Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 15-218
Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Relations
Administrative Records, 1972-2014
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Relations |
| Title: | Administrative Records |
| Dates: | 1972-2014 |
| Quantity: | 17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 15-218 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Summary: | This accession consists of records documenting the administrative activities of the Office of International Relations and its predecessors, the Directorate of International Activities and the Office of International Activities, respectively, in regard to office budgetary matters and the coordinating of internationally-focused Smithsonian projects and initiatives such as grants, conferences, diplomatic visits, scientific research, and museum project management. Staff represented in these records include director Francine C. Berkowitz; assistant director Brian Lemay; and international liaison specialist and senior policy advisor Leonard P. Hirsch, who was responsible for the support of Smithsonian scientific programs, with an emphasis on global environmental concerns. Of note are records related to Hirsch's work on gay rights in the workplace, both at the Smithsonian Institution and in the federal government. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; budget summaries; contracts and agreements; reports; grant proposals; survey information; questionnaires, fellowship and research program information; news releases; speech papers; Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program information; guidelines and procedures; information about conferences, symposiums, committees, workshops, exhibitions, and special events; photographs and negatives; clippings; brochures; floor plans; videotapes; and supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting the administrative activities of the Office of International Relations and its predecessors, the Directorate of International Activities and the Office of International Activities, respectively, in regard to office budgetary matters and the coordinating of internationally-focused Smithsonian projects and initiatives such as grants, conferences, diplomatic visits, scientific research, and museum project management. Staff represented in these records include director Francine C. Berkowitz; assistant director Brian Lemay; and international liaison specialist and senior policy advisor Leonard P. Hirsch, who was responsible for the support of Smithsonian scientific programs, with an emphasis on global environmental concerns. Of note are records related to Hirsch's work on gay rights in the workplace, both at the Smithsonian Institution and in the federal government. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; meeting agendas and minutes; budget summaries; contracts and agreements; reports; grant proposals; survey information; questionnaires, fellowship and research program information; news releases; speech papers; Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program information; guidelines and procedures; information about conferences, symposiums, committees, workshops, exhibitions, and special events; photographs and negatives; clippings; brochures; floor plans; videotapes; and supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years. until Jan-01-2030; Transferring office; 2/23/1993 memorandum, Kirby to Thomas; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Berkowitz, Francine C.
- Hirsch, Leonard P.
- Lemay, Brian
- Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program
- Smithsonian Institution. Directorate of International Activities
- Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Activities
Subject
- Budget process
- Committees
- Congresses and conventions
- Contracts
- Environmental responsibility
- Gay rights
- International relations
- Research grants
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-218, Smithsonian Institution. Office of International Relations, Administrative Records
Container List
Box 1
SICCOE, 2009
International Activities Questionnaire
Smithsonian-Man and the Biosphere Biodiversity (SI/MAB) Monitoring Program, 1994
South Africa Science and Technology, 1998
Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW), 2002 (2 folders)
Social Science Research Council, 1993-1994
Robert Sullivan: "The Unity of All Creation," 1990
Sustainable America, 1998-1999
United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), 1995
UNEP: Capacity Building, 2004
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Course, 1998
Poland: Ostarbeit Records, 2004
