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Sikorski Mourns the Decline of Foreign Reporting in Berlin Dinner Speech
By Andrew Curry (Burns 2003)

Poland's Foreign Minister Sikorski during his speech

More than 150 Burns alumni, board members and guests gathered in Berlin on an unseasonably chilly June evening to hear from two Central European foreign ministers on topics as varied as transatlantic relations and the future of foreign correspondents.

The event, held at the headquarters of Deutsche Bank on Berlin’s Unter den Linden boulevard, was co-hosted by the German Foreign Ministry. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle began the evening by welcoming his Polish counterpart and guests from the United States and Germany with a speech in English about the importance of cultural exchanges like the Burns Fellowship.

Westerwelle recounted an early visit to the United States as part of a government-sponsored tour of the country that took him to spots off the typical tourist itinerary, like Tallahassee, Florida, and Springfield, Ohio. “When we look to international relations, we always think of government officials and official meetings,” Westerwelle told the audience. “But this is not what counts—what counts is a close network between the people of our two countries.”

From left: Polish Ambassador to Germany and Mrs. Marek Prawda, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and his wife Anne Applebaum, and U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Mrs. Philip Murphy, patron of the Burns Fellowship

Westerwelle’s Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski is a key player in Germany’s efforts to build better relations with its eastern neighbors. Sikorski was the keynote speaker at the banquet, and the Oxford-educated foreign minister took the opportunity to give a pointed address on the importance—and precarious state of—the media.

Unusual for a top government minister, Sikorski can speak from first-hand experience about the journalism profession. Named Poland’s foreign minister in 2007, Sikorski spent decades outside of his native land. He emigrated from communist-ruled Poland to the United Kingdom when martial law was declared in 1981. After earning a degree at Oxford, Sikorski traveled to Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, where he began his career reporting on the mujaheddin resistance for British magazines like The Spectator. “For me, journalism was a political cause,” Sikorski said. “At that time, the Afghans were fighting [Poland’s] fight.”

Members of the new German board of trustees at the Berlin dinner

In his speech, Sikorski recalled sending dispatches to London by donkey from the front lines at Afghan hot spots like Tora Bora, contrasting the three to four-week lag for war reporters with today’s instant communications and relentless deadline pressure.

From a first-hand perspective, he lamented the decline of foreign reporting. He recalled the role that foreign correspondents played in communist Poland as crucial, acting as the voice for Poles who couldn’t ask tough questions themselves. “In retrospect, this was a golden age of foreign correspondents,” he said. “We are now living in the twilight of foreign correspondents.”

Burns alumni from the first class in 1988. From left: Klemens Semtner, Mathias Döpfner, Ulrike Plewnia, Björn Boer and Stefan Maier

Sikorski said that the decline of major media outlets in the United States and Europe was a threat to civil society—and international relations. “The voter who wants to find out what’s happening in the country next door will now have to make a real effort, because that news is no longer in their morning newspaper,” he said.

German journalists at the dinner later pressed the foreign minister for an evaluation of Polish-German relations, which have been tense in recent years. Sikorski said that since Poland’s membership in the European Union, its economic successes over the past decade and a new government in Warsaw, things had dramatically improved. “Poland is no longer fearing Germany, and Germany is respecting Poland’s success,” he said. “I hope Poland is seen in Germany not as an East European country, but as a northern European country.”

German Burns class of 2010 (nine of the ten)

Many in the audience were impressed by Sikorski’s dynamism and his personal background. “It was the liveliest appearance in years. Sikorski’s got a good story,” said Clemens Wergin (Burns 2003). “But then, Burns speeches never really disappoint.”

Sikorski was the second prominent Pole to address the annual Burns alumni gathering in three years, following former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski’s speech in 2008. “It’s an interesting contrast between the post-communist Poland represented by Kwasniewski and the new, young European generation that Sikorski stands for,” said Frank-Dieter Freiling. “It’s clear that this is a growing part of Europe at its best.”

