The Fund for Reconciliation and Development builds bridges between the United States and Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Cuba. Our non-partisan programs have sought since 1985 to heal the wounds of war by fostering mutual understanding and respect and by addressing lessons and legacies of conflict. We encourage and facilitate cooperation in education, trade, people-to-people exchanges, and humanitarian and development assistance, working in partnership with foundations, other not-for-profit organizations, business, academic institutions and governments. http://www.ffrd.org shammond@ffrd.org

The most thorough website about the impact of dioxin in defoliants such as Agent Orange in Indochina and elsewhere is http://www.ffrd.org/agentorange.htm WE WELCOME ORGANIZATIONAL COSPONSORS OF THIS LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT AND WILL PASTE THEIR LINKS HERE. PLEASE CONTACT shammond@ffrd.org