Nando Peretti Foundation, 2001-2003 (2 folders)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, 2009-2011
National Zoological Park (NZP): Hiroshima Zoo Agreement, Giant Salamanders, 2005
Sarah McCue: "The Online Living History Initiative," 2003
Public Affairs Officers Conference, 2008
National Park Service (NPS): Memorandum of Understanding, 1999-2005 (2 folders)
National Science Foundation (NSF), 2002-2011
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Progress Report, 2011
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH): Memorandums of Understanding, 2004-2006
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): United States Group on Earth Observations (USGEO) Proposal Brief, 2011-2012
NSF: SOCRATES Proposal, 2010
National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC), 2011
NPS: Memorandum of Understanding, 2001-2010
Leonard P. Hirsch: Funding Summaries, 2010-2011
Colca Valley Research Trip, 1998-2000
Personnel Reform Steering Committee, 1996-1997
Russia: International Science Foundation (ISF), 1995 (2 folders)
Russia: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1999
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), 2005
Queensland: International Sustainable Environment Management Network, 2001
Nadia Rabesahala Horning: NSRC Proposal, 1998-1999
Felipe Poey Symposium Proposal, 1999
Ferninando Peretti Foundation Agreement, 2001
Instiuto Nacoinal de Pesquisas da Amzonia (INPA), 2005
Cango Basin Forest Partmership, 2002-2003
Convention on Biological Diversity, 1999-2003 (7 folders)
Box 2
The Institute: Sustainable Development, 2003-2004
International Housing, 2004-2006
Madagascar, 1990-1991
Madagascar: World Wild Fund, 1988-1991 (3 folders)
Grants (general), 2002
United States Exhibition at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002
Federal Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Employees (Federal GLOBE) Bylaws, 1995
Federal GLOBE and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Pride Event, 2003
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), 1990-1995 (2 folders)
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT): Sixth Framework Programme, 2005-2006
Itegrated Taxonomic Information Systems (ITIS) Steering Committee, 2005-2006
Heinz Environmental Monitoring, 2006
United States Agency International Development (USAID)/NSF: Memorandum of Understanding, 2002, 2011
United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)/FOG Meetings, 2009-2010
Smithsonian Issues, 2001
Office of International Relations (OIR): Events, 2000-2007
White House Office on Integrated Earth Observations, 2005
WG8J-5/WGABS-5 Proposal and Notes, 2007
Access to Genetic Resources, 1995-1999
African Biodiversity, 1992-2000
Asia and the Environment, 1992
Convention on Biological Diversity, 1995
Corel Corporation Limited, 1996
United States Group on Earth Observations (USGEO): List, 2011
USGEO: Ministerial Meeting, 2007
USGEO: Policy Group, 2007
USGEO: Earth Observations Priorities Group, 2007
USGEO: Co-Chair Meeting, 2010
USGEO: International Working Group, 2009-2010
Box 3
USGEO: Meeting, August 12, 2010
USGEO: Canadian GEO Leadership Meeting, April 26, 2010
USGEO: Leadership Meeting, November 16, 2010
USGEO: Ministerial Task Team, 2007
USGEO: Exhibit, 2009
USGEO: Grants, 2009
USGEO: Meeting, February 12, 2009
USGEO: Meeting, October 8, 2009
USGEO: Meeting, October 22, 2009
USGEO: Priorities Group, 2007
USGEO: GEO VI Task Team, 2009
USGEO: Strategic Assessment Group, 2008-2009
USGEO: GEO IV Ministerial Summit, United States Delegation Meeting, 2007
USGEO: Meeting, April 24, 2007
USGEO: Meeting, July 21, 2011
USGEO: International Working Group Meeting, January 18, 2012
USGEO: Meeting, October 27, 2011
USGEO: Meeting, April, 14 2011
USGEO: Base docs, 2010
USGEO Meeting, September 29, 2009
Veolia Environment Institute, 2010-2011
United States-Vietnam Joint Commission Meeting, 2008
Unlocking Data for Sound Science and Conservation Biological Informatics, 2002
United State Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), 2011 (2 folders)
USGCRP: Retreat, 2010
Kingdom of Morocco: Access and Benefit Sharing, 2011
Australia: Repatriation of Arnham Land Remains, 2008
Brazil: Material Transfer Agreements and Regulations, 2002-2005
Madagascar: Memorandum of Understanding, 1995-1996
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD): Governance, 2001
WSSD: Science, 2001-2002
WSSD: Fact Sheets, 2002
WSSD: PrepCom IV, 2002
WSSD: Income, 2002
Commission on Sustainable Development Reformulation, 2002
Convention on Biological Diversity: Botany, Leonard P. Hirsch Talk, 2004
Convention on Biological Diversity: Codes of Conduct, 2007