Andrew Curry is a freelance journalist living in Berlin. His work has appeared in Archaeology, The Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, National Geographic, Spiegel Online International, The Washington Post, and Wired, among many others. Previously he worked for Smithsonian and U.S. News and World Report. He spent his fellowship in 2003 at Welt am Sonntag, and was a 2008 Burns award winner. His website is www.andrewcurry.com.

Coverage of U.S. home foreclosure crisis wins 2009 Burns Award
by Mario Scherhaufer

The 2009 German Burns Award winner looks at resistance by stressed U.S. homeowners facing eviction, while the Kennan Commentary Award winner looks at the changed meaning and interpretation of German “angst.”

Roman Pletter (Burns 2009), an editor at the business magazine Brand Eins, won the German Burns Award for “Die große Landnahme (The big land grab),” published in December 2009 in Brand Eins. Subtitled “Besuche an Orten des Widerstandes (Visiting places of resistance),” Pletter’s story deals with indebted U.S. homeowners who are revolting against the banks trying to evict them. The jury was impressed by the extensive research by Pletter, who covered the issue from multiple perspectives. With clear and concise language and good composition, Pletter’s piece draws in the reader from beginning to end. By providing an exciting and detailed view of the resistance against bank evictions, Pletter also gave a deep portrayal of the American psyche during trying economic times.

The two 2,000-Euro prizes, usually given to one German and one American alumnus or alumna, are awarded by Germany’s foreign minister. Pletter received his honor from German Foreign Minister Dr. Guido Westerwelle at the annual Burns alumni dinner and lecture on June 2 in Berlin.

Roman Pletter, winner of the 2009 Burns Award, and jury member Sabine Christiansen

Despite an eventful year in Germany with Bundestagswahl (parliamentary elections), the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, and other important domestic and foreign policy decisions, none of the stories received from U.S. Burns alumni was deemed worthy of the 2,000 euro prize by the selection jury.

Two American and one German Burns alumni received honorary mentions by the jury. David Francis (Burns 2009) was honored for his article “The next page: Berlin—20 years wall-free,” published on November 8, 2009, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The story is a very personal commentary on significant people, moments and places in Berlin’s recent history. Moira Herbst (Burns 2008) received the mention for “East Germany 20 Years after Reunification,” an overview of business and economic revival in the former East Germany published in Businessweek on November 5, 2009. Herbst showcases former East German DDR brands that have successfully made the transition into the current German economy. Max von Klitzing (Burns 2004) and Freeeye TV received an honorary mention for a two-part TV documentary “Durch die Wildnis Amerikas (Through America’s wilderness),” aired on April 23 and 30, 2009, on NDR. Klitzing’s remarkable 90-minute documentary on one of the great American hiking challenges—the Appalachian Trail—portrayed magnificent landscapes along with a selection of stories from people living along the 3,400 kilometer trail between Georgia and Maine.

The 2,000-Euro George F. Kennan Commentary Award went to Roger Cohen, a Berlin correspondent for The New York Times and a columnist for the International Herald Tribune, for his analysis of “German Angst (German fear),” published on March 20, 2009, in the magazine of Süddeutsche Zeitung. Cohen’s analysis of the changing transatlantic relationship mirrors the changes in the U.S.-coined term ‘German Angst.’ Cohen, who won the Kennan Commentary Award in 2000, describes a change in the German mentality in convincing and surprisingly entertaining language.

The jury for both awards was comprised of journalists Sabine Christiansen, Dr. Christoph von Marschall (Tagesspiegel), Claus Strunz (Hamburger Abendblatt), Florian Illies (Die Zeit/Monopol) and Dr. Dominik Wichmann (Süddeutsche Zeitung), as well as Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling (ZDF) and Petra Stoeckl (Foreign Ministry of Germany).

This spring, two Burns alumni spent time reporting from Iraq.The following stories present their experiences and views on how the country is recovering from years of war.

