Fall 2019 Newsletter

“30 YEARS LATER: LESSONS FROM THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL”

ashington, DC — On WWednesday, November 6th, the George & Barbara Foundation and the Presidential FideFall 2019li NewsletterFoundationty & Institute co-hosted, together with the Atlantic Council and Georgetown University, a program marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The two-hour event, held in Georgetown’s Gaston Hall, was moderated by former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson Fideliandt Dean Joely Hellman of Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, and featured welcoming remarks from former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III. (continued on page 3)

“What happened three decades ago this week fundamentally changed the world…” — Former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III

Secretary James A. Baker, III, speaks live via satellite with NBC News’ Tom Brokaw, who is in front of Berlin’s Brandenberg Gate, during the Bush Foundation Berlin Wall event November 6, 2019. (Photo credit: Georgetown University)

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Neil and Pierce Bush joined the Foundation’s guests on November 8th in College Station to celebrate Union Pacific’s decision to donate the George Bush Locomotive for permanent display on the ground of the Bush Presidential Library and Museum. (Photo credit: Butch Ireland/Bush Foundation) A MESSAGE FROM DAVID B. JONES

ur Fall 2019 edition of Fidelity coincides As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Owith the first anniversary of President Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, in Bush’s passing. While we continue to miss October we were also pleased to join in welcoming David Bohigian — both President and Mrs. Bush greatly, and who just this month stepped down from running the Overseas Private always will, we are ending this first full year Investment Corporation — to the Bush School for a terrific and wide- without them going full speed ahead — as ranging conversation with our Foundation trustee Rob Mosbacher they would have it. (who himself ran OPIC from 2005 to 2009). For example, we just finished a very full fall Speaking of our Foundation’s Board of Trustees, we recently schedule of programs marking the 30th anniversaries of the seminal welcomed three outstanding new members — Bob Zoellick, Marlene 1989 Education Summit and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Special Malek and Wayne Berman. thanks to President , Sec. James A. Baker, III and our Look for an announcement early in 2020 regarding our capital other event partners in helping make both events exceptionally campaign to take the education mission at the heart of the three engaging and successful. entities that comprise the George H. W. Bush Presidential Center — Last month, the George & Barbara Bush Foundation announced, the Foundation, the Bush School and the Bush Library and Museum together with partners Union Pacific and A&M University, the — to new levels of excellence and engagement. coming of the iconic UP No. 4141 George Bush Locomotive to the As always, everything we do the Bush Center relies very much on Bush Library and Museum grounds later next year. your generosity and active support. We cannot say it often enough: In October, we helped welcome former Defense Secretary and CIA THANK YOU. Our upcoming Spring issue of Fidelity will feature Director Leon Panetta to the Bush School as the inaugural Cameron our roster of 2019 donors, but in the meantime the entire Foundation Fellow, and are excited about the future of this wonderful program team wishes you and yours a very Merry Christmas, the happiest of to bring distinguished and respected leaders of a very high caliber holidays, and a wonderful 2020 ahead. to the Bush School. What a fitting legacy left by our very dear friend Flo Cameron Crichton, whose passing this past March leaves a tremendous void. David B. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer

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“What happened three Brokaw joined the program decades ago this week live via satellite from the fundamentally changed the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin world,” Secretary Baker said. and asked Secretary Baker “The lessons that Presidents to elaborate further on the Reagan and Bush provided significance of the events of during that critical window 1989. of history remain as pertinent “I think history will clearly today as they were back then.” mark the correctness of George The audience was then Bush’s moderated response to treated to a genuine surprise what was a cataclysmic event when NBC News’ Tom (continued on page 4)

“The lessons that Presidents Reagan and Bush provided during that critical window of history remain as pertinent today as they were back then.” — Former Secretary of State, James A. Baker, III

ABOVE: Moderator and former ABC News anchor Sam Donaldson kicks off “30 Years Later: Lessons from the Fall of the Berlin Wall.” (Photo credit: Georgetown University) BELOW: Gaston Hall (Photo credit: Georgetown University)