Convention on Biological Diversity: Taxonomy, 2011
Brazil: Amazon, Smithsonian Institution/MCT Agreement, 2005 (2 folders)
Brazil: Parana Project, Fundacao Oasis Cidade Aberta (FOCA), 2004
Brazil (general), 2001-2003
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM): Science and Technology, 2007
Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR): Subcommittee on Ecological Systems, 2007
Collections Committee, 2008
Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad de Mexico (CONABIO), NMNH, 1999-2001
Congo National Environment Center, Foret de Patte d' Oie, 2004
Box 4
Ecosystem Services Task Team, 2000-2010
G8 Science and Technology Ministerial Meeting, 2008
Genencor International: Kenya Wildlife Service, 2001-2004
Group on Earth Observations (GEO) VII Plenary Exhibit, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011
World Urban Forum, Barcelona, Spain, 2004
Madagascar (general), 1990-1996 (3 folders)
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), 2012-2013
GBIF: Interim Steering Committee, February 12-14, 2000
Smithsonian Institution Lesbian and Gay Issues Committee (SILGIC), 1989-1993
World Forest, 2010-2011
The Roberto Marinho Foundation of Brazil/Smithsonian Institution: Memorandum of Understanding, 2008
American Association of Museums (AAM): Gay and Lesbian Histories Exhibition, 1992-1995
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 2001
Mexico Permits, 2001
Science Programs under the Biodiversity Science Initiative, 2001
Moore Foundation, 2001
Morocco Permits, 2000
Mosquito Data (Rick Wilkerson)
Micronesia: Visit of Mau Piailug and President Leo A. Falcam, September 23, 1999
Millennium Assessment, 2003-2004
Mauritius (general), 2001
Mpala Research Center Group, 1992-1993
Madagascar: USAID Program, 1999-2000
Marine Research: South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO), Questions, 2007
Macroeconomic Conference, 1988-1989
Names Project, 1996
CENR: Principals Meeting, 2003
National Air and Space Museum (NASM): Department of State (DOS) International Artifact Shipment Issues, 1999
NMNH: Permits Course, 2000
NMNH: Informatics Initiative, 2000-2001
Informatics Proposal, 2001-2002
Mozambique (general), 1999-2001
Mozambique: Archives, 2000-2001
Mozambique: INR Conference, March 28, 2000 (2 folders)
Mozambique: USAID Supplemental Appropriation, 2000
Mozambique: Visit, 2000
Mozambique: Reinata Visit, 2000
Myanmar: Sorena Sorensen, 1999-2000
North American Biodiversity Network (NABIN): Meeting, August 29-30, 2001
NABIN (general), 1997-1999
Box 5
Commission on Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Reception, NMNH, 2003
Smithsonian Biodiversity Program, 2002
Brazil (general), 2003-2008 (3 folders)
American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)/Smithsonian Magazine Environmental Award, 1992-1994
Smithsonian Bioinformatics Meeting, October 10-11, 2001
Smithsonian Climate Change Research, 2008-2009 (2 folders)
GEO Project Funding, 2009-2010
Madagascar, FY 2001
Madagascar Visit, 1996
Madagascar: Smithsonian Interests Meeting, 1989-1999
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 1996-2005
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Funds, 2003-2009
Reform and Natural Resources Management in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1994
Profile of International Activities
Smithsonian Council Meeting, October 21-23 1988
International Exchange Proposal, 1988-1989
Latin American Scholarship Program for American Universities (LASPAU), 1985-1990
Biocode, 2001-2008
Colombia: Humboldt and Biomap, 2006
Canada: William Fitzhugh and Daniel Odess, Newfoundland, 1994-1999
Egbert Leigh, 1995
International Congress of Zoology, Athens, Greece, 2000
Collegiate Events, 1988
Smithsonian Office Information Technology, 1996-1997
Risk Fund, 2002
Information Technology Implementation Committee: Email Subcommittee, 1998
Interagency Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Presentation, 1996
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (ICUN), 1985-1989
Convention on Biological Diversity: Biosafety Protocol, 2000-2001 (2 folders)
USAID Madagascar Mission, 1996
John B. Richey: Managing International Sponsored Projects, 1990
Box 6
"Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga" Event, 2000
Information Resource Management Advisory Group (IRMAG), 1992
Queensland-Smithsonian Collaboration Issues, 2000
Cultural Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, 1998
SilvaCarbon Steering Committee, 2011-2012 (2 folders)
Permits Export and Import, 2001-2005 (2 folders)
Embassy Science Fellows, 2012
SES: Ecosystem Services, 2014
United States Group on Earth Observations (USGEO), 2012
