Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs John E. Reinhardt welcomes Margaret E. Roman to the Department of State.

Margaret E. Roman has assumed duties as a researcher with the Historical Office, Bureau of Public Affairs (PA/HO).

Ms. Roman, a native Washingtonian, is a cum laude graduate of Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she majored in European history and minored in German. Her senior thesis was a study of George F. Kennan and U.S.-Soviet relations.

Ms. Roman, blind since birth, studied for two years at Chorleywood College in Hertfordshire, England, and completed her secondary education at National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C. Her junior year of college was spent at Phillips Universität in Marburg, Germany, where she increased her fluency in the German language and expanded her proficiency in German braille.

For her work in history she received the Anna Dravo Parkin History Award. In addition to her academic interests, Ms. Roman is an avid music lover and plays the organ and flute. She has

worked for the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation and the LSAT Program at the University of Maryland. Most recently Ms. Roman edited and analyzed interviews for the Task Force on Women at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

In her new role with the Department's Historical Office, Ms. Roman will carry forward research and editorial projects for the Department's official series, "Foreign Relations of the United States." She will have special responsibilities for the biographical and bibliographical components of the volumes, as well as in the projected oral history program of the Historical Office.

In announcing Ms. Roman's appointment, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal Employment Samuel M. Pinckney praised the Bureau of Public Affairs and the Historical Office for affirmative action pursuant to Secretary Kissinger's messages of July 23, 1974, and August 20, 1975, on the subject of hiring handicapped persons.

The Historical Office

The official history of American foreign policy, entitled "Foreign Relations of the United States," is published by the Historical Office of the Bureau of Public Affairs (PA/HO). The history is composed of primary source documents selected by Departmental historians from the National Archives, the Department's files and the Presidential Libraries. Approximately seven volumes are published annually, and the period covering 1948-1950 is currently being released.

The task of researching, editing, and footnoting the material to be included is performed by 21 professional historians and staff members assigned to PA/HO.

The Historical Office is also heavily engaged in the preparation of shorter topical studies covering various aspects of the nation's foreign policy throughout its history. These studies are produced by a staff of 13 at the request of various offices.

William Z. Slany, Chief, Foreign Relations Division, and M. Paul Claussen, Historian, Foreign Relations Division, PA/HO, discuss work projects with Ms. Roman. Also listening attentively is Elli, Ms. Roman's Labrador Retriever escort.

Secretary's Office

Secretary Kissinger accompanied President Ford to the Far East November 29-December 8. Supporting staff from the Secretary's immediate office were Alvin P. Adams, James P. Covey, Jacquelyn T. Hill and N. Bonnie Long. Also accompanying the Secretary were Under Secretary for Political Affairs Joseph J. Sisco; Winston Lord of the Policy Planning Staff; Robert Funseth of Press Relations; Clifford L. Brody, Marie Campello, Karla Gebert, L. Craig Johnstone, Anda Lidums, Edric Sherman, Ints M. Silins, Marjorie A. Soltis of the Secretariat Staff; and Warren E. Littrel of the Executive Office.

Secretary Kissinger traveled to Europe December 10-17, making stops in Brussels for the annual NATO winter meeting, in London for a European Chiefs of Mission meeting, and in Paris to attend the 27-country conference. Mrs. Kissinger made the trip

Secretary from his personal staff were L. Paul Bremer, Mr. Covey, Karlene G. Knieps, Carol Ecklund, and Gahl Hodges. Also traveling with the Secretary were Counselor Helmut Sonnenfeldt; Mr. Lord; Ronald E. Woods, Janet G. Buechel, Russell A. LaMantia, Brunson McKinley, Susan E. Shea, Treava A. Whitted of the Secretariat Staff; and James B. Moran of the Executive Office.

Dorothea G. Dennis is a new member in the Office of the Under Secretary for Security Assistance.

Linda K. Campbell has joined the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations.

Shelly Dionne is a new member of the Secretariat Staff.

Philip S. Kaplan, of the Policy Planning Staff, participated in an INR-sponsored program on Eastern Europe at Airlie House November 13-15. Mr. Kaplan spoke on "MBFR and European Security" at the University of Pittsburgh Arms Control Seminar November 21-22. He also appeared as lead-off speaker December 8 at the Foreign Service Institute's Political Military course, speaking on the "Policy Planner's View of Security."

Elizabeth Regan and Jane L. Schafer have joined Management Operations.

Alec Toumayan and Stephanie van Reigersberg interpreted for the exceedingly technical meetings of Working Group D of the ICAO Committee on Aircraft Noise.

OPR/LS shorthand reporters Wylma James and Arnold Cohen spent the week of December 8 in Williamsburg reporting the meeting of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.

OPR/LS interpreters Seabra, Sophia Porson, Harry Obst and Neil Seidenman traveled to Brussels and/or Paris in connection with the NATO Ministerial Meetings and the following Energy Meetings in mid-December.

The SALT negotiations in Geneva recessed on December 18, permitting Loralyn Andersen, Dimitri Arnsburger and William Krimer, OPR/LS, to come home for the holidays.

Galina Tunik, OPR/LS Russian interpreter, returned from Moscow's discussions on Peaceful Nuclear Explosions on December 19.

Connie Shields of the Publishing and Reproduction Division's (PBR) Correspondence Unit was recently