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BERLIN WA LL (continued from page 1) “I think history will clearly mark the correctness of George Bush’s moderated response to what was a cataclysmic event because he knew we still had a lot of business to do…” — Former Secretary of State, James A. Baker, III

because he knew we still had Fitzwater reunited with Peter a lot of business to do with Maer and Gene Gibbons — (Soviet President Mikhail) former members of the White Gorbachev and (Soviet House press corps — to reflect Foreign Minister Eduard) on November 9, 1989, the Shevardnadze,” Mr. Baker said. actual day the Wall fell. All “We weren’t going to stick it in three men were in the West their eye.” Wing when President Bush met Following a spirited with the media reacting to the discussion between scholars development in Berlin. Jeffrey Engel of SMU and “When the pool came Peter Robinson of the Hoover into the Oval at 3:22 p.m., Institute, former White the President gave a very House press secretary Marlin measured statement saying he

ABOVE: : Former White House Chief of Staff and Transportation Secretary Andy Card introduced Secretary Baker. (Photo credit: Georgetown University) BELOW: : Georgetown’s Dean of the School of Foreign Service, Joel Hellman, moderates a panel with Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, Ambassador Eric Edelman and Dr. Charles Kupchan. (Photo credit: Georgetown University) 4 Fall 2019 was pleased, and this was a Dean Hellman moderated what we ended up with was the the Cold War came to an end good development,” Fitzwater the final panel examining kind of flowering of the human without war. Most transitions recalled. “Eventually, Leslie the legacy of the Berlin spirit, the overthrow of the of that sort are usually very Stahl (of CBS News) asked, Wall and its implications for structures of the Soviet Union, bloody.” ‘This is a sort of great victory U.S. relations in Germany and then Gorbachev, and Roger Zakheim, the for our side in the big East- and Europe today and Reagan and George H. W. Bush Washington Director of the West battle -- but you don’t tomorrow. Joining him were and others stepped in and did Reagan Institute, concluded seem elated.’ To which the distinguished scholars a remarkable job of controlling the program. President replied, ‘I am not an and policy practitioners the aftermath. It’s stunning that emotional kind of guy.’ That Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, made all the news.” a Senior Fellow at the Fitzwater added: “In this Future of Diplomacy Project case, the answer served to at Harvard; Ambassador emphasize that President Eric Edelman of the Johns Bush was not going to dance Hopkins School of Advanced on the wall, or appear to be International Studies; and Dr. celebrating in any way. And Charles Kupchan, Professor just one month later, after of International Affairs in the Mr. Gorbachev had said the School of Foreign Service at German people should be Georgetown. allowed to determine their “The Soviet Union fell apart own future, he thanked the because Gorbachev tried to Former White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater (at podium) President for not dancing on reform it and lost control,” participated in a panel with retired journalists Peter Maer of CBS Radio the wall.” Dr. Kupchan observed. “And and Gene Gibbons of Reuters. Moderator Sam Donaldson (right) looks on. (Photo credit: Georgetown University)

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30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF PRESIDENT BUSH’S EDUCATION SUMMIT

President Clinton, center, enjoys a light moment with Governor and moderator Roger Porter. (Photo credit: Chris Smith/Bush Foundation)

IDDEFORD, — On The UNE event, which Maine Governor John Baldacci. BSeptember 27, more than served as the University’s 10th Roger B. Porter, IBM Professor a thousand people assembled annual George and Barbara of Business and Government at in UNE’s Harold Alfond Forum Bush Distinguished Lecture, Harvard University’s Kennedy on the Biddeford Campus to was made possible through a School and former assistant to witness President Bill Clinton partnership with the George the president for economic and and former Governor Jeb Bush & Barbara Bush Foundation domestic policy under George participate in a moderated and through the generosity of H.W. Bush, served as the event discussion in commemoration Peter and Ros Whalon. The moderator. of the 30th anniversary of audience was composed of In what was only the third President George H.W. Bush’s students, faculty, professional time in the history of the Education Summit, held at staff, members of the public and United States that a president the University of Virginia in special guests, including Maine convened all 50 governors to Charlottesville in 1989. Governor Janet Mills and former discuss a matter of national

