FOREIGN RELATIONS

Although governors do not have a direct role in the con-
duct of foreign relations, they are on occasion involved in
promoting better relations and supporting efforts toward a
more peaceful world. In 1964, Maryland was selected to play
a pioneering role in the Alliance for Progress program by
developing a partnership with the state of Rio de Janiero
of Brazil. This unusual arrangement created numerous op-
portunities for contacts between citizens and officials. The
Governor regarded his visit to Rio in 1965 as a highlight of
his public career. He was also an active supporter of United
Nations Week and the United Nations Association of Mary-
land.

REMARKS, UNITED NATIONS RECEPTION

ANNAPOLIS
October 18, 1964

Mr. Sondheim, Reverend Mr. Williams, Mr. Brichman, Mr. Cas-
tagna, distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen:

At this time, it is both an honor and privilege for me to present
to you one of the most distinguished educators in Maryland and
throughout the nation. He is currently serving as Chairman of United
Nations Week in Maryland, which I had the pleasure of proclaiming,
and, as most of you know, is most active in the work of the United
Nations Association of Maryland. The high degree of esteem in which
our guest is held by his contemporaries in education is evidenced by
the host of honorary degrees that have been conferred upon him by
such institutions as Brandeis, Johns Hopkins, Smith, Dickinson, Wart-
burg Lutheran and Elmira. Our distinguished guest was awarded
his A. B. and M. A. degrees from the University of Iowa and his Ph. D.
from Harvard. It was our good fortune when in 1948 he decided to
come to Goucher College from Smith in Massachusetts where he served
as a professor of philosophy.

In addition to being an educator and an author of several outstand-
ing works on philosophy and education, our guest speaker this evening
also has rendered rather an unique service to his country in times of
stress. During World War Two, he served in Egypt and organized

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