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OFFICERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES Robert L. Freedman, Chairman Bruce H. Hooper, Samuel J. Savitz, John M. Templeton, Jr., Vice Chairs Charles B. Grace, Treasurer Harvey Sicherman, President Alan H. Luxenberg, Vice President Richard P. Brown, Jr. Jack O. Greenberg, M.D. Shaun F. O’Malley W. W. Keen Butcher Hon. Alexander M. Haig, Jr. Marshall W. Pagon Elise W. Carr John R. Haines James M. Papada III Robert E. Carr N. Peter Hamilton John Piasecki Ahmed Charai Hon. John Hillen Alan L. Reed John Gilray Christy Graham Humes Eileen Rosenau Gerard Cuddy Scott M. Jenkins J. G. Rubenstein Edward M. Dunham, Jr. Hon. John F. Lehman Lionel Savadove Robert A. Fox Richard B. Lieb Adele K. Schaeffer FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE James H. Gately David Lucterhand Edward L. Snitzer Frank Giordano David H. Marshall Bruce D. Wietlisbach Barbara J. Gohn I. Wistar Morris III Hon. Dov S. Zakheim Susan H. Goldberg Ronald J. Naples 20082008 AANNUNNUALAL RREPOREPORTT Board of Advisors James Courter Robert D. Kaplan Martin Peretz Midge Decter Bernard Lewis James R. Thompson PRESENTING SPONSORS Samuel P. Huntington William H. McNeill Richard Thornburgh OF Murray Weidenbaum THE 2008 ANNUAL DINNER AAHMEDHMED CCHARAIHARAI ETER AMILTON Foreign Policy Research Institute N.N. PPETER HHAMILTON 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 610 • Philadelphia, PA 19102-3684 Tel. 215-732-3774 • Fax 215-732-4401 DDRSRS.. JJOHNOHN && JJOSEPOSEPHINEHINE TTEMPLETEMPLETONON E-Mail [email protected] • www.fpri.org FPRI’s MISSION FPRI is devoted to bringing the insights of scholarship to bear on the development of policies that advance U.S. national interests. We add perspective to events by fitting them into the larger historical and cultural context of international politics. We conduct research on pressing issues—homeland security and the war on terror, developments in the Middle East, nuclear proliferation in South Asia and Northeast Asia, relations with China, Russia, and Japan—and long-term questions—the role of religion in international politics and the nature of Western identity and its implications for the U.S. and the Atlantic Alliance. We publish a quarterly journal, Orbis, and books and bulletins drawing on our research findings and conferences. We educate the public through our publications, seminars, and presentations. In this way, we serve the community and the nation, the policymakers and the educators, Wall Street and Main Street. THE 2008 ANNUAL DINNER 1 The Foreign Policy Research Institute’s 2008 ANNUAL DINNER Featuring the presentation of THE 4TH ANNUAL BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD to HON. JOHN R. BOLTON Address following the Presentation Thursday, November 13, 2008 The Westin Hotel – Philadelphia 99 South 17th Street at Liberty Place Chair, Annual Dinner: John M. Templeton Chair, Special Events: Susan H. Goldberg Chairman of the Board: Robert L. Freedman 2 THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE FPRI seeks to bring the best of scholarship to bear on foreign policy issues and emphasizes the importance of public service on behalf of the nation. These two elements are also symbolized by the career of Benjamin Franklin, who devoted himself from an early age to public service and to resolving problems through objective analysis, drawing upon the best knowledge available. Franklin’s international career culminated in his role as a diplomat whose work proved crucial in securing American independence. In 2005, on the occasion of FPRI’s 50th anniversary and on the eve of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday, we presented the first annual Benjamin Franklin Award for Public Service, to honor Americans whose public service exemplifies the ideals of Benjamin Franklin and the United States. That first award was presented to Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, the second to Charles Krauthammer, and the third to Philip Zelikow. This year, the trustees of FPRI are pleased to designate John R. Bolton as the fourth honoree. JOHN R. BOLTON John Bolton, the former U.S. Ambassador to the UN, has a long history of public service, holding such positions as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs at the Department of State, Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice, and Assistant Administrator for Program and Policy Coordination for the US Agency for International Development. He is a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and received his J.D. from Yale Law School. His memoir of his time at the UN, Surrender Is Not an Option, was published in November 2007 by Simon and Schuster. 