6 Fall 2019 importance, President Bush’s State of the Union Address. “It Education Summit of 1989 changed the definition of what successfully created a unified being a governor was,” Clinton set of national educational said of the summit. “You could goals at a time when the not be a decent governor … you country feared that its public could not cross the threshold of education system was failing. acceptability unless you were The summit’s establishment serious about … education of national standards of and were serious about kids’ practice and accountability futures.” in education, known as the Jeb Bush brought other National Education Goals, important viewpoints to the was revolutionary at the time. discussion – both as the son As UNE President James of the president responsible Herbert noted in his welcoming for convening the summit, remarks, “This work brought and of Barbara Bush whose data and research at long last lifelong passion was education into the process of creating and literacy, and as a governor education policy.” of a state that experienced Alexander “Hap” Ellis, a significantly positive III, chairman of the George & Barbara Bush Foundation, “It changed the definition of what being a governor was. who offered introductory You could not be a decent governor … you could not cross remarks at the UNE event, the threshold of acceptability unless you were serious about echoed President Herbert’s … education and were serious about kids’ futures.” affirmation of the importance of the Education Summit, noting transformation in its educational — President Bill Clinton on the magnitude of the 1989 Education Summit that “the four years that George outcomes under his leadership. and Barbara Bush served in the Moderator Roger Porter White House were four years shared with the audience video that changed our world for the footage of President Bush at better.” the Education Summit and As distinguished guest of first lady Barbara Bush speakers at the event, Bill speaking about the importance Clinton, the 42nd president of education. In fact, her lifelong of the United States, and Jeb commitment to education was Bush, the 43rd governor of the a common theme throughout state of Florida, spoke to the the event. Jeb Bush said of his UNE audience for more than mother, “She was committed an hour and a half. Clinton, to adult and family literacy … former governor of Arkansas, [It] is really essential for us as a offered a unique historical nation to get beyond the silos of perspective, having served as the different buckets of pre-K, the co-chairman of the National K-12, community college … In Governors Association’s reality, this should be lifelong. education task force and one The first teachers of every child of the leaders in forging and are their parents, and if they ABOVE: Governor Jeb Bush (right) discusses the legacy of the 1989 Charlottesville Education Summit. (Photo credit: Chris Smith/Bush Foundation.) drafting the summit’s goals – can’t read, then that makes it BELOW: More than 1,000 Bush Foundation and University of New England goals that were endorsed by all harder and harder for children to guests turned out to celebrate George Bush’s achievements in reforming 50 governors and announced at start school ready to learn. She education across America. (Photo credit: Chris Smith/Bush Foundation.) President Bush’s January 1990 just believed that to her core.”

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UNION PACIFIC OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES IT WILL DONATE ITS 4141 LOCOMOTIVE FOR PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE GEORGE H.W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CENTER

This rendering is but one concept of how the UP No. 4141 George Bush Locomotive could be displayed when it is permanently installed on the grounds of the Bush Library and Museum. (Photo credit: McKissack & McKissack)

ollege Station, Texas — “With today being its COn Friday, November final day of service to Union 8th, Union Pacific officially Pacific, it’s appropriate now announced it is donating the that this locomotive will find UP No. 4141 George Bush its final home here in College Locomotive for permanent Station,” Mr. Moore said. display at the George H.W. “For today, I am announcing Bush Presidential Library that UP is working with the and Museum. Scott Moore, George & Barbara Bush UP’s senior vice president Foundation to donate UP 4141 for corporate relations and for permanent display on the chief administrative officer, grounds of the George H. W. made the announcement at Bush Presidential Library and an invitation-only, trackside Museum.” media event in front of 40 The 4141 engine was pulled Bush Foundation guests and into College Station for the

Neil Bush. (Photo credit: Butch Ireland/Bush Foundation) the 4141 Locomotive itself. announcement by another