Reporting from Iraq: the toughest assignment
by Holly Pickett (Burns 2008)

A child squeezing through the blast walls with a bag of eggs for breakfast. The blast walls enclose entire neighborhoods and run the length of many of Baghdad's main streets.

For the past six weeks, I have worked as the bureau photographer for The New York Times in Baghdad. This was my first visit to Iraq, and although I have worked in Afghanistan, Gaza and Yemen, I have found Iraq to be among the most difficult places to do my job.

For now, much of the violence seems to have subsided and life is slowly improving. Markets, commercial areas and nightlife are blossoming. Occasional explosions and gunfire briefly shatter the calm, but people maneuver around the roadblocks and continue on their way to work or university.

I have accessed some glimpses into the lives of Iraqi women. As a foreign female, I walk a tightrope between the worlds of women and men. I can go where men cannot—to photograph women praying at Muqtada al-Sadr’s headquarters, for instance. I went to the market where women haggle for meat, spices and fabric. I spent an afternoon photographing women in a Baghdad beauty salon.

But fear lingers. Seven years of brutal violence have left their mark here. Iraqis are haunted by bombings, kidnappings, murders and gun battles. They don’t trust the government, the media or each other.

The fear is what makes working here difficult. When I talk to people, they often deny my request to use their names. Iraqis of all stripes are extremely wary of cameras and nearly always request proof of formal permission, usually from a ministry or other government entity. Even then, people are not eager to put themselves in the public eye.

Women at Friday prayers in Sadr City

It is nearly impossible to photograph the aftermath of a street battle or IED. In most cases, the scene is blocked by police, and cameras simply are not allowed. The government has decided that published photographs of deadly bombings aid the cause of insurgents.

In any conflict zone, personal safety must come first. Finding the balance between being able to work and being secure in Iraq has proven a challenge. When I work, I try to be as unobtrusive as possible. I try to make myself small and quiet—to blend in. For the first time in my career, armed bodyguards and two cars follow me wherever I go, a fact that has changed the dynamic of my work dramatically. Moving from place to place is complicated by checkpoints, IEDs and blast walls. I often worked wearing the abaya and a scarf to cover my hair. It took nearly a month for me to figure out how to work under all of the security measures.

Despite all of this, Iraq has grown on me. My rotation here is ending and I am sad to leave. Iraq’s story remains compelling and most Iraqis are warm and hospitable. Iraqis have witnessed unimaginable horrors, but they keep going.

Holly Pickett is a freelance photojournalist based in Cairo, Egypt. Her work has appeared in TIME, Newsweek, The London Times, Los Angeles Times, NPR.org, Elle, and Stern, among others. Previously, she worked as a staff photographer at The Spokesman-Review daily newspaper in Spokane, Washington. She spent her fellowship in 2008 at Süddeutsche Zeitung in Munich.

Reporting from Iraq: Why it still matters
By Frederik Pleitgen (2005)

Fred Pleitgen reporting at Al Tuwaitha nuclear facility.

To understand the progress that security is making in Iraq you have to drive the streets of Baghdad. When I first came here more than three years ago, not many people were venturing out and only a few shops were open. Fast forward to today and the situation has changed dramatically. There are ice cream parlors with flashy new colorful store fronts, electronics dealers praising the newest flat screen TVs, and of course new cars everywhere.
 
The improvement in security has put the country on the back burner of international news coverage, even though the country is still fragile as the recent election fall out shows. The day I arrived for this Baghdad rotation, almost 100 people were killed in seemingly orchestrated attacks around the country. Stability is defined differently here.
 
Still, CNN is keeping its bureau in Baghdad and we are adapting to the new level of interest. Business reporting is becoming more important as Iraq opens its doors to foreign investors. We are covering the expansion of the country’s airline industry as Iraqi Airways looks to acquire new planes—an undertaking made difficult by pending Kuwaiti demands for compensation for Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of their country. And airlines from abroad are opening new routes into Iraq—Etihad Airways of Abu Dhabi is the most recent.

