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The [[EastWest Institute]] was formerly known as the [[Institute for East West Studies]].
  
==EWI Board of Directors==
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==History==
  
CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD
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According to an article on the Peace Direct website:
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:The US-based East West Institute, founded in 1981 as a think tank on traditional security issues had, since the collapse of Communism, focused on research, networking and low-key conferences to help support the development of democracy and free enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050526010845/http://www.peacedirect.org/resources/case-studies/wpw/eastwestinstitute.html East West Institute, Serbia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia], Peace Direct website, version placed in web archive 26 May 2005, accessed in web archive 10 July 2009</ref>
  
Ms. Ana Palacio , Former Foreign Minister to Spain, Palacioyasociados, Spain
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==Activities==
George F. Russell, Jr. , Chairman, The Threshold Group
 
  
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
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In December 2005 the Institute awarded [[Tony Blair]] the accolade of Statesman of the Decade.  Blair said 'It is a very great honour and privilege to receive this award, and I can truthfully say it is a long time since so many people have said so many nice things about me all at once, or indeed at all, to be absolutely frank. And can I thank the East-West Institute and congratulate it on its 25 years, and thank it also for the work that it does in so many different places in the world.'<ref>PM's acceptance comments for Statesmen of the Decade award, 8 December 2005 http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page8737.asp</ref>
  
John Edwin Mroz, President and CEO, EastWest Institute, United States
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==Funding==
  
BOARD MEMBERS
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The Institute prefers not to disclose its funding sources, saying, "Our mission is supported by funding from private and public sources worldwide."<ref>[http://www.ewi.info/mission.cfm?title=Mission%20%26%20Strategy&l1=About%20EWI&l2=Mission%20%26%20Strategy Mission and Strategy]</ref> However, in 2002 the Institute received $10,000 from [[Exxon Mobil]].<ref>[http://www.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Exxon-Mobil-Donations.pdf ExxonMobil Donations], ExxonMobil, p. 3, accessed 10 July 2009</ref>
  
Urban Ahlin, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Swedish Parliament, Sweden
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==People==
Martti Ahtisaari, Chairman, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland
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===Co-Chairmen of the Board===
Anna Akhalkatsi, Business Development Officer, Small and Medium Enterprise Dept., International Finance Corporation, United States
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*[[Ana Palacio]], Former Foreign Minister to Spain, Palacioyasociados, Spain
Riprand Arco, President, American Asset Corporation, United States
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*[[George F. Russell, Jr.]] , Chairman, The Threshold Group President AND Founder
Jerald T. Baldridge, Chairman, Republic Energy Inc., United States
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*[[John Edwin Mroz]], President and CEO, EastWest Institute, United States
Marshall Bennett, President, Marshall Bennett Enterprises, United States
 
David Boren, President, University of Oklahoma, Former U.S. Senator, United States
 
Nick Butler, Group Vice President, Strategy and Policy Development, BP p.l.c., United Kingdom
 
Peter Castenfelt, President, Archipelago Enterprises Ltd., United Kingdom
 
Maria Livanos Cattaui, Former President, International Chamber of Commerce, Switzerland
 
Mark Chandler, Chairman and CEO, Biophysical, United States
 
Emil Constantinescu, Former President of Romania, Institute for Regional Cooperation and Conflict, Romania
 
Joel H. Cowan, President, Habersham & Cowan, Inc., United States
 
Francis Finlay, Chairman and CEO, Clay Finlay Inc., United States
 
Stephen B. Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, United States
 
R. William Ide, III, Partner, MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP, United States
 
Wolfgang Ischinger, Ambassador, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.A., Germany
 
Sigrid RVC Kendall, Managing Director, Kendall-Verwaltungs-GmBH
 
Rami G. Khouri, Executive Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon
 
Maria-Pia Kothbauer, Ambassador, Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria
 
Andrey Kruglov, CFO and Deputy CEO, Gazprom, Russian Federation
 
Rudi Lamprecht, Member of the Managing Board, Siemens, Germany
 
James A. Lash, Chairman, Manchester Principal LLC, United States
 
Sonja Licht, President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Serbia & Montenegro
 
Mark Maletz, Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, United States
 
Michael Maples, Former Executive Vice President, Microsoft, United States
 
Ivan Miklos, Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia
 
Frank Neuman, President, AM-TAK International, United States
 
Ross Perot, Jr., Chairman, Perot Systems Corporation, United States
 
Vladimir Plasil, President, Alta, Co., Czech Republic
 
John Richardson, President, The Madriaga Foundation, Belgium
 
Dr. Ramzi Sanbar, Chairman, Sanbar Development Corporation, S.A., United Kingdom
 
Armen Sarkissian, President, Eurasia House International, Armenia
 
Peter Scannell, President, Rockwood Holdings, L.P., United States
 
Leo Schenker, Senior Executive Vice President, Central National-Gottesman Inc., United States
 