8 Fall 2019 “With today Sometime later in 2020, it “It is safe to say that our creation of No. 4141, and he being its final will be brought back, taken relationship with Union Pacific recalled how, after he retired off the tracks, and moved is woven into the DNA of the from UP, President Bush asked day of service to to the Bush Library and Bush Library, Texas A&M and him if the 4141 Locomotive Union Pacific, Museum. The exact location the George & Barbara Bush could carry his casket to the it’s appropriate of the exhibit has not been Foundation,” added David Bush Library — which it did on determined yet, but it likely Jones, president and CEO of December 6, 2018. now that this will be placed somewhere the Bush Foundation. “What drew dad to Texas locomotive will around the front of the Other speakers at the A&M and to trains is the find its final presidential library near the announcement included common thread of something home here in Annenberg Conference Center. Dick Davidson, former nostalgic,” Neil Bush The design of the exhibit is CEO of Union Pacific; Bush summarized. “Something College Station,” also still being determined in Foundation board member patriotic. Something that — Scott Moore, coordination with Texas A&M, and former Transportation lifts us up and reminds us Union Pacific Senior Vice President but early designs depict the Secretary Andy Card; Warren of goodness and kindness iconic train engine — the 4141 on display in a partially Finch, director of the Bush and gentleness. This is the Big Boy No. 4014 steam enclosed, outdoor exhibit with Library and Museum; and perfect marriage of a wonderful engine, which is on a tour one side open. Elaine Mendoza, chairman blending of the things dad across the Southwest to mark “For this train that has this of the Texas A&M University loved the most.” the 150th anniversary of the iconic moment in dad’s life Board of Regents. transcontinental railroad’s to be resident on the museum With its paint job matching “We are so completion. The 4141 will be property is just an amazing the color scheme of Air grateful to Union taken to a locomotive shop tribute to a great man and a Force One, the George Bush in Little Rock, where it will great life well lived,” Neil Locomotive was first unveiled Pacific for this undergo a year-long process Bush said. “We are so grateful at an event in College Station in generous gift.” preparing it for permanent to Union Pacific for this October 2005. Dick Davidson — Neil Bush display. generous gift.” was heavily involved in the

Union Pacific’s Scott Moore, left, joined Bush Foundation board member Andy Card and Bush Library director Warren Finch in unveiling the 4141 rendering. (Photo credit: Butch Ireland/Bush Foundation)

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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ISSUED FOREVER STAMP HONORING PRESIDENT BUSH JUNE 12TH

Celebrating the official unveiling of the George Bush Forever stamp were: Bush Foundation President and CEO David Jones; Ambassador Chase Untermeyer; Robert Duncan, Chairman of the Board of Governors, U.S. Postal Service; Pierce Bush; Jean Becker, Bush Foundation board member; Fred McClure, Bush Foundation board member; and Warren Finch, director of the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. (Photo credit: Butch Ireland/Bush Foundation)

he U.S. Postal Service opportunity and basic human H. W. Bush Presidential “Without a doubt, Thonored President George decency carried the day.” Library and Museum; Jean H. W. Bush on what would The Texas A&M Singing Becker, member, Bush the four years have been his 95th birthday Cadets opened the ceremony, Foundation Board of Trustees that George and — June 12th — by issuing a joined at one point by 1976 and George H. W. Bush’s post- Barbara Bush Forever stamp with his likeness A&M graduate and former White House Chief of Staff; during a ceremony at the Singing Cadet Fred McClure and David B. Jones, President occupied the Bush Center that highlighted — who also serves on the and CEO of the George & White House the 41st President’s many board of the George & Barbara Barbara Bush Foundation. were certainly contributions to our Nation. Bush Foundation. Speakers President Bush personally four years that “Without a doubt, the four years included grandson Pierce approved the artwork for the that George and Barbara Bush Bush, the Honorable Robert stamp, which is based on a photo changed our occupied the White House Duncan, Chairman of the taken by Timothy Greenfield- country and world were certainly four years that Board of Governors at the Sanders in 1997 for a spread for the better…” changed our country and world United States Postal Service; in Texas Monthly — on the — Pierce Bush for the better,” said the Bushes’ Chase Untermeyer, former U.S. opening of the Bush Presidential grandson, Pierce Bush. “These Ambassador to Qatar; Warren Library and Museum in College were years when freedom, Finch, Director of the George Station that fall.

