Standing Committee to Advise the U.S. Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U.S. Government Employees and their Families at Overseas Embassies

May 12, 2020

2:45 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)

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Third (virtual) workshop of the Standing Commitee to Advise the U.S. Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U.S. Government Employees and their Families at Oversees Embassies.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Bamiou, Doris-Eva
2. Barnes, Frank
3. Birnbaum, Linda
4. Boninger, Michael
5. Brookmeyer, Ronald
6. Buckee, Caroline
7. Buckley, Timothy J.
8. Fins, Joseph J.
9. Gore, John
10. Lein, Pamela
11. Miller, Stephanie
12. Palmer, Jeffery S.
13. Relman, David
14. Saathoff, Gregory B.
15. Saper, Cliford
16. Shelhamer, Mark
17. Staab, Jeffrey P.
18. Trobe, Jonathan
19. Whelan, David

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Scope of the assessment.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 10, 2020

Contact

Liza Hamilton

lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Standing Committee to Advise the U.S. Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U.S. Government Employees and their Families at Overseas Embassies

February 24 - 25, 2020

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Please see the attached agenda for a full discription of the meeting.

Please register for this event prior to February 24, 2020.

Note: The data gathering session of this meeting to be held on February 24, 2020 from 12:15 PM – 2:45 PM, EST, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open this session to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting to be held on February 26, 2020 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, EST, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open these sessions to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

1. Bamiou, Doris-Eva
2. Barnes, Frank
3. Birnbaum, Linda
4. Boninger, Michael
5. Brookmeyer, Ronald
6. Buckee, Caroline
7. Buckley, Timothy J.
8. Fins, Joseph J.
9. Gore, John
10. Lein, Pamela
11. Miller, Stephanie
12. Palmer, Jeffery S.
13. Relman, David
14. Saathoff, Gregory B.
15. Saper, Cliford
16. Shelhamer, Mark
17. Staab, Jeffrey P.
18. Trobe, Jonathan
19. Whelan, David

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The scope of the assessment.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 10, 2020

Contact

Liza Hamilton

lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Standing Committee to Advise the U.S. Department of State on Unexplained Health Effects on U.S. Government Employees and their Families at Overseas Embassies

December 18 - 19, 2019

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Since 2016 there have been reports of unexplained health effects on US Government employees and their families who were working at overseas embassies. While the scientific community is still deciphering the possible causes for these health effects, determining these causes and preventing future cases has remained a pressing Department of State (DOS) priority.

In order to facilitate the Department of State in implementing its responsibility to protect US government employees and their family members overseas, the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has formed a Standing Committee to Advise the U.S. DOS on Unexplained Health Effects on U.S. Government Employees and their Families at Overseas Embassies. The standing committee will evaluate current DOS practices for pre- and post-assignment health screening, provide expertise on potential epidemiologic studies, help with characterizing and understanding the current cases of potential trauma, and develop a better understanding of possible causes of these cases and approaches for future incidents whether of an apparent acoustic nature or a different environmental or clinical presentation. The standing committee will also keep DOS abreast of any emerging concerns, interventions, and protective measures as these come available.

On December 18, 2019 between 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., the standing committee will provide a public forum to review the current medical investigations through presentations by lead scientific researchers closely affiliated with these cases. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invite you to attend this important public session.

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting to be held on December 18, 2019 from 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM, EST, and December 19, 2019, from 8:45 AM – 3:45 PM, EST, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open this session to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Relman, David A.
Bamiou, Doris-Eva
Boninger, Michael
Buckee, Caroline (via zoom conference call)
Buckley, Timothy J.
Fins, Joseph J.
Koroshetz, Walter
Gore, John C.
Lein, Pamela
Malik, Saafan
Palmer, Jeffery S.
Saathoff, Gregory B.
Saper, Clifford B.
Shelhamer, Mark
Staab, Jeffrey P.
Trobe, Jonathan
Whelan, David (via zoom conference call)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The scope of the assessment.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

February 12, 2020

Contact

Liza Hamilton

lhamilton@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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