Canada/United States Informal Bilateral on Access and Benefit Sharing, 2005
Access and Benefit Sharing Working Group, 2005
Climate Change Adaptation Plan (CCAP), 2012-2013
USGEO: Meeting, December 13, 2012
United States Global Change Research Program (USGCR), 2013
Group on Earth Observations (GEO) IX Delegate Meeting, November 16, 2012
MAB Program Meeting, 2008
Mantech International Corporation, 2011
Marine Research: Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Questions, 2007
Katoomba Meeting, 2008
Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST), 2007-2010
Kenya Commuters, 2004-2005
International Reconstruction Conference on Liberia, 2004
Ironic Biodiversity Curator Magazine, 2003-2004
National Science and Technqology Council (NSTC): IWG on Transborder Movement of Research Materials, 2004
Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations (IWGOO), 2008
Joint Subcommittee on Oceans (JSO), 2004-2005
Mexico and Colombia: Science and Technology, 2011
Mexico Wildlife Law and Permits, 2004
Moorea Biocode Project, 2008-2009
Memorandum of Understanding and Agreements (general), 2003-2005
Leonard P. Hirsch: Activity Reports, 2003-2004
Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI), 2006-2007
Global Conversations, Lori Brutten, 2009
Leonard P. Hirsch: General Information, 2007
GTI-GEF Project, 2003-2004
Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), 2011
International Mechanism f Science Expertise on Biodiversity (IMOSEM) Meeting, 2007
GEO Work Plan, United States, 2012
Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Landscape Management, Molly Jahn, 2012
GEO Ministerial Preparations, 2013
Box 7
Climate Data Initiative, 2014
USGEO IWG Meeting, November 5, 2013
Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) in Americas Symposium, October 5-7, 2011
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), 1996
Fossil Regulations, 2013
Leonard P. Hirsch: Correspondence, 1989-1990
Leonard P. Hirsch: Curriculum Vita, c. 1989
World Urban Forum (WUF), Barcelona, Spain, 2004
USGEO Meeting, January 23, 2007
USGEO Meeting, February 22, 2007
USGEO Meeting, July 13, 2006
USGEO Meeting, January 10, 2008
USGEO Executive Committee Meeting, February 5, 2008
USGEO Meeting, February 14, 2008
USGEO Retreat and Planning Workshop, 2008
USGEO Meeting, April 10, 2008
USGEO Meeting, September 14, 2006
USGEO Meeting October 12, 2006
USGEO Leadership Meeting, 2006
USGEO Meeting, December 18, 2004
USGEO Meeting, May 8, 2008
Leonard P. Hirsch (general), 1999-2000
Interamerican Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN), 1998-2002
IABIN Meeting, December 13-14, 1999
IABIN Meeting, August 2003
International Studies Association (ISA): "Biodiversity/Biotechnolog Regimes: Emergence, Evolution and Effectiveness," 2000
Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources Research (CENR): Invasive Species in Africa, 1999-2000
GEO IV: Biodiversity Production Meeting, 2005
GEO IV: Production and Authors' Meeting (PAM), Cairo, Egypt, November 11-15, 2006
GEOSS in the Americas Symposium, Panama, 2008
GEOSS: Implementation Plan Task Team (IPTT), 2004
Gays in the Military, 1993
Kalidu M. Bayo, 1995
Federal GLOBE, Obama Transition, 2008-2009
Gay and Lesbian Issues, 1988-1992
Ghana, 1989-1991
Greenstar, 2002
Guiana, 1998
Wildlife in Sustainable Development of Mankind (WISDOM), 1996
Smithsonian Workshop on United States Biological Inventory Initiative, 1992
Brazil (general), 2002-2003
Brazil: Ted Schultz Access, 2000
Brazil: Open Issues, 2005
Brazil: January and February, 2004
Brazil: Science and Technology, 2002-2003
The Nature Conservancy Workshop, Englin Air Force Base, April 15-17, 2008
Environment (general), 1992
Ecuador, 1999
European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT): National Science Foundation (NSF), 2007
Under Secretary David L. Evans Meeting, 2004
WRI Climate, Biodiversity and Forests, 1993
DOS (general), 1994
DOS: Hubs, Environmental Data Meeting, 1996
DOS: Seminar, 1993
Box 8
Decision Direct Institute, 2002
Convention on Biological Diversity, 2011-2013
Observations Working Group (ObsIWG), 2012-2013
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) History, 1989-2001
ABS: Life of the Specimen, 1993
Felipe Poey Bicentenary Project, 1987-1999
Cuba Meeting, 1999
Permits Export and Import, 2001-2002 (3 folders)
ISTA Steering Committee, 2012
Smithsonian Gay and Lesbian Issues Committee, 1991-1992
Economic Theory, 1994-1995
United States-Asia Environmental Alliance: Background and Supplemental, 1992-1994
USGCRP: Ecosystems, 2001
USGCRP: Research Subcommittee, 2001
USGCRP: Asia, 2001
United States Group on Earth Observations (USGEO), 2009 (3 folders)