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“CALM BEFORE THE STORM: DESERT STORM DIARIES AND OTHER STORIES” BY MARLIN FITZWATER

dapted from a Sept. 16, the-scenes actions from I believe it was one of the people knew the war was over, A2019 article by Megan the Persian Gulf Crisis and most successful and most well Fitzwater said he aimed to Rodriguez in The Bryan Eagle. Operations Desert Shield and managed conflicts in American tell details that nobody else It was his decade in the Desert Storm, even if it only history.” previously knew. White House and closeness to stayed in his family. It begins in , where “I knew it was going to the that inspired “I thought if this is the Fitzwater was visiting family be worth my memory and former Press Secretary Marlin piece of history that makes when he learned of Saddam’s I wanted to write it down, Fitzwater to write “Calm George Bush a legend, and a actions. From stories of Bush even if it is just for my kids Before the Storm: Desert Storm great president, I want to write pulling on a short corded and my family,” Fitzwater said. Diaries and Other Stories”. down as much as I can about phone as he spoke to the King “I want them to remember Fitzwater — who served as him,” Ftizwater said. “About of Saudi Arabia, to Bush’s George Bush the person when press secretary to Presidents his personality, about how he desire to have a parade so all this is over.” Ronald Reagan and George approached the decision and H.W. Bush — spoke to a crowd particularly I wanted to leave of hundreds in the Annenberg a record of his words. … What he said in private.” “[I tell] the fun As one of the longest- parts of being in serving White House press the presidency as secretaries, Fitzwater is the only one to serve under two well as the war presidents. And this is not and other very Fitzwater’s first time to write; serious parts…” he has experience with fiction, nonfiction and plays. He won — Marlin Fitzwater, former Press Secretary the Presidential Citizens Medal in 1992 and is the founder of Marlin Fitzwater Center for Presidential Conference Center Communication at Franklin about his book. The book, Pierce University. Fitzwater’s dedicated to George H.W. role as press secretary meant and Barbara Bush, centers he was in the group, which around Desert Storm, but included the vice president focuses heavily on how Bush and secretaries of state and approached the situation, not defense, who discussed the war solely the military operations. with Bush on an almost daily It also contains writings from basis. some of Bush’s National “[I tell] the fun parts of Security staff and senior being in the presidency as officers. well as the war and other When Saddam Hussein very serious parts,” Fitzwater invaded in 1990, said. “It’s mostly about Fitzwater knew he wanted to the presidency rather than keep a diary of the behind- the military, operational side. Former White House Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater address a packed audience in Hagler Auditorium on September 16, 2019. (Photo credit: Butch Ireland/Bush Foundation)

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95TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH

President and Mrs. Bush’s grandkids gather to pay their respects at the Bush Family Gravesite on June 15, 2019. (Photo credit: JP Beato III)

randkids, a skydiving traveled to the Bush Center Pierce Bush and granddaughter Gdemonstration and country intending to skydive with the Ellie LeBlond Sosa, a skydiving star Lyle Lovett headlined All Veteran Group to celebrate demonstration by the All the George & Barbara Bush their grandparents’ own sense Veteran Group, and a moving Foundation’s all-day birthday of adventure and encourage performance by Lyle Lovett celebration June 15th at others to serve. High winds backed by three members of his the George H. W. Bush Presidential Center honoring “It was a meaningful day of family and the foundation’s namesakes 95th and 94th birthdays. The friends highlighting two of the most occasion marked the largest special, giving and accomplished gathering of Bush family at the people we’ll ever know.” Bush Center since President — Sam LeBlond, grandson Bush’s interment on December 6, 2018. forced the cancellation of their talented band. Twelve of the Bushes’ tandem jumps mid-day – but The day-long celebration grandkids led by oldest the celebration continued that started earlier that morning grandson Texas Land evening with a proper Texas with an official wreath-laying Commissioner George P. Bush BBQ, tributes by grandson at the Bush family gravesite

