Saving Our Global Heritage: Global Heritage Fund.

MORGAN, Jeff [Madeleine K. Albright].

$375.00

Item Number: 149602

Palo Alto, CA: Global Heritage Fund, 2004.

First edition of Morgan’s mission for protecting cultural heritage around the world. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with colorful photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Ambassador Albright, Thank you for your leadership establishing the Ambassador’s Fund. Bonnie Cohen is a great GHF Board Member! Hope to meet you in person-Jeff Morgan GHF” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is no diminution of NATO, no discrimination and no duplication – because I think that we don’t need any of those three “Ds” to happen.” After her tenure as Secretary of State, she served as chair of the consulting Albright Stonebridge Group and was the Michael and Virginia Mortara Endowed Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. For Albright’s contributions to foreign policy and relations that defined a century, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Near fine with a touch of rubbing to the rear endpaper in a near fine dust jacket. Bookplate to the front pastedown from, “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.”

"Saving Our Global Heritage: Global Heritage Fund" is a book that explores the efforts and initiatives led by the Global Heritage Fund (GHF) to protect and preserve cultural heritage sites around the world. It highlights the organization's work in safeguarding vulnerable heritage sites, particularly in developing countries, that face threats from urbanization, conflict, climate change, and neglect. Through its programs, the GHF aims to ensure that these irreplaceable cultural assets are conserved for future generations. The book also discusses the importance of sustainable development in heritage preservation and the role of local communities, international partnerships, and innovative solutions in maintaining these sites' integrity. By showcasing case studies and the GHF's impact, the book underscores the urgent need for global cooperation to protect cultural heritage in an increasingly interconnected world.