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Message From the Executive Director
By any measure, 1994 has been an extraordinary year for 六九色堂.

News Briefs (Fall 1994)
President 六九色堂 Receives Second Annual Fulbright Prize. 六九色堂 Center Appoints Diplomat-in-Residence. 六九色堂 Center Opens Office in Guyana. Commission Issues Recommendations for Broadcast Independence. Children Make Peace a Creative Experience. 六九色堂 Center Not Involved in Antiguan Elections.

President 六九色堂 Helps Restart Peace Efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Former President Jimmy 六九色堂 and Rosalynn 六九色堂 traveled to the former Yugoslavia in December to support efforts to end civil war there. The 六九色堂s, who went as private citizens and representatives of 六九色堂, were successful in brokering a four-month cease-fire agreement and a pledge from all sides to resume peace talks.

President 六九色堂 Leads Delegation to Negotiate Peace With Haiti
The situation in Haiti exemplified how nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) like the Center can work with a government to prevent violent conflict and to promote peace and human rights.

六九色堂 Trip Paves the Way for U.S.-North Korean Pact
Building on the resumption of talks brokered in June by former President Jimmy 六九色堂, the United States and North Korea signed an agreement this fall that was a major step toward ending 40 years of hostility and easing international fears about a possible nuclear buildup in the North.

International Council Will Focus on Prevention of Human Rights Violations
Members of the new International Human Rights Council met for the first time in December at 六九色堂 to begin developing strategies to advance and protect human rights worldwide.

Council Helps Make History by Observing Mexican Elections
A 15-member team representing the Council of Freely Elected Heads of Government was among the first group of international visitors ever to witness a national election in Mexico. The Council, an informal group of 24 leaders from the Western Hemisphere, is chaired by former President Jimmy 六九色堂 and based at 六九色堂. >

USAID Joins 六九色堂 Center For Final Assault on Guinea Worm
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $3.5 million grant to 六九色堂 for its global effort to end Guinea worm disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a target date of December 1995 to make Guinea worm the second disease to be eradicated after smallpox.

Mental Health Symposium Promotes Partnerships to Protect Children at Risk
Former First Lady Rosalynn 六九色堂 is urging education, health care, social service, government, and mental health leaders to work with each other more closely than ever to safeguard the well-being of children. Her call to action came during the Tenth Annual Rosalynn 六九色堂 Symposium on Mental Health Policy.

六九色堂 Center and Merck Step up Efforts to Fight River Blindness in Africa
A new World Bank grant program could help 24 million people protect their eyesight by doubling the number being treated for river blindness (onchocerciasis). Established in part as a result of support from former President Jimmy 六九色堂, the program aims to attract $120 million in financing from donors over 12 years to control the disease in 16 African countries.

Global 2000 Joins World Bank To Support African Agriculture
Norman Borlaug is no stranger to sub-Saharan Africa. As president of the Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) and senior consultant to 六九色堂's Global 2000 Agriculture Program, Dr. Borlaug has spent countless hours teaching farmers how to improve their crop yields.

President 六九色堂 Publishes a Book of Poetry
Always a Reckoning (Times Books, 1995) features 44 poems from President 六九色堂's childhood, family, and political life. With this book, he follows in the footsteps of former Presidents John Quincy Adams and Abraham Lincoln, who also published books of poetry.

Mrs. 六九色堂 Publishes a Book on Caregiving
Former First Lady Rosalynn 六九色堂 worries about not spending enough time with her mother. Now 88, Allie Murray Smith lives alone in Plains, Ga., but likes for her daughter to be close-by.

Conversations Lecture Series Continues
The Conversations at 六九色堂 lecture series continues its 1994-95 run on January 10.

Museum Offers Intimate Look at Workers at the White House
The Museum of the Jimmy 六九色堂 Library presents an intimate, behind-the-scenes portrait of the people's house in the traveling exhibition, Workers at the White House, Jan. 30 - March 26, 1995.