12 Fall 2019 ordered by the President of the Annenberg Conference Center United States and carried out walked out to witness a special by a special honor guard led by skydiving exhibition by the Major General Tracy R. Norris, All Veteran Group led by Mike the Texas Adjutant General. Elliott, Retired Sgt. 1st United “We wanted to honor our States Army, Elite Member of Ganny and Gampy by capturing the US Army Parachute Team the spirit of their full and – Golden Knights. Elliott has exciting lives of service and the tandem-jumped each of the way they lived both in and out three times President Bush of public life,” said grandson has skydived since the re- Sam LeBlond, who emceed dedication of the Bush Library the BBQ dinner provided by in 2007. Texas singer/songwriter — and Bush family friend — Lyle Lovett performs. 1775 Pit BBQ restaurant. “It (Photo credit: Butch Ireland/Bush Foundation) During the celebration was a meaningful day of family dinner, the Bush Foundation and friends highlighting two inside the special exhibit that was unveiled at the also debuted a special video of the most special, giving and wing of the Bush Library and Pentagon and dedicated at devoted to President Bush’s accomplished people we’ll Museum. California sculptor the U.S. Naval Base in Guam. skydiving pursuits through the ever know.” Susan Bahary, known worldwide She’s currently spearheading years, going back to September The dinner program also for her service animal a proposed National Service 2, 1944 when he was shot featured the announcement of monuments, led the project. Animals Monument. down over the Pacific island of a new monument dedicated to In 1994, Bahary created our After the dinner, over 300 of Chi Chi Jima. President Bush’s service dog, country’s first official war dog the Bush Foundation’s friends , which is now located memorial, “Always Faithful,” and supporters gathered in the Museum Store 979-862-2874 | www.museumstore.com

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41ST SOCIETY

(Photo credit: Mark Burns/Bush Foundation MEMBERS OF THE 41ST SOCIETY ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THE LEGACY OF PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND MRS. BARBARA BUSH AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AS A NOBLE CALLING.

ow more than ever, we Foundation directly fund the student scholarships and understand the timeless Nlook to our supporters to educational mission that is faculty research, to the values that were at the heart help sustain the extraordinary at the heart of everything library and museum’s of everything George and legacy of President George we do at the George H. W. educational mission, and to Barbara Bush accomplished H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Presidential Center the Foundation’s dynamic in their full and meaningful Bush. At the end of 2017, we — and are absolutely vital programs inspired by the lives. With our common launched a new Leadership to maintaining the high sterling example of our interest in the legacy of Annual Giving program standards that President namesakes. George and Barbara Bush, providing the opportunity to and Mrs. Bush set. Your By joining the 41st Society, we hope you will consider an directly connect and make a leadership gift allows the you are preparing today’s annual leadership gift as a lasting impact with the George Foundation to direct funds students for careers of member of the 41st Society. & Barbara Bush Foundation. where they are needed service, while ensuring the Annual contributions to the most — to The Bush School Bush Center’s visitors better

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THE 2019 GEORGE BUSH AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE

PRESENTED TO FORMER BRITISH PRIME MINISTER SIR JOHN MAJOR

Secretary Baker and the 2019 Recipient of the George Bush Award, Sir John Bush Foundation President and CEO David Jones (left) and Vintner Dinner Major. co-chair Ryan Lance with Sir John and emcee Tom Abrahams of KTRK- Channel 13 (right).

OUSTON, TX – The Foundation’s Vintner Dinner. Sir John, 76, entered the position in the world community HGeorge & Barbara Bush “John Major never British Parliament in 1979, and as a political, social and Foundation presented its backed down from duty or Government in 1983. He joined economic leader. He also took a 2019 George Bush Award for responsibility,” Secretary Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet as leading role alongside President Excellence in Public Service Baker said in lauding the 2019 Chief Secretary to the Treasury George H.W. Bush in the first to the former Prime Minister of recipient of the Bush Award, in 1987; was appointed and survived an IRA the United Kingdom, Sir John “and he always understood that Secretary of State for Foreign mortar attack on 10 Downing Major, on Thursday, November the special relationship which and Commonwealth Affairs in Street. 21st at the Post Oak Hotel in “George Bush has now . Former U.S. Secretary “John Major never backed down from become an American icon – and of State James A. Baker, III to Europe, to Asia, and to the presented the award at the duty or responsibility…” Middle East, he is remembered start of the Bush Foundation’s — Former Secretary of State, James A. Baker, III as a true citizen of the world who 10th anniversary Vintner was known and respected, liked Dinner and Wine Auction binds the United States and July 1989; and Chancellor of and trusted, in every corner of – the organization’s leading the United Kingdom relies on a the Exchequer soon afterwards. the globe,” Sir John said. “He fundraising event of the year. mutual trust born from a shared He became Prime Minister in was not merely a President who It marked the first time culture, history and interests. November of 1990. was admired, he was a man who the Bush Award has been Years later, President Bush As Prime Minister, Sir was loved, because he embodied given since President Bush’s said of John Major that ‘We John focused his efforts upon the decency, humanity and passing, and is the first had no more loyal leader of the securing peace in Northern humility that many in politics so such Award presented at the (Persian Gulf War) coalition.’” Ireland and upholding Britain’s often lack.”