CNN crew at Al Tuwaitha

We also need to look closely at the factors that still inhibit this country’s economic development. I recently visited Iraq’s former nuclear complex Al Tuwaitha just outside Baghdad. The West accused Saddam Hussein of attempting to build a nuclear bomb here—and the reactors at the site were bombed in 1981 by the Israelis and in 1991 by the United States during the Gulf War. Now the area lies in ruins, but remains highly contaminated with radioactivity. Iraqi scientists are just beginning to decommission the former reactors, a dangerous and protracted process, but one that is totally necessary to bring this country one step closer to being “normal.”

The Iraq story is shifting, but not dead. There are important stories to be told in this country and the people of Iraq must remain at the forefront of our attention. The situation here appears to be improving, but there are major obstacles in the way. The next weeks will be telling as the political powers attempt to form a government. And we must remember that more than 90,000 U.S. troops are still on the ground here, seemingly on their way out, but not home yet.

Fred Pleitgen is a reporter with CNN and is currently based in their Baghdad bureau. Previously he worked for n-tv in Berlin. He has reported from Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Thailand, and several African countries, among others. He spent his Burns Fellowship in 2005 at CNN headquarters in Atlanta, and was hired by the network not long after returning to Germany.

Burns Alumna Sarah Wildman Wins Weitz Prize
By Maia Curtis

Sarah Wildman (Burns 2008) won the Peter R. Weitz Prize for excellence and originality in reporting on Europe for a series she wrote for Slate. She conducted research for the series during her Burns fellowship. The $10,000 prize is awarded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, and will be presented at an awards luncheon in July in Washington, D.C.

The five-part series, published in 2009, is about an investigation of the International Tracing Service (ITS), the world’s largest Holocaust archive in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The ITS holds some 50 million records, including biographical cards from displaced persons camps, files on forced labor and concentration camp inmates, correspondence between Nazi officers, transport lists, crime lists and other data. In 1955, the International Committee of the Red Cross took over management of the archives and it was closed to outsiders and researchers. For decades, the archives were shrouded in mystery and suspicion about why they were closed and what could be found in the files. They were finally opened to the public in 2008.

Wildman’s series is a riveting personal investigation into her family history while exploring the broader implications of these records—both to history and for survivors and relatives.

As one judge wrote, “The story of Bad Arolsen has been told, but not like this...with such detail, dogged pursuit, passion, and deeply felt, first-person storytelling. As opening the ITS ‘is a bit like completing a mosaic’ of the Holocaust, in the words of the director of the Buchenwald camp memorial, so does Wildman give us a sense of the mosaic of ITS, and, hopefully, spread greater awareness of it.”

Wildman is working on a book based on the series. She recently became a foreign policy writer for PoliticsDaily.com and writes a column for the Forward. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Guardian, Slate, The Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor, among others. Previously, she held staff positions at The New Republic and The American Prospect.

The Arthur F. Burns Fellowship News is published four times a year by the International Center for Journalists.

Burns Program Staff:

Frank-Dieter Freiling, Director, IJP
Mario Scherhaufer, Program Director, ICFJ
Maia Curtis, ICFJ Consultant
Michelle Mathew, Program Officer, ICFJ

Named in honor of the late former U.S. ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany and former Federal Reserve Board chairman, the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program fosters greater understanding of German–U.S. relations among future leaders of the news media.

The Burns program was established in 1988 in Germany by the Internationale Journalisten-Programme (formerly the Initiative Jugendpresse) and was originally designed for young German journalists. In 1990, the fellowship expanded to include American journalists, making it a true exchange.

Each year 20 outstanding journalists from the United States and Germany are awarded an opportunity to report from and travel in each other’s countries. The program offers 10 young print and broadcast journalists from each country the opportunity to share professional expertise with their colleagues across the Atlantic while working as “foreign correspondents” for their hometown news organizations.

Fellows work as part-time staff members at host newspapers, magazines and radio and television stations. In addition to covering local news, fellows report on events for their employers back home, while learning more about
their host country and its media.