USGEO IWG Meeting, March 16, 2011
USGEO Co-Chairs Meeting, February 4, 2010
USGEO Meeting, September 16, 2010
USGEO Leadership Meeting, January 4, 2011
USGEO Co-Chairs Meeting, March 3, 2009
USGEO Meeting, March 12, 2009
USGEO Meeting, July 9, 2009
USGEO Meeting, August 13, 2009
USGEO Meeting, September 29, 2009
USGEO Meeting, October 8 , 2009
GEO-IV Planning Meeting, January 22, 2009
USGEO Meeting, June 11, 2009
USGEO Meeting, May 14, 2009
USGEO Meeting, April 9, 2009
USGEO Co-Chairs Meeting, April 23, 2009
USGEO Meeting, January 8, 2009
USGEO Meeting, February 12, 2009
USGEO Meeting, October 22, 2009
USGEO Meeting, November 5, 2009
USGEO United States/Canada Bilateral Workshop on Ice and Water, October 28-30, 2008
USGEO Meeting, October 9, 2008
USGEO Meeting, November 13, 2008
USGEO Meeting, December 11, 2008
USGEO Meeting, July 10, 2008
USGEO Meeting, June 12, 2008
USGEO Meeting, August 8, 2008
USGEO Meeting, September 11, 2008
USGEO Co-Chairs Meeting, September 25, 2008
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 1996-1998
Box 9
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), 1998
CBD: Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriete Industrielle (AIPPI) Japan Mission, February 21, 2001
CBD: Fifth Meeting of the Committee of Parties (COV), Nairobi, May 2000 (2 folders)
World Summit on Sustainable Development (WWSD), 2002
Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE): Cross Cutting Meeting, 2003
COML-Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Proposal, 2003
Brazil: Ambassador Ronaldo Mota Sardenberg Visit, 2002
Partnerships, Rome, 2004
Portugal: LUSO/American Development Foundation, 2001
Data Processing Mangers Roundtable Meetings, 1990-1991 (2 folders)
NZP: Indonesia Orangutan (Robert Shumaker), 2001
J. Daniel Rogers Proposal, 1994
National Earth Observation (NEO), 2011
Integration of Science and Technology for Sustainability (ISTS) Taskforce, 2011
NSF Cyberinfrastructure, 2002
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTA): Progress in Implementation of the Programs, 2002-2003
STRI: Environmental Research and Educational Activities
Interagency National Climate Assessment (INCA) Task Force, 2010-2011 (2 folders)
International Studies Association (ISA), 1991-1992
Open City International Foundation, Inc., 2007
GEOSS Workshop: Health and the Environmental Community of Practice, 2009
Federal GLOBE, Tammy Baldwin, 1998-2005
Rapideye Project, 2011
Information Resource Management Advisory Council (IRMAC), 1984-1992 (2 folders)
USDA: Teach Us Program, 2001
Latin American Scholarship Program for American Universities (LASPAU), 1994-1995
Panama Trip, 1994
USAID: Forests for the Future Initiative, 1992
Perspectives on Aquatic Animal Diversity Information in North America, Rome, Italy, November 13-16, 2000
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), 1996-1998
Box 10
Madagascar, 1991-1994, 2001
Dominica, 1998
United States/Brazil Common Agenda on the Environment (CAE) Meeting, 2003
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): Challenge Meeting, 2008-2010
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): Intergovernmental Committee (IGC), Eighth Session, June 6-10, 2005
Medical Use of Wildlife Species in China, 2008
Societal Benefit Area (SBA), 2008
USGEO, 2008
Ocean Observation, 2008
Group on Earth Observations (GEO): Work Plan, 2009-2012
GEO: SilvaCarbon Steering Committee, 2010-2011
GEO: Eighth Delegate Meeting, November 3, 2011
GEO: Eighth Plenary, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011
Eva/Scott, 2010
European Commission, 2011-2012 (2 folders)
Federal GLOBE, 2008-2010
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), 2004-2005
Antarctica Bioprospecting, 2007-2008
USDA Case Study, 2005
Strategic Assessment Group, 2008
CBD: Nagoya, 2010
Committee on Environmental, Natural Resources, and Sustainability (CENRS), 2009
DOS: Environmental, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Tradecraft Class, 2011
Embassy Science Fellows, 2011
Carbon Tracking, 2009-2010
Ralph M. Tipling: International Puzzles and Problems, 1987
Russell E. Train: Environments Linkages to Economic Growth, 1983
Barthelemi Vaohita and Pierre Portas: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International Meeting, July 11-12, 1977
Basic Science, 1989
Smithsonian Bilateral Agreements and Protocols from 1974-1990
Martin H. Moynihan, 1990
Bosco Nedelcovic: The Logical Sequel to "The Limits to Growth," 1974
Aid Action Plan on Conserving Biological Diversity in Developing Countries
Linkage Between Policy Reform and Natural Res. Management in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1988
Museum of Belize, 1992-1999
