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FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3033

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000545 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR IIP/G/EA - SPRIETO; EAP/PD - AGRIMES; EAP/ANP - DRICCI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OIIP NZ
 
SUBJECT: Request for a DVC on Civic Education 
 
 
¶A. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests a DVC with a spokesperson from 
the Center for Civic Education in Calabasas, CA, to discuss aspects 
of civic education, a topic relatively new to this country. 
 
¶B. PREFERRED DATE AND TIME OF PROGRAM, FISCAL YEAR, QUARTER: 
Requested for September 19 (5:00pm Washington DST = 9:00am NZ the 
following day)(3:00pm California = 10am NZ the following day). One 
hour; Fourth quarter; FY2006. 
 
¶C. JUSTIFICATION OF PROGRAM: People in New Zealand's Parliament, 
government, education, and community circles are interested in 
policy development, professional development, and publishing in the 
field of citizenship education. 
 
Select committee inquiries' reports to Parliament show some of the 
local interest, and 2005 citizenship education networking focused on 
how citizenship education could contribute to managing and advancing 
cultural diversity locally. 
 
Interested New Zealanders have an interest in learning how other 
countries address such issues -- and internationally some may be 
interested in knowing more about approaches taken in New Zealand. 
 
A video conference that gives interested New Zealanders a chance to 
connect with a distinguished American specializing in civic 
education would be most useful. 
Post would welcome the opportunity to discuss local approaches to 
citizenship education, particularly: 
- policy formation and professional development; 
- appropriate educational techniques; 
- creation and distribution of relevant resources. 
 
¶D. MPP THEME AND EXPECTED AUDIENCE: MPP GOAL 07-03 Mutual 
Understanding. Embassy Wellington's political, civic, academic, and 
media contacts. 
 
¶E. NAME OF SPECIALIST REQUIRED: Suggestions in priority order are: 
¶1.  A spokesperson from the Center for Civic Education 
5146 Douglas Fir Road 
Calabasas, CA 91302 
 
Ph: 818-591-9321 
 
Email: wright@civiced.org ; projectcitizen@civiced.org 
 
¶2. A spokesperson from the 
National Alliance for Civic Education (NACE) 
Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy 
Maryland School of Public Affairs 
3111 Van Munching 
College Park, MD 20742 
 
email: Gary Homana ghomana6@wam.umd.edu 
 
Please note: NACE is a network of diverse members from around the 
country without a central office. Administrative tasks are handled 
by the Institute for Philosophy & Public Policy at the Maryland 
School of Public Affairs (pl. see above). 
 
¶3. William A. Galston, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the 
Brookings Institution. 
Formerly Executive Director, National Commission on Civic Renewal; 
Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution, where The mission of the 
Governance Studies Program is to explore the formal and informal 
political institutions of the United States and other democratic 
regimes to assess how they govern, how their practices compare, and 
how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance. 
 
Contact details: Governance Studies Program 
The Brookings Institution 
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW 
Washington, DC 20036 
Ph: (202)797-6090 7 Fax (202)797-6144 
Email: wgalston@brookings.edu 
BIO: http://www.brookings.edu/scholars/wgalston.ht m 
 
OR 
 
¶4. Deborah Both, Senior Advisor, CIRCLE 
Co-Director, Center for Democracy & Citizenship 
Email: dboth@excelgov.org 
 
Deborah Both serves as Senior Advisor to CIRCLE. She also co-directs 
the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the Council for 
Excellence in Government, with former Congressman David Skaggs.  She 
focuses on working with candidates and politicians to engage youth 
in politics and voting. 
 
¶F. POST PROJECT OFFICER: 
Control officer: Christine Vivian 
Office phone: 644-462-6112 
Fax: 644-499-0490 
Email: cvivian@actrix.gen.nz & vivianc@state.gov 
 
TECHNICAL OFFICER: Ola Thorsen 
Office phone: 644-462-6015 
Fax: 644-499-0490 
Cell: 6427-451-2535 
Email: thorseno@state.gov 
 
TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND LOCATION - as this will be off-site, we will 
provide ISDN numbers later. 
Coord. Line for Conference:  to be advised 
Venue: Parliament House 
U.S. Embassy Wellington has a polycom viewstation. 384K. 
 
¶G.  Please advise soonest.  Thanks and regards, 
McCORMICK