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RBF grantee, the Abraham Path Initiative, Inc. is featured in The Guardian, as travel writer Kevin Rushby documents his five-day hike along the Path of Abraham. The Abraham Path Initiative seeks to promote understanding among followers of the Abrahamic faiths.

The RBF has released a paper detailing a Track II dialogue involving a core group of American and Iranian leaders, which was co-organized and co-facilitated with the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA), under the leadership of Ambassador William Luers.

The Connect U.S. Fund, a project of RBF grantee Tides Foundation, has been featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy for fostering engagement among foundations that advocate a progressive, internationally cooperative American foreign policy agenda.

Changing Course: A New Direction for U.S. Relations with the Muslim World, a report by Search for Common Ground and the Consensus Building Institute, was released today.

A study by the American University in Cairo (AUC) shatters prevailing Arab news media stereotypes, revealing that much of the conventional wisdom that has shaped U.S. public diplomacy policy toward the region lacks substance.

What kind of country do we want to be in the world? This basic question is now the focus of widespread concern and debate in the United States.  At stake is the fundamental legitimacy of U.S. foreign policy. As poll after poll indicates, our foreign policy enjoys neither the broad support and confidence of the American public.  Read more

For nearly six years the United Nations Association of the U.S.A. and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund have co-convened a private "Track II" dialogue between former U.S. foreign policy officials and experts and a group of senior Iranian academics and policy advisors.

Stephen Heintz, president of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, speaks at the New America Foundation's forum, "Terrorism, Security and America's Purpose: Towards a More Comprehensive Strategy" in Washington, D.C.

The Global Interdependence Initiative is pleased to announce publication of its three-year- report, "From Values to Advocacy: Activating the Public's Support for U.S. Engagement in an Interdependent World."