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The steering committee wants to express its gratitude for the contributions of many individuals and organizations whose assistance made this report possible.
Our first acknowledgment goes to the foundations which financed our study. In particular, we want to thank the Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Their support made this study possible and ensured its independence.
We also want to thank the organizations which sponsored our symposia across the United States and provided us venues for these meetings. We cannot adequately acknowledge the contributions of the many participants who took the time to give us the benefit of their views, and can only hope we have done justice to their forceful and well-presented thoughts.
Many individuals, too numerous to name here, from USIA and Fulbright's partner countries and organizations provided us with critically needed information and valuable input without which this report would have been impossible. We would like to express our deep appreciation to them.
We particularly appreciate the contributions of the hard-working staff that helped guide our work. Michael Schneider served ably as director of the effort. We could not have functioned without him. He kept us focused on our task, and his understanding of the complex world of cultural exchange was critical to our progress. Mr. Schneider had the capable assistance of William G. Crowell, Marjorie Harrison and Letitia King as special projects officers, and Barbara Dyson Ellis as administrative assistant. Each contributed immeasurably to our effort.
We are grateful for the contributions of the staff and institutions associated with several members of the steering committee. Martha Goetz, Teresa Lysinger, and Tebb Kusserow of the National Humanities Center smoothly managed the administrative details supporting our investigation, and Beth Roden oversaw production of this report. At Princeton University, Rosemary Menz arranged an electronic-mail "list serv," a vehicle that greatly simplified communication among members of the committee, and Marcia Snowden provided additional support. The American Council on Education provided us with meeting space in Washington, and Barbara Turlington of the ACE staff made valuable contributions to our understanding of exchange issues. Similarly we benefited from the insights of Stephen Szabo, Associate Dean of the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and Deborah Harding of the Open Society Institute.
Finally, several consultants also assisted us with our work. Mary Spear of Annapolis, Maryland provided critical research assistance. James Harvey of Washington, D.C. helped with drafting and editing this document and Ken Cosgrove, Julie Sebastianelli, and Laura Monger of Carter/Cosgrove in Alexandria, Virginia, designed it.