16 Fall 2019 The George Bush Award for the George & Barbara Bush Excellence in Public Service Foundation. As always, this recognizes an individual’s or year’s dinner features fine wines group’s dedication to public hand-picked to perfectly pair service at the local, state, with a multi-course dinner. national or international The event began with a silent levels. The ten previous auction of one-of-a-kind Bush Bush Award recipients are: Family memorabilia and German Chancellor Helmut specialty items, and ended Kohl (2000); Soviet President with a live auction of luxurious (2001); U.S. excursions and unique wine Senator Edward M. Kennedy packages. (2003); California Governor Special gratitude goes to Arnold Schwarzenegger (2004); our world-class participating Reverend Bill Graham (2006); vintners, which include: Secretary Bob Gates (2007); Alexander Valley Vineyards President Ronald W. Reagan Altamura Vineyards & (2011); Her Highness Sheikha Winery Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar Aperture Cellars (2013); U.S. Senator Bob Dole Champagne Pol Roger (2016); and former Canadian Cordelina Wine Company Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Corley Family Napa Valley (2018). Fisher Vineyards This year also marks the 10th Frio Canyon Vineyard anniversary of the Foundation’s Groth Vineyards & Winery annual Vintner Dinner and LangeTwins Family Winery Wine Auction, which directly and Vineyards benefits the George H.W. McPherson Cellars Bush Presidential Library and Rombauer Vineyards Museum, The Bush School of Thompson 31Fifty Wines Government and Public Service Tom Eddy Winery at Texas A&M University and

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Library and Museum and The Bush School of ABOVE: Sir John Major enters the room through a saber arch formed by the Government and Public Service — and by organizing Texas A&M Ross Volunteers. MIDDLE: Secretary and Mrs. Baker and Sir John joined by 2019 Vintner and sponsoring programs inspired by the 41st Dinner co-chairs (from the left): Jim and Whitney Crane; Tim and Amy Leach; President and Mrs. Bush that highlight the value Jon and Dee Dee Acklam; and Ryan and Lisa Lance. Also pictured are David and virtue of public service in its many forms. and Pat Jones, and Honorary Dinner Chair Doro Bush Koch. BELOW: Doro Bush Koch with Sir John Major.

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FORMER DEFENSE SECRETARY, CIA DIRECTOR LEON PANETTA INSPIRES BUSH SCHOOL FACULTY, STUDENTS AS INAUGURAL CAMERON FELLOW

