Andrew K. Semmel, Ph.D. Executive Director

Lori Esposito Murray, Ph.D. Senior Advisor

Kathleen J. Michels, Associate Director for Administration

Areaya Abebe, Research Assistant

Carmen Arleth, Research Assistant

M.L. Faunce, Administrative/Program Analyst

Christopher G. Ingram, Staff Assistant

Quentin G. Koffey, Research Analyst

Ying Ma, Research Analyst

David J. Ohrenstein, Trade Counsel

Michael P. Pillsbury, Ph.D., Senior Advisor

Lori Rothamel, Management Analyst

Tina Silverman, Sr. Policy Analyst and Media Advisor

James Swanson, Sr. Policy Analyst, Military and Security Issues

Davetta Vaughn, Executive/Administrative Assistant

Peter Videnieks, Program Analyst for Economic Issues

Marc M. Wall, Sr. Economic Analyst

David Welker, Policy Analyst for Economic Issues

Kathleen Wilson, Administrative Officer

INTERNS

Elizabeth Balkan, Christopher Close, Anna Davis, Lauren Fegely, Eva Hochman, Matthew Ingham, Sanjana Khoobchandani, Adam D. Murray, Philip Ng, Clare Sheng

The Chairman would like to express his deep appreciation to Commissioner Patrick A. Mulloy for serving with exceptional professionalism and dedication as Acting Chairman from January to May 2002.

The Commissioners wish to thank the following individuals for their dedication, commitment and professionalism in researching, drafting and editing the Report: Dr. Andrew K. Semmel, Executive Director, Dr. Lori Esposito Murray, Senior Advisor, Kathleen J. Michels, Associate Director, Carmen Arleth, Quentin G. Koffey, Ying Ma, David J. Ohrenstein, Dr. Michael P. Pillsbury, Tina Silverman, James Swanson, Peter Videnieks, Marc M. Wall and David Welker of the Commission staff; Dr. Allen J. Lenz who prepared the statistical analyses for the report Annex and his assistant Iain J. Ronis; and Ron dePaolo who performed the technical editing. The Commission would also like to extend its deep appreciation to those who testified as expert witnesses, the technical experts who contributed research papers to inform the public debate on the issues, and others who assisted in the Commission's work by briefing the Commissioners on a wide array of economic and security issues.

A special thanks to Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr. and his staff in Beijing, Ambassador Howard Baker and his staff in Tokyo, Pam Slutz, Acting Director American Institute in Taiwan, Donald Keyser, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Consul General Hank Levine and his staff in Shanghai, Consul General David Bleyle and his staff in Chengdu, Tom Reich, Dan Shields, and Mary E. Tarnowka of the Department of State, Director of Senate Security Michael DiSilvestro and his staff, CIA Director George Tenet and Stanley Moskowitz, Jeffrey Powell and Martha Blomstrom of his staff for their outstanding liaison assistance in arranging briefings. Each of these individuals contributed immensely to the work of the Commission by providing advice, assistance and technical support for which the Commissioners and staff are very grateful.

And, finally, the Commission would like to thank the Commission's support staff for their dedication and untiring efforts in assisting the Commissioners and staff throughout the work of the Commission, including, M.L. Faunce, Lori Rothamel, Davetta Vaughn, Kathleen Wilson, Areaya Abebe, Elizabeth Balkan, Christopher Close, Philip Ng, and Clare Sheng.