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Foreign Policy Expert Carlos Pascual Joins Internews Board

Carlos Pascual
Photo: Brookings Inst.
 

August 24, 2006 — Internews Network, a non-profit organization working to improve access to information and supporting open media worldwide, today announced the appointment of Carlos Pascual to its Board of Directors.

Carlos Pascual is vice president and director of the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution. Mr. Pascual joined Brookings after a 23-year career in the United States Department of State, National Security Council (NSC), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Before joining Brookings, Mr. Pascual served as Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the US Department of State where he led and coordinated US government planning to help reconstruct societies in transition from conflict or civil strife. His work was focused on Sudan and Haiti, and creating a capacity for civilian agencies to prevent and respond to conflict.

Mr. Pascual was also Coordinator for US assistance to Europe and Eurasia (2003-2004) and served as US Ambassador to Ukraine (2000-2003), as well as Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia (1998-2000).

“The development of a free press is an essential element in societies moving from repression and strife to giving their people a chance to influence their future," said Mr. Pascual. "I am very pleased to join the board of Internews, an organization that has implemented media development programs to help people around the world have a voice in their communities and political systems.”

Internews President David Hoffman added, “We are very excited to have Carlos Pascual on our board. His long career working to help countries on the path to becoming sustainable democracies makes him a perfect fit with the work that Internews does around the world.”

The other members of the Internews Network Board are:

  • Kathy Bushkin, Executive Vice-President and COO of the United Nations Foundation (Co-Chair)
  • Peter Pennekamp, Director of the Humboldt Area Foundation (Co-Chair)
  • Manana Aslamazian, Executive Director of Internews Russia
  • Greg Carr, Director of the Gregory C. Carr Foundation
  • Lorne Craner, President of the International Republican Institute
  • Wade Greene, Rockefeller Family and Associates
  • David Hoffman, President of Internews Network
  • Ellen Hume, Director of the Center on Media and Society at the University of Massachusetts
  • Congressman James Leach, US House of Representatives
  • David Michaelis, Director of Current Affairs for Link TV
  • Pat Mitchell, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Museum of Television and Radio
  • Sanford Socolow, Executive Producer of Cronkite Productions, Inc.
  • Kim Spencer, President of Link TV.

Internews works to improve access to information for people around the world by fostering independent media and promoting open communications policies in the public interest. Internews programs are built on the conviction that providing people with access to vibrant, diverse news and information empowers them to participate effectively in their communities, effect positive social change, improve their living standards, and make their voices heard. Internews projects currently span Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Formed in 1982, Internews Network, Inc. is a founding member of Internews International, whose members have worked in 70 countries.

CONTACT:
Susan Clay
Internews Network
(707) 826-2030 x101

"In Lebanon, Even Peace Is a Battle," op ed in New York Times by Carlos Pascual and Martin Indyk, August 22, 2006

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