Newsletter March 2010
IEMI Sends Delegation to Iraq
Former Member Jim Slattery originally wrote this as a blog for Kansas City's The Star. On March 7, 2010 I observed the elections in Iraq as part of a six-person international team of election monitors organized by the International Election ...
Braving Bombs to Vote- IEMI in Iraq
Former Member Scott Klug originally wrote this for the Milwaukee's Journal-Sentinel on March 13 I saw it as soon as he passed me the cup of coffee from the flight attendant - a deep indigo stain on the cuticle of ...
40th Annual Meeting to be held June 14 – 16, 2010
The Association’s 40th Annual Meeting will be held from Monday, June 14 to Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Below please find an updated preliminary program. As part of our reunion, and to celebrate our 40th Anniversary, the Association is hosting a one-day conference focused on the issue of Bipartisanship on Wednesday, ...
Association to Host Conference Focused on Bipartisanship
In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, our Association is partnering with the National Archives and with the Bipartisan Policy Center, to host a one-day conference focused on the issues of bipartisanship and civility. The conference will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 2010, and is the concluding event of our ...
Destination Puerto Rico: 2010 Study Tour
The Association has an exciting study tour planned for 2010 to Puerto Rico. The 2010 Study Tour will depart and arrive in Puerto Rico on Saturday, September 25th and return on Saturday, October 2nd. Along with meetings with officials--including Members ...
Statesmanship Dinner Honors Secretary Ray LaHood
On March 16th, our Association hosted its 13th Annual Statesmanship Dinner. Almost 500 guests celebrated the achievements of our 2010 Statesmanship Honoree: former Member of Congress and current Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. The evening was emceed by former Member Jack Quinn. Several of Secretary LaHood’s close friends and former bosses ...
Democratic Discussions with Georgia’s Parliament
Congressman David Price and Congressman David Dreier chair a democracy assistance program funded by USAID which in the past sent teams of current Members of Congress to emerging democracies on request to assist parliamentarians in dealing with policy issues ...
Study Group on Germany Active Locally and Abroad
The Congressional Study Group on Germany has had an active 2010 program thus far. The first three months of 2010 have seen exciting activities both in Washington, DC and in Germany. These activities included hosting the German Minister of Economics and Trade, the Honorable Rainer Bruederle, for a discussion on ...
Study Group on Japan Hosts Amb. Bosworth
The Congressional Study Group on Japan (CSGJ) hosted Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, U.S. Special Envoy to North Korea, for a Members-only luncheon on March 23 in the U.S. Capitol. Former Speaker and Ambassador to Japan, Tom Foley, gave the ...
Study Group on Turkey Hosts Delegation of Turkish Parliamentarians
The Congressional Study Group on Turkey (CSGT) hosted a delegation of Parliamentarians from the Turkish Grand National Assembly led by Chairman Murat Mercan of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The delegation was also accompanied by the new Turkish Ambassador to United States, the Honorable Namik Tan. Following introductory remarks from ...
Association Continues Civic Education via Webcasts
Thanks to a grant from the US Department of Education, the Association has connected former Members of Congress with high school civic education classrooms across the country via the internet. The Civics Connection is a webcasting pilot project originally initiated by former Member Lou Frey and currently focused mostly ...
A Letter from Our Congress to Campus Co-Chairs
We want to thank all of you who have participated in our Congress to Campus program. As you know, these visits by Bi-partisan teams of Former Members are great experiences. We had an opportunity to interact with students and faculty, allowing us to keep in touch with the thoughts and ...
A Fine Visit to the U. K.: January 31 – February 5, 2010
The Congress to Campus program enjoyed its sixth visit to the United Kingdom this past Winter, as always under the expert direction of Dr. Philip Davies, Director of the Eccles Center for American Studies at the British Library in London. Philip assembled a great schedule of visits to five ...
Two Canadian Universities, The Most Interesting Man in the World, and America’s Best Steakhouse
Over the past eight years, I have participated in nine different Congress to Campus visits. My tenth visit was particularly memorable while at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver last month, during their “lull” between the Winter Olympics and the Paralympics. USAFMC worked ...
Discussing Government and Economics in England
Speaking to several English schools and universities on American politics and the economy as part of our Congress to Campus Program was a wonderful experience. England, like the United States, has high unemployment and huge government debt. There were many students I spoke to who believed that the current ...
A Treasure Trove of Historical Information
The John C. Stennis Center for Public Service has been working with the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress on the Congress to Campus program since 1996. Brother Rogers of the Stennis Center has interacted with a number of Former Members over the years. “I really like working ...