Rockwell Schnabel, Advisory Director, Trident Capital Inc, United States
 
Hilton Smith, President and CEO, East Bay Co. Ltd., United States
 
Elizabeth Symons, Baroness, House of Lords, United Kingdom
 
Liener Temerlin, Chairman, Temerlin Consulting, United States
 
Henrik Torgersen, Executive Vice President-International Operations, Telenor, Norway
 
Robert Verrue, Director General for DG - Taxation, Commission of the European Union, France
 
Antonio Vitorino, Professor, Lisbon Law School and Lawyer, Portugal
 
Matthias Warnig, President, Dresdner Bank ZAO, Germany
 
George Weidenfeld, Lord and President, Orion Publishing Group, United Kingdom
 
John C. Whitehead, Former Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co., Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, United States
 
Mikhail M. Zadornov, President-Chairman, CJSC "Vneshtorgbank Retail Services, Russian Federation
 
Robert Ziff, Chief Investment Strategist, Ziff Brothers Investments, United States
 
  
HONORARY CHAIRMEN
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===Board members===
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*[[Urban Ahlin]], Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Swedish Parliament, Sweden
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*[[Martti Ahtisaari]], Chairman, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland
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*[[Anna Akhalkatsi]], Business Development Officer, Small and Medium Enterprise Dept., [[International Finance Corporation]], United States
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*[[Riprand Arco]], President, [[American Asset Corporation]], United States
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*[[Jerald T. Baldridge]], Chairman, Republic Energy Inc., United States
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*[[Marshall Bennett]], President, Marshall Bennett Enterprises, United States
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*[[David Boren]], President, University of Oklahoma, Former U.S. Senator, United States
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*[[Nick Butler]], Group Vice President, Strategy and Policy Development, BP p.l.c., United Kingdom
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*[[Peter Castenfelt]], President, Archipelago Enterprises Ltd., United Kingdom
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*[[Maria Livanos Cattaui]], Former President, [[International Chamber of Commerce]], Switzerland
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*[[Mark Chandler]], Chairman and CEO, Biophysical, United States
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*[[Emil Constantinescu]], Former President of Romania, Institute for Regional Cooperation and Conflict, Romania
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*[[Joel H. Cowan]], President, Habersham & Cowan, Inc., United States
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*[[Francis Finlay]], Chairman and CEO, Clay Finlay Inc., United States
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*[[Stephen B. Heintz]], President, [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]], United States
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*[[R. William Ide]], III, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, United States
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*[[Wolfgang Ischinger]], Ambassador, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.A., Germany
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*[[Sigrid RVC Kendall]], Managing Director, Kendall-Verwaltungs-GmBH
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*[[Rami G. Khouri]], Executive Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon
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*[[Maria-Pia Kothbauer]], Ambassador, Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria
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*[[Andrey Kruglov]], CFO and Deputy CEO, [[Gazprom]], Russian Federation
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*[[Rudi Lamprecht]], Member of the Managing Board, [[Siemens]], Germany
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*[[James A. Lash]], Chairman, Manchester Principal LLC, United States
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*[[Sonja Licht]], President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Serbia & Montenegro
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*[[Mark Maletz]], Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, United States
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*[[Michael Maples]], Former Executive Vice President, [[Microsoft]], United States
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*[[Ivan Miklos]], Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia
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*[[Frank Neuman]], President, AM-TAK International, United States
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*[[Ross Perot, Jr. ]], Chairman, Perot Systems Corporation, United States
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*[[Vladimir Plasil]], President, Alta, Co., Czech Republic
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*[[John Richardson]], President, The Madriaga Foundation, Belgium
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*[[Dr. Ramzi Sanbar]], Chairman, Sanbar Development Corporation, S.A., United Kingdom
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*[[Armen Sarkissian]], President, Eurasia House International, Armenia
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*[[Peter Scannell]], President, Rockwood Holdings, L.P., United States
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*[[Leo Schenker]], Senior Executive Vice President, Central National-Gottesman Inc., United States
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*[[Rockwell Schnabel]], Advisory Director, Trident Capital Inc, United States
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*[[Hilton Smith]], President and CEO, East Bay Co. Ltd., United States
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*[[Elizabeth Symons]], Baroness, House of Lords, United Kingdom
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*[[Liener Temerlin]], Chairman, Temerlin Consulting, United States
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*[[Henrik Torgersen]], Executive Vice President-International Operations, Telenor, Norway
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*[[Robert Verrue]], Director General for DG - Taxation, Commission of the European Union, France
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*[[Antonio Vitorino]], Professor, Lisbon Law School and Lawyer, Portugal
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*[[Matthias Warnig]], President, [[Dresdner Bank]] ZAO, Germany
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*[[George Weidenfeld]], Lord and President, [[Orion Publishing Group]], United Kingdom
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*[[John C. Whitehead]], Former Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co., Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, United States
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*[[Mikhail M. Zadornov]], President-Chairman, CJSC "Vneshtorgbank Retail Services, Russian Federation
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*[[Robert Ziff]], Chief Investment Strategist, Ziff Brothers Investments, United States
  