This competitive program is open to U.S. and German journalists who are employed by a newspaper, news magazine, broadcast station or news agency, and to freelancers. Applicants must have demonstrated journalistic talent and a strong interest in U.S.–European affairs. German language proficiency is not required, but is encouraged.

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June 2010 | Vol. 19, No. 2

Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling

Dear Friends,

Summer is fast approaching, and after such a hard winter, it cannot come fast enough. Twenty-one fellows were selected this year and they will soon be gathering in Washington. You will find a list of their host placements in this newsletter. Email or call to welcome them when they arrive in your neighborhood or city at the end of July.

You will also have a chance to meet the new fellows at the reception and dinner hosted by patron Klaus Scharioth, the German Ambassador to the United States, on July 28 in D.C. I hope many of you will come and join the fellows, trustees and sponsors for a lovely summer’s eve. This year’s winner of the George F. Kennan award, Roger Cohen from The New York Times and International Herald Tribune, will be honored that night.

At the Berlin dinner on June 2, we honored the 2009 Arthur F. Burns award winners—you will find more about that in this newsletter. We had many distinguished guests at the dinner. Our guest of honor was Radoslaw Sikorski, the foreign minister and presidential candidate of Poland. He was accompanied by his wife, U.S. journalist Anne Applebaum. We were also honored by the presence of the new German foreign minister, Dr. Guido Westerwelle, a longstanding trustee of IJP; Burns patron Phil Murphy, the U.S. Ambassador to Germany, and his wife Tammy; and outgoing chairman of the German board of trustees, Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck. The new chairman of the board is Rainer Neske, a member of the board of Deutsche Bank, who introduced the new board for the 2010-2013 term.

After reuniting with more than 130 alumni at the Berlin dinner, I look forward to seeing many of you from the U.S. side in Washington in July or hopefully at our first West Coast alumni dinner that we are planning for early autumn. We are also working on regional chapters with independent alumni activities.  Finally, I want to remind you of the research grants, still available for 2010. You can find more information in this newsletter.

All the best for a wonderful summer,

Frank

1988
Patricia Wiedemeyer left Bonn to become a correspondent in ZDF’s bureau in Brussels.

1990
Karl Doemens is now chief political correspondent in Berlin for the publishing house DuMont, covering national politics for Frankfurter Rundschau, Berliner Zeitung, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger and Mitteldeutsche Zeitung.

1995
Andrea (Witt) Hentz recently joined the Joachim Herz Stiftung in Hamburg as the point person for press relations and communications. Wulf Schmiese started his new position as morning anchor for ZDF German TV.

1996
Elke Ahlswede's fourth book, Wegweiser Journalismus: Praktikum! (UVK), will be published in July. It is an updated internship guide for young journalists.

1998
Stefan Krücken, editor-at-large at GQ in Munich, had a third child, named Erik.

2001
Arne Delfs is the new German politics and economics editor for Wirtschaftsmedien, the joint pool of economics magazines published by Gruner+Jahr. He is based in Berlin. David Schraven joined the Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung media group and will lead the research team at the joint content desk in Essen for the regional daily.

2002
Markus Feldenkirchen joins the ranks of U.S. correspondents by working in the Washington bureau of Der Spiegel, leaving the capital bureau in Berlin. James Hagengruber will move to Sarajevo with his new posting in the foreign service. He and his wife also welcomed a baby girl, named Anna, in May. Kersten Kohlenberg moved from the Hamburg to the Berlin office of Die Zeit, the German weekly newspaper.

2004
Ulf Meyer accepted the Hyde Chair position at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester. Robin Mishra is the new spokesman for Annette Schavan, Germany’s federal minister for education and research.

