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Program Description

The program was initially founded in 1988 to further the understanding of German journalists of U.S. affairs and to strengthen the transatlantic relationship. Since 1990, the program has been a true exchange program between the two countries. Its aim is to support highly talented journalists.

Fellowship Payments

The German participants of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship receive a budget of 4,000 Euro, the American fellows 5,000 US$. This covers their transatlantic flight and a portion of the fellows' travel and basic living expenses. There will be no payment for the work in the host organization.

Application

German participants are requested to send to the IJP a Curriculum Vitae in English or German, a passport picture, a short summary of their professional objectives in the host country and a letter of recommendation from their supervising editor. The letter of recommendation should support the application as proof of journalistic work and at the same time guarantee that the applicant can be released from his/her commitments for the duration of the program.

U.S. applicants please contact the International Center for Journalists at the above address.

Alumni

Almost 400 journalists from over 60 German and U.S. media outlets have taken part in the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program since 1988. Many professionel contacts and friendships have developed from this alumni circle. The IJP sponsor the contact of former participants through a bi-annual Burns newsletter and through regular alumni dinners and other events. Chief among the regular reunions are the Arthur F. Burns alumni dinners. In May of each year, a high-caliber guest of honour speaks on the question of transatlantic relations, e.g. Dr. Klaus Kinkel, then Foreign Minister, in 1997; Dr. Otto Graf Lambsdorff, former Secretary of Economics and Chairman of the liberal party, in 1998; Dr. Javier Solana, then NATO Secretary General, in 1999; Dr Lothar Späth, CEO Jenoptik AG and former Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, in 2000; Ron Sommer, CEO Deutsche Telekom AG, in 2001; Daniel R. Coats, US Ambassador and former US Senator from Indiana, in 2002; Dr. Henry Kissinger, former US Secretary of State, in 2003; Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Secretary of the Interior, former Chairman of the CDU and Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, in 2004; Otto Schily, former Secretary of the Interior, SPD, in 2005; Haim Saban, Majority Shareholder Sat1Pro7, in 2006 and Lars Krückeberg, Thomas Willemeit & Wolfram Putz, Principals, Graft.

The annual dinner and lecture usually takes place in Berlin. Another meeting takes place at the beginning of October and allows the alumni to get together in a less formal atmosphere. Regional meetings and fact finding trips, for instance to Turkey, Israel, Palestine or Eastern European countries, contribute to a political and personal exchange of ideas among the former fellows of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship.

2004, for the first time, the American Burns Dinner took place in New York with Dr. Henry Kissinger as guest of honor and speaker. In 2005, on February 16, Dr. Madeleine Albright, also former Secretary of State, gave a speech to the American Burns alumni and invited guests, again in New York, hosted by the chairman of Goldman Sachs and the German Ambassador in the US. 2006 Joschka Fischer, Germany's former Foreign Secretary of State, gave a speech at the dinner and 2007 Javier Solana, EU's Foreign Secretary of State. 

Partner Media

A selection of partner media in the USA since 1988:

KFTY TV, Santa Rosa, CA
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA
The Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA
WCVB (Channel 5), Boston, MA
San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego, CA
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL
WETA/FM Radio, Arlington, VA
WWBT (NBC), Richmond, VA
Peach State Public Radio, Atlanta, GA
WJLA (ABC), Washington, DC
KGTV, San Diego, CA
U.S. News and World Report, Washington, DC
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, GA
KPFA Radio, Berkeley, CA
The Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY
KING TV, Seattle, WA
KCNC TV, Denver, CO
KTVU (Channel 2), Oakland, CA
WCIX (Channel 6), Miami, FL
The Oregonian, Portland, OR
The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA
The Miami Herald, Miami, FL
KQED-FM, San Francisco, CA
The Hartfort Courant, Hartfort, CT
KIRO TV, Seattle, WA
KUOW-FM, Seattle, WA
Anchorage Daily News, Anchorage, AL
Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene, OR
Wired News, San Francisco, CA
The Denver Post, Denver, CO
Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, MN
CNET News.com, San Francisco, CA

German partner media since 1990: Aachener Nachrichten, Associated Press, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Berliner Morgenpost, Berliner Zeitung, BZ, Deutsche Welle, DPA, Focus, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurter Rundschau, Lübecker Nachrichten, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Münchner Merkur, Reuters World Service, SAT.1, Sächsische Zeitung, Sender Freies Berlin, Der Stern, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Der Tagesspiegel, die tageszeitung (taz), Die Welt, ZDF etc.

Program Partners

Patrons of the program are the current ambassadors of both countries:

Dr. Klaus Scharioth
William R. Timken jr.

The U.S. portion of the fellowship is administered by the International Center for Journalists in Washington, D.C. A high-caliber board of trustees supports the efforts of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship with representatives drawn from politics, academia, the media and other sectors of society. Frank Loy, former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, serves as the president since summer 2003. Before, James F. Hoge, Jr., chief editor of "Foreign Affairs", had served as president until 2002. Richard Burt, former U.S. ambassador to Germany and the first president of the AFB Board in the US, is honorary chairman.

Program Sponsorship

The U.S. portion of the fellowship is funded exclusively by donations from individuals and private sector corporations and foundations. The German portion is funded by a combination of grants from the private sector, foundations and government agencies.

The Arthur F. Burns Boards of Trustees in the United States and Germany gratefully acknowledge the support of the following organizations and individuals who have made the Arthur F. Burns Program possible this year.

Sponsors in the United States

Allianz SE
Time Warner Inc.
DaimlerChrysler AG
Dow Jones Foundation
The Estee Lauder Co.
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Goldman, Sachs & Co
The Ladenburg Foundation
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation
The Starr Foundation
Time Inc.

Sponsors in Germany

Allianz SE
Auswärtiges Amt
Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
Deutsche Bank AG
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Gruner + Jahr AG
Körber Stiftung
Ruhrgas AG
Siemens AG

ARTHUR F. BURNS FELLOWSHIP

Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists

Elizabeth Becker, Contributor to the International Herald Tribune and German Marshall Fund Fellow

J.D. Bindenagel, Vice President, DePaul University

Kurt Bock, Chairman and CEO, BASF

Marcus W. Brauchli, Consultant, News Corporation

Richard Burt, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates (Honorary Chairman)

Martin Bussmann, Mannheim LLC

David W. Detjen, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP

Frank-Dieter Freiling, Director, Internationale Journalisten Programme, e.V. (IJP)

Ronald Frohne, President and CEO, GWFF USA, Inc.

James F. Hoge, Jr., Editor, Foreign Affairs Magazine (Honorary Chairman)

Mary Jacobus, CEO, New York Times Regional Media Group

Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates

Frank E. Loy, Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (Chairman)

Richard G. Lugar, United States Senator

Wolfgang Pordzik, Executive Vice President, Corporate Public Policy, DHL Americas

Garrick Utley, President, Levin Institute, SUNY

Stanford S. Warshawsky, Chairman, Bismarck Capital, LLC

Legal Advisor: Phillip C. Zane, Attorney at Law, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Documents

» Application info 2009 (in German language, pdf)
» Newsletter 2005/2006 (pdf)
» Newsletter 2005 (pdf)
» Newsletter 2004 (pdf)
» Newsletter 2003 (pdf)