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DEDICATION
This guide is dedicated to the “operators,” the government officials, military staff
officers, civilian aid organizers, politicians, community leaders, journalists, negotiators,
diplomats, and international civil servants whose efforts are critical to the successful
relief of human suffering and the peaceful resolution of conflict.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors and editors wish to thank all those who helped them to revise and
redraft the guide. In particular, they wish to pay tribute to the following for their time
and valuable comments:
Lieutenant Colonel J. Baxter, Ministry of Defence, U.K.
Dr. H. Binnendijk, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Ms. E. Cadzow, Peace Support Operations, East Meon, Hampshire, U.K.
Mr. D. Casson Coutts, World Food Programme, New York
Ms. L. Charrington, Opportunities Trust, Oxford, U.K.
Mr. R. Chatterton Dixon, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, U.K.
Professor M. Clarke, Centre for Defence Studies, London University, U.K.
Mr. C. Coleman, Political Affairs, DPKO, UN Secretariat, New York
Colonel R. Cousens, U.K. Army, HQ TRADOC, Fort Monroe, Virginia
Mr. W. Day, Opportunities Trust, Oxford, U.K.
Colonel M. J. Dziedzic, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Colonel C. Van Egmond, DPKO, UN Secretariat, New York
Ms. G. Evans, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, U.K.
Mr. M. Evans, Disaster Preparedness Centre, Shrivenham, U.K.
Lieutenant Colonel F. Freeman, Joint Warfare Centre, Poole, U.K.
Mr. J. Ginifer, Mountbatten Centre for International Studies, Southampton, U.K.
Mr. S. Green, Policy Analysis Branch, DHA, UN Secretariat, New York
Mr. M. Goulding, Under Secretary-General, DPA, UN Secretariat, New York
Lieutenant Colonel D. Healy, HQ Joint Forces, Canberra, Australia
Mr. R. Hill, INTERTECT, Dallas, Texas
Dr. J. F. Hillen III, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Group Captain (Rtd) A. E. Hotchkiss, Joint Warfare Centre, Poole, U.K.
Mr. K. Jessop, International Organization for Migration, London, U.K.
Dr. S. E. Johnson, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Mr. K. M. Kennedy, Complex Emergency Division, DHA, UN Secretariat, New York
Commander M. Knowles, RN, Ministry of Defence, London, U.K.
Colonel P. Leentjes, Training Unit, DPKO, UN Secretariat, New York
Mr. T. Lanzer, Refugee Study Programme, Oxford, U.K.
Dr. W. Lewis, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
Mr. L. Minear, Watson Institute, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
Ambassador R. Oakley, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.
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