American Political Science Association (APSA): Gay and Lesbian Caucus, 1991-1993
Ambassadorial Environmental Briefings: Madagascar, 1998
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP), Bangkok, Thailand, 2004
CITES, 2000-2001
Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources Research (CENR), 2003
CENR: Retreat, Shepardstown, West Virginia, July 6-8 1999
Caribbean Action Plan, Spain, 1991-1992
Smithsonian Global Climate Change Programs, 1993, 2002-2003
Box 11
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS), 1993-2009 (2 folders)
ABS: Workshop, 2005
ABS: Certification, 2001
ABS: Convention on Biological Diversity, COP 2, 2005
ABS: Convention on Biological Diversity, Bonn, Germany, October 22-26, 2001
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): International Treaty on Plant Generic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Material Transfer Agreement, 2005
Harold and Margaret Sprout Award, 1992-2005
Madagascar (general), 1988-1997
Smithsonian Institution Lesbian and Gay Issues Committee (SILGIC), 1991-2000
Urban Drinking Water and Sanitation Challenges in the Developing World, 2004
The Institute@, World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), 2003-2004
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, November 17-25, 2004
United Nations Foundation (UNF): Funding, 2003
Smithsonian/United Nations Development Program: Memorandum of Understanding, 2003
Smithsonian Sesquicentennial Anniversary, 1996 (2 folders)
The Institute@: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), 2003-2004
The Institute@: New York Meeting, January 6, 2004
The Institute@: Procedures, 2004
The Institute@: Course Proposals
The Institute@: Budget Summaries, 2004
The Institute@: State Department, OESI Funds, 2004
The Institute@: WWF, Evaluations, 2004-2006
Wheeler Collection, 2006
Ex-Situ Conservation Development, 1993
Convention on Biological Diversity, 1996-1998 (5 folders)
CENR: Background Papers, 1997-1998
CENR: Principals Meeting Minutes, 2001
CENR: Subcommittee on Ecological Systems, 2000
Columbia Biodiversity Network, 1998
Box 12
GEO: Biodiversity Observation Network (BON), Berlin, Germany, April 8-10, 2008
Scientific Studies, 1998
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA): Dry and Sub-humid Lands Biodiversity, 2003
SBSTTA: Inland Water Ecosystems, 2003
SBSTTA, 2005
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga, 2000 (3 folders)
American Political Science Association, 1992
Smithsonian Budget Proposals, 2009
Interagency Working Group on Scientific Collections, 2005-2006
Madagascar Diversity, 1994
SBSTTA, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF): Final Interim Steering Committee, Copenhagen, Denmark, December 2-4, 2000
GBIF: First Steering Committee, Montreal, Canada, March 9-11, 2001
GBIF: Second Meeting of the Governing Board, Bonn, Germany, June 15-17, 2001
GBIF: Eighth Meeting of the Governing Board, Oaxaca, Mexico, April 25-30, 2004
GBIF: Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa, July 14-15, 2002
GBIF: Voting, 2001
GBIF: Seventh Meeting of the Governing Board, Tsukuba, Japan, October 6-8, 2003
GBIF: Interim Steering Committee, September 23-25, 2000
GBIF (general), 2001-2002 (2 folders)
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sabbatical, 2011
Madagascar Newsletter, 1990-1991
Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI): Peer Review of the GTI Guide, 1998-2008 (2 folders)
United States/Brazil Common Agenda on the Environment (CAE) Meeting, September 29-30, 2005
CBD: Clearing-House Mechanism for Technical and Scientific Cooperation, 1994-1995
Smithsonian Budgetary Issues, 2010
Box 13
Military Transport of Wildlife Tracking, 2007
Broadening Access Metrics, 2010
Solanaceae Congress Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin, July 23-15, 2006
Colombia: STRI Urraca Visit, 1999
CBD, 2004
Madagascar, 1988-1994 (3 folders)
Madagascar: "The Gift of Cloth: Madagascar's Textiles in History," 2002
Madagascar: IInstitute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments (ICTE), 2002
Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD): Small Island Developing States, 1999
SilvaCarbon Steering Committee Meeting, 2011
Smithsonian Science Responds to Terrorism, 2003
Smithsonian Material Transfer Agreements, 2004-2005
"Linking Local and Global Commons" Conference, Harvard University, 1992
Federal GLOBE Seminar, 1999
USDA Concept for Afghanistan Conservation Corps, 2002
Partners in Education, 2002
USGEO Meeting, January 10, 2008
Meeting with Provost, 1996
Earth Science Finding: Foreign Policy Implications, June 28-29, 2004
Environmental Indicators, 2003
