- Email: [email protected]
Address by the assistant secretary of state
616 ADDRESS
BP THE ASSlS’l’,1NT
SI!:CRI:TAR1
(Jk' STATE
M
I’ FAVORITE story has to do with a littlc boy who went to Slimlay School for the first time. When he got home his mother asketl him horn 11(xlikctl it. He said, “Oh, it was really very escit.ing.” “What did they talk about’? “They talked about the passage of Israel across the Red Sea. You know, the people of Israel got up to the edge of the Red Sea and found some of the enemy in front of them. They had to get Moses across somehow, so they put, him on a helicopter and took him across. Then some of the leaders gob on an atomic powered submarine, and they dived underneat,h and got across; and the people of Israel, they put them on ships of the lint and blasted their way through with atomic missiles. It was really a very exciting story-. *’ The mother, somewhat taken aback, said, “ Johnnic, are you sure they told you that in Sunday School ? ” “Well, Mommie,” he said, “maybe they didn’t, but if I told you what they told me you never would believe it.” I am sure that you believe me when I say to you that I am delighted to ha,ve this opportunity to welcome this distinguished international gathering of orthodontists to Washington on behalf of the Department of State and the United States Government. I have here a telegram which I should like to read at this time. It is addressed to Dr. George M. Anderson, President of the American Association of Orthodontists, and it reads as follows : It is a pleasure to send greetings to those attending the 56th Annual Session of The American Association of Orthodontists. The members of this Association bring better dental health and improved appearance to many. Their high professional standards and dedication to continued training provide the basis for further service to the national community. I am delighted
to add
my best
wishes
for
a fine meeting. /s/
Dwight
I). Eisenhower.
During the current week your group, consisting of representatives from thirteen different countries, will be studying improved methods which have been developed in the field of orthodontics. This meeting certainly offers a splendid opportunity to contribute to human betterment. You will be participating in meetings and discussions which relate to matters of deep concern to mankind everywhere. Meetings of this kind, as you know, are relatively new. In the past-in fact, up to the last century-nations normally resorted to international conferences primarily in connection with the larger problems of war and peace. However, with the development of new means of communication and transportation, the world community began to use the international conference as a forum for discussion of common problems in the scientific and technological fields. In
Volume 4b Number R
A.A.O.
MEETING
617
our present era the international conference has developed into a standard operating procedure among both governmental and nongovernmental organizations for promoting the well-being of mankind in an almost endless number of areas, including the political, social, economic, scientific, medical, and industrial and commercial fields. It has assumed major importance as a means of sharing man’s knowledge and expanding his horizons. Your meeting provides an excellent example of this type of conference. Here you will exchange knowledge and new ideas. These exchanges will benefit each of you in the practice of your great profession. Equally important, you will discuss problems common to the professions of your respective countries. I have no doubt that the results of your deliberations will be widely disseminated in your own countries and to your colleagues in many other areas of the world. As a result, peoples everywhere will stand to benefit, either directly or indir&ly, from what you do and say here. But if the science of orthodontics is important today, it promises to be even more important in the years that lie ahead. In your lifetime and mine, if present trends continue, this world of ours will be developing at a fantastic tempo. Population is increasing at such an explosive rate that man will be confronted with a tremendous challenge in providing food, clothing, and adequate medical and health care for our teeming billions. It is estimated that cvely week now 1.8 million new births occur. Every hour that passes welcomes 11,000 new babies into the world. “Barring either a catastrophe or United Nations studies have stated that: a deterioration of social conditions for progress in health, of global proportions, a world population of between 6 billion and ‘7 billion by the end of the century should now be expected as a matter of practical certainty. ” If the world population grows from less than 3 billion today to 6 or 7 billion by the year A.D. 2,000, that will indeed be a “population explosion.” This is certainly a sobering thought, but it does make us appreciate perhaps a little more the dimensions of the challenge we face in looking at some of our health problems on a world-wide basis, International cooperation in the field of health among governments also has been reaching wider dimensions in a most encouraging way. I refer specifically to the work of the World Health Organization, one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. The WHO, which observed its tenth anniversary in 1958, is making a substantial contribution to protecting the health and welfare of peoples everywhere. It. is playing a front-line role in the war against debilitating diseases which lower or totally destroy productivity and mean poverty and despair to millions of people. This organization of ninety countries can take credit for a record of solid achievement-achievement which has been attained only through a joint cooperative effort by doctors, scientists, and public health administrators from nations throughout the world. As a result of the lead taken by the WHO and other agencies in the eradication of malaria, millions of people have already
