Dr. John Mearsheimer, Professor at the University of Chicago

Dr. Brian Rathbun, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California

Dr. Robert Satloff, Executive Director at the Washington Institute

Emma Sky, Senior Fellow at Yale University

Dr. Marc Trachtenberg, Professor at UCLA

Dr. Fredrik Logevall, Cornell Professor and Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author

Dr. Lien-Hang Nguyen, Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky

Dr. Andrew Preston, Senior Lecturer at Cambridge University

• Chief of Protocol Selwa Roosevelt presides.

• Secretary of State Schultz officiates.

• Ambassador Strauss is sworn in as a member of the Commission.

The Commission members take the oath, followed by an address from Sec. Schulz. Schulz says the purpose of the Commission is to take a long-term look at problems and look to what is on the horizon rather than simply dealing with the day to day issues.

Following the presentation, Henry Kissinger, Chairman of the Commission, thanks the Secretary for putting so many Texans on the Commission so that he would not be the only member speaking with an accent (other Texans include Bill Clements and San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros).

Carter presents Strauss with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at minute 37.

Presentation to Strauss: Carter says that for Americans, politics is the art of the possible, and Strauss has perfected that art. Strauss concluded the multilateral trade agreements at a time when many thought it impossible, he expanded trade ties when the negotiations were considered dead, and he got all necessary participants on board in one of the most complicated negotiation efforts in memory. Carter says that his understanding of the people of his country, people of diverse views, and his ability to bring people together is impeccable, and calls him a man of wit, competence, and integrity.