Guyana Permits, 2002
Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO), 2005International Council of Museums (ICOM): Access, 1999
ICOM: National History Matrix, 2003
National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI): Tapirape Masks, 2002
Colombia: Science and Technology Agreement, 1999-2006
Convention on Biological Diversity: Collections Caucus, 2006
Distributed Generic Information Retrieval (DiGIR) Program, 2003
Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), 2006
Subcommittee on Ecological Services (SES), 2012
Economics and Congregation, 1982
International Studies Association, 1990-1993
Federal Agency Climate Change Adaption Planning, 2006-2011
United States Group on Earth Observations, 2008
Fourth World Conference on Women (FECW) Summary, 1995
Intellectual Property Rights, 1999
Guyana Biodiversity Program, 2002
GEO Workplan, 2010
Korea/Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO): Science and Technology, 2007
Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, 2005-2006
United States/Brazil Common Agenda for the Environment, 2010
USGEO: Science and Technology, 2009
Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program (SFCP), FY 1972-1978 (7 folders)
Box 14
Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program, FY 1979-1984 (6 folders)
Leonard P. Hirsch: Photographs, 1995
Francine C. Berkowitz: Photographs, 1988
"Nuestros Bosques, Nuestra Herencia" (Forests, Our Heritage), 1992-1993
"Nuestros Bosques, Nuestra Herencia" (Forests, Our Heritage): Conservation Videotape, 1993
United States/Croatian Science Program Proposal, 1994
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and International City/Coucil Management Association (ICMA) Workshop Proposal, 2006
HUD-University of Illinois: City Futures Conference, 2005
HUD-PADCO: United States Urban Timeline, 2006
HUD-International Housing Coalition (IHC): Research Proposal, 2005-2006
HUD-International Downtown Association (IDA): Cities in Change Conference, 2004-2005
Mpala Ranch Videotape
Photographs: Smithson's Legacy Teleconference Event, October 22, 1996
Photographs: Robert S. Hoffmann Event
Smithsonian International Dimensions, 2002
Office of International Relations (OIR): Guide to International Research and Exchange, 1993 (2 folders)
SFCP: Grant Correspondence, 1982-1986, 1992-1993 (7 folders)
Grant Amendments, FY 1994
International Projects Involving Smithsonian Employees, 1999 (2 folders)
Smithsonian Congress of Scholars Council, 2010
Smithsonian Institution/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO): Memorandum of Understanding, 2010
UNESCO (general), 1988-1999 (2 folders)
Exchange Visitor Program, 1993-2010
Smithsonian Congress of Scholars (SCOS) Council Meeting, 2008
Box 15
Office of International Activities, 1984-1988
Management of Foreign Currency Award to Smithsonian Employees, 1977 (2 folders)
Francine C. Berkowitz: Correspondence, 1999-2008 (2 folders)
Exploring North India, 2006
Queensland Government, 2004
Museo Chileno De Arte Precolombino, 2004
Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 2000-2003
United States-Mexico Cultural Exchange and Cooperation Agreement, 1998
Congressional Hispanic Conference, 2004
Smithsonian Institution and Madagascar: Memorandum of Understanding
Smithsonian Institution and Oman: Memorandum of Understanding, 2004
Smithsonian Institution-Queensland Collaboration Project, 2002-2003
Dr. Thomas R. Soderstrom: Special Foreign Currency Program Grant, 1985
Latino Working Committee: Advocacy Network, 1991-1992
Michael R. Jollifee, c. 1983
Smithsonian Institution Latino Working Committee, 1990-1994 (3 folders)
Japanese Shipbuilding Foundation, 1987-1994
Luis Valdez Event, 1990
Manuel Melendez: Committee on Government Relations, 1989-2001 (2 folders)
Manuel Melendez: Congressional Liaison, 2000-2002 (2 folders)
Manuel Melendez: Photographs, 1976
Tom Freudenheim, 1992
Pat Bragdon, 1992
United States-Pakistan Subcommission on Education and Culture, 1987
Columbia University, 1992
Quadrangle Building Director, 1992
International Activities Council (IAC) Meeting, 1992
American-Yugoslav Joint Fund for International Scientific and Technical Cooperation, 1991-1992
Robert Hoffman: Change of Duty Station, 1992
S. Dillon Ripley Field Project: Distribution and Ecology of Relictual Avian Populations in the Eastern Ghats of Southern Andhra Pradesh, 1992
India: Wildlife Conservation and Management Training Program, 1991-1992
Cheryl LaBerge: Merger of the Offices of Special Events and Conference Services, 1992
Box 16
Government Donor Procedures, 1992
Fulbright Program Funding, 1992
Francine C. Berkowitz: Correspondence, 1992-1993 (2 folders)