3 PROGRAM Welcoming Remarks – John M. Templeton Jr. Musical Presentation by Members of the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Dinner Presentation of the 4th Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award to Hon. John R. Bolton by Robert L. Freedman, Chairman, Harvey Sicherman, President, Susan H. Goldberg, Special Events Chair, and John M. Templeton, Jr. Keynote Address – John R. Bolton Closing Remarks – John M. Templeton, Jr. Musical Presentation by Members of the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” Adjournment 4 2008 FPRI PARTNERS (Fulfilled/Pledged as of October 22, 2008) PRESENTING SPONSORS AHMED CHARAI N. PETER HAMILTON DRS. JOHN AND JOSEPHINE TEMPLETON DIAMOND PLUS W. W. Keen Butcher Bruce and Eileen Hooper DIAMOND Boeing Co. Robert and Diane Freedman Prudent Management Associates Edward and Gail Snitzer PLATINUM Beneficial Bank Halpern Associates Richard P. Brown, Jr. I. Wistar Morris III Robert Carr and Patricia Annino William Penn Foundation The Cotswold Foundation Alan L. Reed Gerard Cuddy Jerry and Bernice Rubenstein Henry Garson Sam and Selma Savitz John R. Haines The Savitz Organization Peter Halpern Adele K. Schaeffer GOLD Booz Allen Hamilton Quaker Chemical Company Ronald J. Naples Hon. Dov S. Zakheim 5 SILVER Elise W. Carr Graham Humes Dechert LLP Hon. John F. Lehman James H. Gately Newell Foundation Stanley Ginsburg Shaun F. O’Malley Frank M. Giordano Petrucci Family Foundation The Glenmede Trust Company N.A. Eileen Rosenau Susan and Woody Goldberg Lionel Savadove Dr. and Mrs. Jack O. Greenberg Bruce and Binney Wietlisbach Hon. John Hillen BRONZE Aqua America, Inc. Thomas C. Lynch Ashbridge Investment Management George Patterson John H. Ball Pepper Hamilton LLP Richard Berkman John W. Piasecki Irvin J. Borowsky and Laurie Wagman Piasecki Aircraft Corp. Jonas Brachfeld Dr. Harry Rosenthal Cephalon, Inc. Thomas Ruth Michael Olin Clark Stephen Segal CMS Companies Murray H. Shusterman Joseph J. Hill Paul Silberberg David Hoffman Terry and Anita Steen Jerome Kaplan George Strawbridge, Jr. James Kurth Technitrol Inc. Legg Mason Investment Counsel Carroll Weinberg Murray S. Levin Robert G. Williams We are pleased also to thank the following individuals for their support of FPRI’s Named Lectures: W. W. Keen Butcher, Robert Carr, Robert A. Fox, Susan and Woody Goldberg, Rocco Martino, Harry Robinson, and John M. Templeton Jr. We also thank our Dinner Supporters James Agger George Patterson, Jr. Winston Churchill William Potsic Carpenter Dewey John S. Price Nancy Gilboy Robert N. Reeves Richard and Mary Graham Bob Saldich Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Hill Edwin Seave Robert Klein Allen J. Simpson Joseph. H. Levine George P. Steele David and Sandy Marshall Joseph Zuritsky 6 2008 FPRI HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of FPRI’s research, publications, events, and media coverage over the past year are presented below by major programmatic areas. A NEW AMERICAN STRATEGY America needs a long-term national strategy to meet the challenges to its security. These include not only terrorism but also the changing foreign policies of countries such as Russia and China and the effects of globalization. Harvey Sicherman, president of FPRI and a former aide to three U.S. secretaries of state, has completed his book manuscript Cheap Hawks, Cheap Doves, and the Pursuit of American Strategy (Prentice Hall, forthcoming), which addresses our national security imperative from a geopolitical and historical perspective. Among Dr. Sicherman’s speaking engagements this year, in February, he was a panelist, with Martin Indyk and Michael Oren, at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy’s special policy forum on “The Final Year: End-of-Term Presidents and the Middle East.” In June, he gave the keynote address to the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies (NESA) on American foreign policy. CENTER ON TERRORISM, COUNTERTERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY Co-chairs: Stephen Gale and Michael Radu This Center, founded after 9/11, studies international terrorism, examines critical vulnerabilities in America’s infrastructure, and suggests ways to improve homeland security. Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. 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