Right time to rejoin UNESCO.(COMMENTARY)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: October 2, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: John C. Whitehead, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Twenty years ago this autumn, the United States announced its intention to withdraw from UNESCO, the United Nations agency charged with strengthening cooperation among countries in the areas of learning, communications and scientific collaboration.

I served as deputy secretary of state at the time our government made this decision, and our reasons were compelling: UNESCO's programs had become politicized and its management practices were corrupt.

The United States did not give up on UNESCO, however; we ...

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