“Or we can be an America Welsh introduced Panetta and in decline,” Panetta continued. later conducted a Q&A with his “We could be an America that distinguished guest. is deadlocked and gridlocked The Cameron Fellows and unable to find solutions Program was created and to the challenges that face endowed by the late Florence us — an America caught up Cameron Crichton, a dear friend in partisanship and caught up of President and Mrs. Bush. The in division, unable to solve program began some 20 years problems and divided by our ago as the Cameron Lectureship hates and prejudices.” and featured over the years Panetta, 81, served as CIA many high profile public director under President Barack servants who spoke at the Bush Obama and oversaw the killing Center. Mrs. Crichton increased of Osama bin Laden in 2011. the Lectureship endowment He subsequently succeeded and thus created the Fellows Secretary Panetta delivers the inaugural Cameron Fellows Lecture on October 10, 2019. (Photo credits: Butch Ireland) former Bush School Dean Bob program, to enable speakers Gates as Secretary of Defense. to spend additional time at the ormer U.S. Secretary of America in renaissance. I see Previously, during the Clinton Center interacting with Bush Defense and Director of an America that has a strong F administration, Panetta served School students and faculty. Central Intelligence Leon economy and an America that is as director of the Office of The Cameron Fellows Panetta packed his two-day creative, innovative … I think Management and Budget and endowment is held at the visit in October to The Bush we could be a country in which later White House Chief of Staff. George & Barbara Bush School as the first Cameron Republicans and Democrats He represented the Monterey, Foundation, and the Fellows Fellow by engaging with faculty work together to govern, and California area in the U.S. Program is administered in and students and delivering work together to find solutions House from 1977 through 1993. partnership with the Foundation The Bush School’s inaugural to the problems that we face. We Bush School Dean Mark A. and the Bush School. Cameron Fellows Lecture could be that kind of country. entitled, “The Challenges of U.S. National Security Decision Making.” The accomplished and widely respected pubic servant also made time to visit the Bush Family Gravesite to pay his respects to President and Mrs. Bush. “I think this country can go in one of two directions right now in 2019,” Sec. Panetta told the Cameron Fellows Lecture audience gathered in the Annenberg Conference Center on October 10th. “I think one clear direction — and I think it’s achievable — is an Secretary Panetta, joined by Dean Mark Welsh (right), visiting with Bush School faculty and students. (Photo credits: Butch Ireland) 18 Fall 2019 MOSBACHER INSTITUTE’S “CONVERSATIONS IN PUBLIC POLICY”: OPIC’S DAVID BOHIGIAN

n October 30th, David (BUILD) Act, passed in 2018, OBohigian, the Executive has broken down several of Vice President and head of the those barriers, which, as the Overseas Private Investment speakers noted, increases Corporation (OPIC), and America’s ability to compete Robert Mosbacher — who on the global market. This also also headed OPIC from 2005 strengthens America’s ability to 2009 — discussed the to compete strategically with role of the United States in other projects, such as China’s supporting development and Belt and Road initiative, by foreign policy goals through providing easier access to economic investment as a part funding for more long-term, of the Mosbacher Institute’s effective projects. “Conversations in Public According to the speakers, Policy” series. as OPIC transitions under the From left to right, Dr. Frank Ashley, the Bush School’s Senior Associate Dean Mosbacher and Bohigian for Academic Affairs; Rob Mosbacher; David Bohigian; and Dr. Raymond BUILD Act, two key challenges started by outlining the tools Robertson, Director of the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and face the agency. First, OPIC the United States can use to Public Policy. needs to counter the home bias bolster the economic standing in investment and convince of a country, with trade and people to invest in the global foreign aid being the most economy. Second, private and well-known. Development government investors must finance, however, allows the coordinate resources in a more United States to leverage effective way to better use their private investment to promote capabilities to achieve common economic development goals. and advance foreign policy In addition to their public objectives, making it a very talk, Bohigian and Mosbacher effective tool. Development inspired and informed many finance can advance foreign students about the potential policy objectives, according to for development finance by Bohigian, in a variety of ways. speaking to Bush School Bohigian cited investments classes, including Dr. Raymond in Central America’s Northern Robertson’s Global Economy Triangle (El Salvador, Perhaps the agency’s most Mosbacher also discussed class, Dr. Jessica Gottlieb’s Guatemala, and Honduras) — impactful project is the global barriers to development Institutions and Development which in turn strengthen local women’s initiative — run by finance. He noted how all class, and Leslie Ruyle’s economies — as a way to curb Bush School graduate Kathryn projects must have a 25 percent Women and Development class. illegal migration flows into the Kaufman — that helps develop American funding source, but United States. Other economic entrepreneurial incentives for sometimes American funding development projects involve women, so they, in turn, have a is hard to find. The Better supporting infrastructure and greater opportunity to invest in Utilization of Investments logistics in Africa. their families. Leading to Development

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