The Panel wishes to express its appreciation to the Management and staff of ICARDA for the support they provided throughout the course of the Review. The open and constructive spirit of the discussions, and the help so willingly given whenever needed, are gratefully acknowledged. The Panel also expresses its sincere thanks to ICARDA staff for the warm hospitality they extended.
Dr. Nasrat Fadda, Director General, and Mr. Jim McMahon, Deputy Director General (Operations) deserve much credit for their contributions to planning the Review and ensuring that the Panel had adequate working conditions at all times. The Panel wishes to record a "special thank you" to Ms. Afaf Rashed, Administrative Assistant to the Board of Trustees, for her warmth and attention to members' needs and for arranging the Panel's visits 10 Aleppo so effectively.
The Panel also wishes to record its appreciation of ICARDA's partners in the regional and national programs who met with its members and openly shared their views on ICARDA's work.
Finally, the Panel wishes to thank Ms. Ingrid Hagen of the CGIAR Secretariat who expertly prepared this report under much time pressure, and Mrs. Parvin Damania of Aleppo who very ably assisted her.
