company spe- ing and PR manager of India Clare, in December cializing in climate change AeroVideo Company in 2001. India is doing fine, services. New Orleans, LA. Her although her parents are father’s loss last September, still recovering! Miriam is RAYMOND CHO, MIA however, has temporarily currently based in London. [email protected] brought her home to Hun- Raymond is currently at the gary. Erika is presently TASARA MUZORORI MIA U.S. Department of Com- working in Budapest for the (PEPM) merce as an industry analyst, financial daily, Hungarian [email protected] and will be returning to Capital Market, as senior Since September 2001, MARIANNE BARTON, MIA Columbia for his law degree content manager. She plans Tasara has been employed [email protected] this fall. on returning to New by Techfin Research (Pvt.) After three years of mar- Orleans later on this year. Ltd. in Zimbabwe. The riage, Marianne and her hus- NAOKI TAKYO, MIA Erika would love to hear company carries out busi- band are delighted to be [email protected] about other 1999 IMC ness, economic, and invest- moving on to the next step; Naoki has recently moved alums. ment research for Zimbabwe they’re expecting their first from Kathmandu, Nepal, to and the Southern African child in July. Dili, East Timor to take up a DEBRA FURMAN GREEN- Development Community. new assignment as assistant BERG, MPA Tasara wishes to mention representative with UNDP. [email protected] that the training at Colum- He looks after the Commu- Debra has been working as bia is invaluable, and she nity Development and the corporate relations man- hopes one day to enroll in a Rehabilitation Unit. Naoki ager for the American Can- Ph.D. program in economics got engaged to a Swedish cer Society since July 2001. at Columbia. national, Johanna, and is Prior to working for the planning a wedding later American Cancer Society, HASSAN WAHLA, MIA this year. Debra worked as an associ- [email protected] ate staff analyst for New Hassan has recently left York City’s Department of MicroStrategy after two and Sanitation, Bureau of Waste half years, to join Wireless Prevention, Reuse, and Multimedia Solutions Recycling. (WMS) as vice president of ARSENY CHUK BESHER, business development. MIA AND MIHOKO DO-HYUNG KIM, MIA The company is based in NAKAGAWA, MIA/MPH [email protected] Research Triangle, North [email protected]/besher Do-Hyung founded a global Carolina but Hassan will @mindspring.com investor relations and busi- continue to work in Wash- mnakagawa@unicef.org ness strategy consulting ington, D.C. Hassan’s pri- Arseny and Mihoko are company in Seoul, Korea, mary responsibility at WMS happy to announce that and teaches business at will be to market their they are engaged. Korea University as an patented content delivery adjunct faculty member. engine in the Telematics KENNETH BLACKMAN, space. MIA/MBA [email protected]. columbia.edu Kenneth is a project finance associate at Deutsche Bank.

JOHN P. B RUGGEN, MPA Since November 2001 John has been the general man- ager at the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foun- dation. Based in New York City, SDCF is the only

28 SIPAnews national organization dedi- in September. EEV is a non- cated exclusively to support- profit loan fund targeting ing the craft and artistry of eco-enterprises located in theatrical directors and environmentally sensitive choreographers. areas of Latin America — www.ecologic.org/eev.htm. AMADOU DEM, MIA/MPA In October, José married (PEPM) ’01 Maija Pratt in the company [email protected] of friends in Falls Church, Amadou is currently work- Virginia and had a great ing at the World Bank. party in Washington, D.C.

REBECCA NEEDLER, MPA AND SHLOMI DINAR, MIA ’99 were married on Octo- 2001 ber 5, 2001. Currently, they LAURA FORLANO, MIA are living in Washington, [email protected] D.C., where Rebecca is Laura is a doctoral student working at the American in communications at Israel Public Affairs Com- Columbia, focusing on mittee. innovation and information technology in East Asia. She MAURICE PERKINS, MIA is also working at the Center [email protected] for Organizational Innovation Maurice is a legislative assis- in the Institute for Social tant for the Committee on and Economic Research and SIPA News is published bi-annually by SIPA’s Office of External Relations. Foreign Relations in the Policy. Managing Editor: JoAnn Crawford U.S. Senate. He handles Editor: Joya Rajadhyaksha, MIA ’02 functional issues regarding JOSEPH SUNG, MIA Assistant Editor: Christine Ostrowski, MIA ’03 the U.N., the Multilateral [email protected] Contributing writers: Jonathan Adams, ’03, Development Banks, eco- Joseph is VP of Global Lionel Beehner, ’02, Simon Bishop, ’03, Joanna Chung, ’02, nomic sanctions, and public Vanita Gowda, ’02, Mohammed Hadi, ’03, Equity Sales at Dresdner Laura Limonic, ’03, Melissa Martinez, ’02, diplomacy for the ranking Kleinwort Wasserstein. member of the committee, Madiha Murshed, ’02, Jim Prusky, ’96, Renuka Rayasam, ’03 Senator Jesse Helms. Photographer: HeeWon Khym, ’02 pages 2 (Betts), 9, 15, 19 JERRY YOON, MIA Contributing photographers: Eileen Barroso, (14), [email protected] Hathaway Barry, (18), Alan Orling, (2, Fuchs), TOSHIYASU SAKAMOTO, Jerry is working in the Christine Ostrowski, (7), Matthias Wabl, ’02 (10) MPA Global Equity Derivatives Cover Illustration: Bruce Marion h: [email protected] (GED) Division at Deutsche Design and Production: Office of University Publications o: sakamoto.toshiyasu@tepco. Bank, Hong Kong. He cov- co.jp SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ers merger arbitrage, risk Dean: Lisa Anderson Toshiyasu is the senior asso- arbitrage, and relative value Associate Deans: Robin Lewis and Patrick Bohan ciate, fuel department at trading for the Asian region Tokyo Electric Power Co. Office of External Relations: (Japan, South Korea, Hong JoAnn Crawford, Director of Publications and Special Events; Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Rodrick Dial, Acting Director of Alumni Relations ERCUMENT TOKAT, MIA Malaysia, Indonesia, Thai- [email protected] land, and China). COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Ercument is currently work- 420 W. 118th St. ing for Nomura Securities New York, NY 10027 International’s Mergers & MIA Program: (212) 854-8690 MPA Program: (212) 854-2167 Acquisitions Group in New Office of External Relations: (212) 854-8671 York. Fax: (212) 854-8660

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