Interchange

Interchange is published quarterly by the
Fund for Reconciliation and Development
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 727
New York, NY 10115.
usindo@igc.org
http://www.usirp.org

Fund for Reconciliation and Development

John McAuliff, Executive Director
Susan Hammond, Deputy Director
Zachary Berman, US-Cuba Reconciliation Initiative
Terry Milhaupt, Program Development

Mission Statement:

The Fund for Reconciliation and Development (FRD) began in 1985 as the US-Indochina Reconciliation Project. It devolved from a program of the American Friends Service Committee established in 1972. FRD was the first American non-governmental organization (NGO) devoted solely to normal diplomatic, economic and cultural relations with Indochina and expanded its work to include Cuba in 1999. FRD carries out its own programs of cultural and educational exchange and humanitarian assistance. It also facilitates communication and cooperation between private business, NGOs, foundations and educational institutions interested in the region by publishing the quarterly newsletter Interchange and by organizing national and international meetings. FRD funding comes from foundations, US and European government agencies, international organizations, and private donations.

In apology to our readers, and in appreciation of the many who have wondered where we were, this is the first publication of Interchange since the “Fall” issue which appeared in December 1999. Accordingly some news items are holdovers from earlier intended but unfinished issues and the Cuba pages were largely the product of former staff member Bela Walker before she left for study in Cuba and law school.

This copy is substantially larger than normal so “subscribers” might consider it a double if not triple issue. Our next publication date is planned to be December and thereafter we expect to be back to a quarterly schedule.

Thank you to the Barbara and Victor Ulmer Fund of the Agape Foundation for their financial help in producing this issue of Interchange