been saved from this scourge of mankind, Significant, pt’ogrcss is b&g matlc in reducing t,uberculosis. Mass rampaigns against have confirmed t Iif! practicability of eradicating t,his seriously crippling disease. (ii\-on continuc(1 support for the work of the WHO, there is real hope that, many man-destroying diseases can be brought under control ;Ind pctrhaps e\.cln wiped front 1he f’ac~ of the earth. The United Nations Children’s Fund is another esample of’ an international organization devoted to the promotion of health. This organizatiorl has made a permanent contribution to the welfare of large numbers of children, particularly in underdeveloped countries, through support of maternal and child wclfare services and training, disease control activities, and child nutrition programs. UNICEF aid now reaches directly some 55 million children and mothers in more than 100 countries and territories. In addition, other millions benefit indirectly through UNICEF-equipped health centers and hospitals and through other long-range programs. People today recognize the vital importance of international cooperation by both governmental and nongovernmental organizations in t,he field of medicine and health. Their international conferences seldom make front-page headlines, and their efforts are carried on without a great deal of fanfare, but the results of these efforts are equally, if not more, import.ant in the long pull than many of the drama-packed conferences of the diplomats and statesmen. Through cooperation of this kind, we can make significant contributions to the creation of those conditions in the world which will form the bases of a lasting peace. Thr political bickerings of ancient Greece are all but forgotten, but the Golden Age is still remembered for its brilliant and lasting contributions to the arts and sciences. Today you are meeting here not only as scientists but also as representatives of countries which have contributed substantially to the advancement of mankind everywhere. I congratulate you on the splendid job you are doing, I hope you have a pleasant stay in our country, and I wish you every success in your deliberations. YilWS
PRESIDENT’S
T
RECEPTION
AND
BANQUET
HE president’s reception and banquet took place on Wednesday evening April 27, 1960, at the Shoreham Hotel. The reception was held in the lower lobby of the hotel, and the receiving line was composed of A. A. 0. President and Mrs. George Anderson and their sons, Dr. and Mrs. Dallas McCauley, Dr. and Mrs. Earl Shepard, Dr. and Mrs. William Humphrey, and Dr. and Mrs. Frank Heimlich. Following the reception, the members moved to the Terrace Ballroom and took their places. At the head table were Dr. and Mrs. Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. Heimlich, Dr. and Mrs. Humphrey, Dr. and Mrs. Shepard, Dr. and Mrs. McCauley, Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins, Sr., Dr. Higley, and Dr. and Mrs. Graber, Dr. Friel, and Dr. and Mrs. Tweed.
BP THE ASSlS’l’,1NT
SI!:CRI:TAR1
(Jk' STATE
M
I’ FAVORITE story has to do with a littlc boy who went to Slimlay School for the first time. When he got home his mother asketl him horn 11(xlikctl it. He said, “Oh, it was really very escit.ing.” “What did they talk about’? “They talked about the passage of Israel across the Red Sea. You know, the people of Israel got up to the edge of the Red Sea and found some of the enemy in front of them. They had to get Moses across somehow, so they put, him on a helicopter and took him across. Then some of the leaders gob on an atomic powered submarine, and they dived underneat,h and got across; and the people of Israel, they put them on ships of the lint and blasted their way through with atomic missiles. It was really a very exciting story-. *’ The mother, somewhat taken aback, said, “ Johnnic, are you sure they told you that in Sunday School ? ” “Well, Mommie,” he said, “maybe they didn’t, but if I told you what they told me you never would believe it.” I am sure that you believe me when I say to you that I am delighted to ha,ve this opportunity to welcome this distinguished international gathering of orthodontists to Washington on behalf of the Department of State and the United States Government. I have here a telegram which I should like to read at this time. It is addressed to Dr. George M. Anderson, President of the American Association of Orthodontists, and it reads as follows : It is a pleasure to send greetings to those attending the 56th Annual Session of The American Association of Orthodontists. The members of this Association bring better dental health and improved appearance to many. Their high professional standards and dedication to continued training provide the basis for further service to the national community. I am delighted
to add
my best
wishes
for
a fine meeting. /s/
Dwight
I). Eisenhower.
During the current week your group, consisting of representatives from thirteen different countries, will be studying improved methods which have been developed in the field of orthodontics. This meeting certainly offers a splendid opportunity to contribute to human betterment. You will be participating in meetings and discussions which relate to matters of deep concern to mankind everywhere. Meetings of this kind, as you know, are relatively new. In the past-in fact, up to the last century-nations normally resorted to international conferences primarily in connection with the larger problems of war and peace. However, with the development of new means of communication and transportation, the world community began to use the international conference as a forum for discussion of common problems in the scientific and technological fields. In
Volume 4b Number R
A.A.O.