Fellowships and Grants, 1991-1992
Wildlife Filming Project, 1993
Fifth International Conference on Copepoda, 1993
India: Visitor Tours, Conferences, and Proposals, 1992-1993
Felipe Poey Exhibition, 1999-2001
Smithsonian Activities in Mexico, 2001
Smithsonian Institution-Belize: Memorandum of Understanding, 2001
Smithsonian Institution-Paraguay: Memorandum of Understanding, 2001
Vicki A. Funk, 2001
Australian Fellowships, 2001
Queensland-Smithsonian Fellowship Program, 2001
Fellowships (general), 2000-2001
Museum Victoria: Memorandum of Understanding, 2001
Research Support Survey, 2000
Queensland-Smithsonian Collaboration Project, 1999
India, 2000
James Early: Cuba Project, 2000
Patronato Panama Viejo, 2000
Visit of the Honorable Judy Spence of Queensland, Australia, 2000
Qatar Science City Project, 2000
South Africa National Cultural Heritage Project, 2000
Visit of Mali Ministry of Tourism, 2000
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Overseas Science, Engineering, and Diplomacy Fellowship Program, 1998-2001
China Tibetan Development Fund, 2000
National Science Museum of Thailand, 2000
Symposium on Caribbean Clades and their Distributions, 2000
Dr. James Comiskey, 2001
Dr. John Kress, Burma, 2001
Ambassador Ronaldo Sardenberg, 2001
George Hart, 2000
Ambassador Briefings, 2000
Vera Hyatt, 2001
United States Information Agency Alumni Association (USIAAA) Meeting: Berkowitz Presentation, 2001
Smithsonian Sikh Heritage Foundation, 2001
Tatarstan Historical and Cultural Preservation Group, 2001
Japanese Visitors, 2001
American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS), 1996-1998
Olmec Head Dedication, 2001
India: Current Issues, 1998
India: Disbursement Problems, 1997-1998
United States-India Fund (USIF) Projects, 1988-1998 (2 folders)
Francine C. Berkowitz: India Trip, AIIS Building in Gurgaon, 1998
Funding Requests, 1990
Residence Quarters for Scholarly Visitors, 1986-1988
International Sponsored Projects, 1990
Art/Artifact Experimental Gallery, 1990
International Activities Council (IAC), 1990
Robert Gottlieb, 1990
Dr. Timothy H. Hankins: Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope Project (GMRT) Winter School, 1990
Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA) Conference, 1990
Fourth International Conference on Maharashtra, 1990
Physical Material Science Working Group, 1990
Working Group on Earth Sciences, 1990
USIF, 1990
AIIS: Correspondence, 1988-1990
Government of India Approvals, 1990
India Proposals, 1990
Wayne Begley, 1990
Carol Breckenridge, 1989
John F. Richards, 1990
Walter Auffenberg, 1989
Craig Davis, 1990
Mark Tatz, 1988
Douglass Allen, 1989
Nigel Allan, 1988
United States-Pakistan Subcommission on Education and Culture, 1987-1988
Francine C. Berkowitz: India and Pakistan, 1988-1989
Pakistan Science and Technology, 1987-1988
Brazil Exchange, 1988
United States-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding, 1988
United States-Yugostav Joint Board Meeting, 1987-1988
Vietnam, 1988-1989
Box 17
Francine C. Berkowitz: Correspondence, 1989-1990
Smithsonian Institution Libraries: Translations Program, 1989-1990
American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), 1989
SFCP: Smithsonian Statutory Authority, 1981-1982
SFCP: Award Lists, 1985-1987
SFCP: Proposals, 1987-1989
USIF, 1988
Harry G. Nelson, 1988
Craig B. Davis, 1988
Bernard S. Finn, 1988
Frits Staal, 1989
AIIS Five Year Plan, 1988
Paul J. Wiita, 1989
John H. Perkins, 1989
Gus Van Beek, 1989
Stephen R. Graubard, 1987
John Seidensticker, 1988
Sunil K. Roy, 1987-1988
Craig Baxter, 1988
Akos Oster, 1984-1985
Fred C. Dyer, 1986
Martin Elvis, 1988
Pakistan (general), 1988
Star Spangled Banner Project
Third International Canopy Conference, Cairns, Australia, 2002
Leonard P. Hirsch: Incoming Correspondence, 1993-2005
"The Environment in the Hemisphere" Workshop, 1995
SFCP: Grant Amendments, 1985-1991 (5 folders)
Smithsonian Congress of Scholars (SCOS) Research Tent, 2006
Pending Grant Amendments, 1988-1996
Closed Out Grants, 1995-1998
International Exchanges Program, 1990-1992
Edwin Gould, 1993
Francine C. Berkowitz: Correspondence, 1992-2010 (3 folders)
International Museum Professional Education Program (IMPEP) Proposal, 2009
United States-Poland Joint Fund Project Proposal, 1991-1993
Thomas Gehrels Trip Report, 1991
AIIS Financial Reports, 1987-1992
Smithsonian Institution-Queensland: Memorandum of Understanding, 1999
Proposed Visit to Queensland by Under Secretary David L. Evans
United States-Slovene Joint Fund, 1994
Biologia Centrali Americana (BCA), 2001-2003
World Summit Exhibition: Photographs (electronic records)
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