The Stephen M. Kellen Term Member Program encourages promising young leaders in government, media, nongovernmental organizations, law, business, finance, and academia to engage in a sustained conversation on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. The program allows these younger members to interact with seasoned foreign-policy experts and participate in a wide variety of events designed especially for them. Each year a new class of term members, between the ages of 30 and 36, is elected to a five-year membership term. Committees of term members in New York and Washington, DC, advise the Council leadership and help create programs of particular interest to younger members.
The Term Member Program is supported by a generous gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
In addition to taking part in the full range of Council activities, the term members also enjoy an array of special events with high-profile speakers, including an annual Term Member Conference, roundtables, trips to financial and governmental institutions around the country, and a one-week-long study trip abroad every two years.
This year's fourteenth annual Term Member Conference included plenary sessions on the economic crisis, Afghanistan, Iran, climate change, and global poverty; breakout sessions on a variety of timely global issues; and a town hall luncheon with Council President Richard N. Haass.
Twenty-three term members participated in a week-long trip to South Africa which included briefings by U.S. Embassy officials, South African government representatives, business executives, and NGO leaders. Other trips featuring high-level briefings included visits to the United Nations, U.S. Southern Command headquarters in Miami, and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis.
For further information about applying for term membership, please contact Scott Bradbury, Program Associate, Membership Affairs, +1-212-434-9484 or sbradbury@cfr.org.
— Richard N. Haass
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