MEETING
617
our present era the international conference has developed into a standard operating procedure among both governmental and nongovernmental organizations for promoting the well-being of mankind in an almost endless number of areas, including the political, social, economic, scientific, medical, and industrial and commercial fields. It has assumed major importance as a means of sharing man’s knowledge and expanding his horizons. Your meeting provides an excellent example of this type of conference. Here you will exchange knowledge and new ideas. These exchanges will benefit each of you in the practice of your great profession. Equally important, you will discuss problems common to the professions of your respective countries. I have no doubt that the results of your deliberations will be widely disseminated in your own countries and to your colleagues in many other areas of the world. As a result, peoples everywhere will stand to benefit, either directly or indir&ly, from what you do and say here. But if the science of orthodontics is important today, it promises to be even more important in the years that lie ahead. In your lifetime and mine, if present trends continue, this world of ours will be developing at a fantastic tempo. Population is increasing at such an explosive rate that man will be confronted with a tremendous challenge in providing food, clothing, and adequate medical and health care for our teeming billions. It is estimated that cvely week now 1.8 million new births occur. Every hour that passes welcomes 11,000 new babies into the world. “Barring either a catastrophe or United Nations studies have stated that: a deterioration of social conditions for progress in health, of global proportions, a world population of between 6 billion and ‘7 billion by the end of the century should now be expected as a matter of practical certainty. ” If the world population grows from less than 3 billion today to 6 or 7 billion by the year A.D. 2,000, that will indeed be a “population explosion.” This is certainly a sobering thought, but it does make us appreciate perhaps a little more the dimensions of the challenge we face in looking at some of our health problems on a world-wide basis, International cooperation in the field of health among governments also has been reaching wider dimensions in a most encouraging way. I refer specifically to the work of the World Health Organization, one of the specialized agencies of the United Nations. The WHO, which observed its tenth anniversary in 1958, is making a substantial contribution to protecting the health and welfare of peoples everywhere. It. is playing a front-line role in the war against debilitating diseases which lower or totally destroy productivity and mean poverty and despair to millions of people. This organization of ninety countries can take credit for a record of solid achievement-achievement which has been attained only through a joint cooperative effort by doctors, scientists, and public health administrators from nations throughout the world. As a result of the lead taken by the WHO and other agencies in the eradication of malaria, millions of people have already
been saved from this scourge of mankind, Significant, pt’ogrcss is b&g matlc in reducing t,uberculosis. Mass rampaigns against have confirmed t Iif! practicability of eradicating t,his seriously crippling disease. (ii\-on continuc(1 support for the work of the WHO, there is real hope that, many man-destroying diseases can be brought under control ;Ind pctrhaps e\.cln wiped front 1he f’ac~ of the earth. The United Nations Children’s Fund is another esample of’ an international organization devoted to the promotion of health. This organizatiorl has made a permanent contribution to the welfare of large numbers of children, particularly in underdeveloped countries, through support of maternal and child wclfare services and training, disease control activities, and child nutrition programs. UNICEF aid now reaches directly some 55 million children and mothers in more than 100 countries and territories. In addition, other millions benefit indirectly through UNICEF-equipped health centers and hospitals and through other long-range programs. People today recognize the vital importance of international cooperation by both governmental and nongovernmental organizations in t,he field of medicine and health. Their international conferences seldom make front-page headlines, and their efforts are carried on without a great deal of fanfare, but the results of these efforts are equally, if not more, import.ant in the long pull than many of the drama-packed conferences of the diplomats and statesmen. Through cooperation of this kind, we can make significant contributions to the creation of those conditions in the world which will form the bases of a lasting peace. Thr political bickerings of ancient Greece are all but forgotten, but the Golden Age is still remembered for its brilliant and lasting contributions to the arts and sciences. Today you are meeting here not only as scientists but also as representatives of countries which have contributed substantially to the advancement of mankind everywhere. I congratulate you on the splendid job you are doing, I hope you have a pleasant stay in our country, and I wish you every success in your deliberations. YilWS
PRESIDENT’S
T
RECEPTION
AND
BANQUET
HE president’s reception and banquet took place on Wednesday evening April 27, 1960, at the Shoreham Hotel. The reception was held in the lower lobby of the hotel, and the receiving line was composed of A. A. 0. President and Mrs. George Anderson and their sons, Dr. and Mrs. Dallas McCauley, Dr. and Mrs. Earl Shepard, Dr. and Mrs. William Humphrey, and Dr. and Mrs. Frank Heimlich. Following the reception, the members moved to the Terrace Ballroom and took their places. At the head table were Dr. and Mrs. Anderson, Dr. and Mrs. Heimlich, Dr. and Mrs. Humphrey, Dr. and Mrs. Shepard, Dr. and Mrs. McCauley, Dr. and Mrs. Hopkins, Sr., Dr. Higley, and Dr. and Mrs. Graber, Dr. Friel, and Dr. and Mrs. Tweed.