In response to queries for more information about committee members and to correct inaccuracies in a June press release, the following list is provided.
Committee members are:
The Honorable Nancy Kassebaum Baker, Chair, former U.S. Senator
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Richard Allen, former Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Mr. John Dancy, former broadcast journalist with NBC News
Retired Army Lt. Gen. Robert H. Forman, former Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Donald R. Gardner, former Commander of III Marine Expeditionary Force, Japan
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Marcelite J. Harris, former Director of Maintenance, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force
The Honorable Deval L. Patrick, partner, law firm of Day, Berry & Howard and former Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Provost, Stanford University
Retired Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Ginger Lee Simpson, former Director, U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy
Dr. Carolyn Ellis Staton, Associate Provost, University of Mississippi and former Vice Chair of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS)
Dr. Marilyn V. Yarbrough, Professor, School of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The executive director of the committee is the Honorable Lori Esposito Murray, former Special Advisor to the President on the Chemical Weapons Convention.