George H.W. Bush, Former President of the U.S.A.
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===Honorary Chairmen===
Helmut Kohl, Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
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*[[George H.W. Bush]], Former President of the U.S.A.
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*[[Helmut Kohl]], Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
  
CHAIRMEN EMERITI
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===Chairmen Emeriti===
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*[[Berthold Beitz]], President, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung
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*[[Ivan T. Berend]], Professor, University of California at Los Angeles
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*[[Hans-Dietrich Genscher]], Former Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
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*[[Donald M. Kendall]], Former Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo. Inc.
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*[[Whitney MacMillan]], Former Chairman and CEO, Cargill, Inc., United States
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*[[Ira D. Wallach]], EWI Co-Founder, and Former Chairman, Central National-Gottesman, Inc., United States
  
Berthold Beitz, President, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung
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===Directors Emeriti===
Ivan T. Berend, Professor, University of California at Los Angeles
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*[[Jan Krzysztof Bielecki]], Chief Executive Officer, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., Poland
Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Former Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
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*[[William D. Dearstyne]], Former Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson, United States
Donald M. Kendall, Former Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo. Inc.
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*[[John W. Kluge]], Chairman of the Board, Metromedia International Group, United States
Whitney MacMillan, Former Chairman and CEO, Cargill, Inc., United States
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*[[William E. Murray]], The Samuel Freeman Trust, Chairman, United States
Ira D. Wallach, EWI Co-Founder, and Former Chairman, Central National-Gottesman, Inc., United States
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*[[John J. Roberts]], Senior Advisor, American International Group (AIG), United States
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*[[Daniel Rose]], Chairman, Rose Associates, Inc., United States
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*[[Mitchell I. Sonkin]], Managing Director, MBIA Insurance Corporation, United States
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*[[Thorvald Stoltenberg]], President, Norwegian Red Cross, Norway
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==Non-Board Members of Board Committees==
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*[[Ali Müfit Gürtuna]], Former Mayor of Greater Istanbul Municipality, Turkey
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*[[John A. Roberts]], President, Chilmark Enterprises, Inc, United States
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*[[J Dickson Rogers]], United States
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*[[George Sheer]], United States
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*[[Bengt Westergren]], Senior Representative - President, AIG Central Europe & C.I.S., United Kingdom
  
DIRECTORS EMERITI
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==Website==
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*Internet Archive holdings of [https://web.archive.org/web/2019*/https://www.eastwest.ngo/ eastwest.ngo] 2015-
  
Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Chief Executive Officer, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., Poland
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==Notes==
William D. Dearstyne, Former Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson, United States
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<references/>
John W. Kluge, Chairman of the Board, Metromedia International Group, United States
 
William E. Murray, The Samuel Freeman Trust, Chairman, United States
 
John J. Roberts, Senior Advisor, American International Group (AIG), United States
 
Daniel Rose, Chairman, Rose Associates, Inc., United States
 
Mitchell I. Sonkin, Managing Director, MBIA Insurance Corporation, United States
 
Thorvald Stoltenberg, President, Norwegian Red Cross, Norway
 
  
Non-Board Members of Board Committees
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[[Category:Think Tanks]]
 
 
Ali Mufit Gortuna, Former Mayor of Greater Istanbul Municipality, Turkey
 
John A. Roberts, President, Chilmark Enterprises, Inc, United States
 
J Dickson Rogers, United States
 
George Sheer, United States
 
Bengt Westergren, Senior Representative - President, AIG Central Europe & C.I.S., United Kingdom
 

Latest revision as of 10:44, 28 January 2020

The EastWest Institute was formerly known as the Institute for East West Studies.

History

According to an article on the Peace Direct website:

The US-based East West Institute, founded in 1981 as a think tank on traditional security issues had, since the collapse of Communism, focused on research, networking and low-key conferences to help support the development of democracy and free enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.[1]

Activities

In December 2005 the Institute awarded Tony Blair the accolade of Statesman of the Decade. Blair said 'It is a very great honour and privilege to receive this award, and I can truthfully say it is a long time since so many people have said so many nice things about me all at once, or indeed at all, to be absolutely frank. And can I thank the East-West Institute and congratulate it on its 25 years, and thank it also for the work that it does in so many different places in the world.'[2]

Funding

The Institute prefers not to disclose its funding sources, saying, "Our mission is supported by funding from private and public sources worldwide."[3] However, in 2002 the Institute received $10,000 from Exxon Mobil.[4]

People

Co-Chairmen of the Board

Board members

Honorary Chairmen

Chairmen Emeriti

Directors Emeriti

Non-Board Members of Board Committees

Website

Notes

  1. East West Institute, Serbia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Peace Direct website, version placed in web archive 26 May 2005, accessed in web archive 10 July 2009
  2. PM's acceptance comments for Statesmen of the Decade award, 8 December 2005 http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page8737.asp
  3. Mission and Strategy
  4. ExxonMobil Donations, ExxonMobil, p. 3, accessed 10 July 2009