A Message to Our Readers…
This is the last issue of Interchange for calendar year 2000. We hope you find the evolving format useful.
Interchange, like the Fund for Reconciliation and Development, seeks not only to further our own programs with Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Cuba, but also to serve as a resource for the wider community of not-for-profit organizations working with these four countries—and for others who share our interest.
FRD’s ability to play such an unusual role relies largely on you. We welcome articles, letters and photos about your work; about related social, economic and cultural development issues; and about the special relationship between the US and its former and current adversaries.
We also welcome your financial help, and suggest a minimum contribution of $10 at the turn of the year to cover a subscription to Interchange. Pictured in the centerfold are various tokens of appreciation for larger donations.
People who did not receive a copy of Interchange in the fall are on our inactive list. Unless we hear from you now, you won’t receive the next issue in March. Please use the form on the back page to rejoin (or continue with) this network, and indicate if we should send a copy of last September’s double issue.
FRD’s year 2000 included a January visit to Cuba to meet local NGOs; programs in Washington and New York in April for the 25th anniversary of peace in Vietnam; special trips to Vietnam in April for their celebration of the end of the war, in July for the 5th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and in November for the Clinton visit; regular travel to Laos and Cambodia; our second dinner for the three Ministers from Indochina in September; and much ongoing preparation for next June’s conference in Vientiane of the Forum on Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.
Our best wishes for the New Year, both Western and Asian.
Interchange
John McAuliff Editor-in-Chief
Zachary Berman Managing Editor
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John McAuliff, Executive Director
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Mission Statement: The Fund for Reconciliation and Development (FRD) began in 1985 as the US-Indochina Reconciliation Project (USIRP). 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 dontions.