2007
Bettina Gartner welcomed a daughter Lea on May 13. She lives in South Tyrol, Italy.



2008
Susanne Amann changed jobs and is now the business editor for Der Spiegel (the print edition) in Hamburg. In June, Tony Ganzer started a new job as correspondent for World Radio Switzerland, the English arm of Swiss public broadcasting, and is working out of Zurich. Previously, he was a Bosch fellow at Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich. Mario Kaiser was awarded the media award of the German Red Cross for his article “Herrn Inces Lohn,” published in the economics monthly Brand Eins. Sarah Wildman has been named foreign policy writer for PoliticsDaily.com. She recently won the Peter R. Weitz Journalism Prize for excellence in reporting on Europe. The $10,000 prize is awarded by the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

2009
Roman Deininger is now the correspondent for northern Bavaria, based in Nürnberg, for
Süddeutsche Zeitung. David Francis was married on June 12 to Sonja Matanovic. Moises Mendoza received a Fulbright Fellowship and will leave The Houston Chronicle to return to Germany. Roman Pletter was accepted at Harvard University for a master’s degree in public administration. Stefan Tomik, previously at FAZ, will join Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung as a political editor in July.

Administrators
Michelle Mathew, the Burns program officer at the International Center for Journalists, will be leaving ICFJ after the July orientation to study for a master’s degree at the American University of Paris, France. Mario Scherhaufer, the Burns program director at ICFJ, became the proud father of Anna Lilian on May 5.

Reception for 2010 Fellows:
July 28, 2010
Residence of German Ambassador Klaus Schariot, Washington, D.C.

Group Orientation in D.C.:
July 27 - August 1, 2010

Fellowships:
August 2 - October 1, 2010

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German Fellows

(Host media in parentheses)

Justus Bender, Editor, Die Zeit Campus, Hamburg
(Boston Globe)

Johannes Boie, Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
(Los Angeles Times)

Michael Broecker, Bureau Chief, Rheinische Post, Berlin
(Philadelphia Inquirer)

Steffi Dobmeier, Reporter, Thüringer Allgemeine, Erfurt
(The Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Henning Engelage, Freelance Journalist, Dortmund
(Miami Herald)

Andreas Große Halbuer, Berlin Correspondent, Capital, Berlin
(Austin American-Statesman, TX)

Benjamin Nickel, Managing Editor, N24, Berlin
(TBD)

Susann Reichenbach, Anchor, MDR Aktuell, Erfurt
(KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Christian Salewski, Freelance Reporter, Berliner Zeitung, Berlin
(ProPublica, New York City)

Ulrich Schulte, Editor and head domestic news writer, Tageszeitung, Berlin
(The Chicago Tribune)

U.S. Fellows

(Host media in parentheses)

Rachel Barth, Associate Producer, CNN International, Atlanta, GA
(ZDF Morgenmagazin, Berlin)

Benjamin Cannon, Senior Reporter, Jackson Hole Weekly, Jackson Hole, WY
(Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Munich)

Dalia Fahmy, Freelance Journalist, Brooklyn, NY
(WELT, Berliner Morgenpost, WELT am SONNTAG, Berlin)

Krista Kapralos, Freelance Journalist, Washington, DC
(Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt)

Stephen Lowman, Editorial Aide, The Washington Post, Washington, DC
(ZEIT Campus, Hamburg)

Gina Pace, Producer, CBSNews.com, New York, NY
(Spiegel Online International, Berlin)

Shant Shahrigan, Freelance Reporter, Voice of America, Washington, DC (Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich)

Chelsea Wald, Freelance Writer & Editor, New York, NY
(Deutsche Welle Radio/English, Bonn)

Aaron Wiener, Assistant Editor, The Washington Independent, Washington, DC
(Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Berlin)

U.S. Trustees (2008-2010)

