THE POTSDAM FOUNDATION INC

THE MISSION OF THE POTSDAM FOUNDATION IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONSHIP HAS PROVIDED THE BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY, POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SINCE THE END OF WW II, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE 0)AND THAT THIS RELATIONSHIP CONTINUES TO BE THE CORNERSTONE OF US RELATIONS WITH BRITAIN, GERMANY AND EUROPE FOR MEETING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. ITS PURPOSE IS, THEREFORE, TO ADVANCE THE GOAL OF IMPROVED TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BRITISH-AMERICAN AND GERMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS, AND PARTICULARLY RELATIONS WITH THE FORMER COMMUNIST STATES OF EAST GERMANY, THROUGH A SERIES OF PUBLIC DIALOGUE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND COMMON INTERESTS.