Delegation
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

John Hardman, M.D., Executive Director, The Carter Center

Dr. Jennifer McCoy, Director, Americas Program, The Carter Center

Dr. Robert Pastor, Emory University Professor, consultant to the Americas Program

Chip Carter, President, Friendship Force

Dr. Shelley McConnell, Associate Director, Americas Program, The Carter Center

Deanna Congileo, Director, Public Information, The Carter Center

Nancy Konigsmark, Director of Scheduling, The Carter Center

THE CARTER CENTER is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization founded by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife,Rosalynn, in 1982 to advance peace and health worldwide.  Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Center has helped to improve quality of life for people in more than 65 countries. Its staff of 150 includes experts working to control and eradicate diseases, diminish the stigma against mental illness, strengthen democracy, advance human rights, and improve development planning.

MEDIA ACCREDITATION AND POOL ACCESS: The Centro de Prensa Internacional is organizing, with The Carter Center, logistics for media coverage. Much of the delegation's activities will be limited to coverage by a rotating traveling media pool. An international pool will be coordinated at CPI, where a press center is being set up. All registered media will have access to pool material as well as to live broadcast feeds provided by CPI. Please contact CPI for information on pool costs, media registration, and feed schedule: Phone (537) 832-0526, 27, 28; Fax (537) 33 3836.

CARTER CENTER MEDIA CONTACT: Deanna Congileo, director of public information for The Carter Center, will have an office at the press center for this event in CPI.  Also working for The Carter Center at the press center will be Larry Register, a consultant on media logistics, and press assistant Victoria Wigodsky. Deanna's cell phone in Cuba, beginning Friday,
May 10, will be: (537) 880-4366.