Patron: Klaus Scharioth
German Ambassador to the United States
Joyce Barnathan
President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Elizabeth Becker
Journalist and Author
The Honorable J.D. Bindenagel
Vice President, Community, Government & International Relations, DePaul University
Kurt Bock
Chairman and CEO, BASF USA
Marcus W. Brauchli
Executive Editor, The Washington Post
The Honorable Richard Burt
Senior Advisor, McLarty and Associates (Honorary Chairman)
Dr. Martin Bussmann
Mannheim LLC
Nikhil Deogun
Managing Editor, CNBC
David W. Detjen
Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP
Dr. Frank-Dieter Freiling
Director, Internationale Journalisten-Programme (IJP)
Prof. Dr. Ronald Frohne
President and CEO,
GWFF USA, Inc.
Rick Goings
Chairman and CEO, Tupperware Brands Corporation
James F. Hoge, Jr.
Editor, Foreign Affairs (Honorary Chairman)
Fred Kempe
President and CEO, The Atlantic Council of the United States
Robert M. Kimmitt
Senior International Counsel, WilmerHale
The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Chairman, Kissinger Associates
The Honorable Frank E. Loy
Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (Chairman)
Senator Richard G. Lugar
United States Senator (R-Ind.)
Wolfgang Pordzik
Executive Vice President, Corporate Public Policy, Deutsche Post DHL North America
Garrick Utley
President, Levin Institute, SUNY
Stanford S. Warshawsky
Chairman, Bismarck Capital, LLC
Legal Advisor:
Phillip C. Zane
Attorney at Law, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

German Trustees (2010-2013)

Patron: Philip D. Murphy
U.S. Ambassador to Germany
Erik Bettermann
Director-General, Deutsche Welle
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Bettzuege
German Ambassador to Brussels
Dr. Martin Blessing
CEO, Commerzbank AG
Prof. Maria Böhmer
State Minister, Member of Parliament, CDU/CSU
Tom Buhrow
Anchorman, ARD
Sabine Christiansen
Journalist, TV21 Media
Dr. Mathias Döpfner
CEO, Axel Springer AG
Thomas Ellerbeck
Chairman, Vodafone Foundation
Leonhard F. Fischer
Partner, RHJI Swiss Management
Dr. Rüdiger Frohn
Chairman, Stiftung Mercator
Emilio Galli-Zugaro
Head Group Communications, Allianz Group
Dr. Tessen von Heydebreck
Former Member of the Board, Deutsche Bank AG (Honorary Chairman)
Dr. Werner Hoyer
State Minister, Foreign Office, FDP
Dr. Luc Jochimsen
Member of Parliament, Die Linke
Hans-Werner Kilz
Editor-in-Chief, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Dr. Torsten-Jörn Klein
Board member, Gruner + Jahr AG
Rob Meines
Meines & Partners, The Hague
Kerstin Müller
Former State Minister, Member of Parliament, Buendnis 90/Die Grünen
Rainer Neske
Board Member, Deutsche Bank (Chairman)
Dagmar Reim
Director General, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg
Prof. Markus Schächter
Director-General, ZDF German TV
Helmut Schäfer
Former State Minister, Foreign Office (Honorary Chairman)
Monika Schaller
Senior Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Friede Springer
Publisher, Axel Springer AG
Dr. Frank Walter Steinmeier
Former Foreign Minister, Chair of the SPD Parliamentary Group
Tobias Trevisan
CEO, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Lord George Weidenfeld
Former CEO, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Ulrich Wilhelm
Government Spokesman

The Arthur F. Burns Board of Trustees in the United States and Germany acknowledges with gratitude the support of the following organizations and individuals who have made the 2010 Arthur F. Burns program possible.

Sponsors in the U.S.
Alston & Bird, LLP
BASF
Robert Bosch Stiftung
The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Continental Airlines
DHL North America
The Dow Jones Foundation
The Ford Foundation
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
GWFF USA, Inc.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
The Ladenburg Foundation
Mars Incorporated
Tupperware Brands Corporation

Individual Contributions
Elizabeth Becker
John and Gina Despres
David Detjen
Marc Fest
The Hon. Frank E. Loy
Stanford S. Warshawsky

Sponsors in Germany
Allianz SE
Auswärtiges Amt.
Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
Deutsche Bank AG
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Siemens AG