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Home Public Letters APSA Speaks Out on Issues Periodically, APSA leadership makes public statements on issues pertaining to the rights and freedoms of political scientists or academia. The following letters represent such recent statements (all letters are .pdf format unless otherwise noted): 2009 Endorsed Ideological Exclusion Letter to Attorney General Holder and Secretaries Clinton and Napolitano Endorsement letter to Transition Team on US  Archivist position Letter to Prime Minister of Thailand on Human Rights of scholars 2008 Letter to the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the initiative of the NSF to partner with the US Department of Defense (DoD) for the Social and Behavioral Dimensions of National Security, Conflict, and Cooperation (NSCC) Letter to His Majesty King Abdullah Bin ‘Abdul ‘Azziz Al-Saud on behalf of Dr. Matrouk al-Faleh of King Saud University in Riyadh  2007 Ethics Committee Statement on Academic Freedom  Letter to William L. Clay Jr., Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives regarding the Presidential Records Act     2006 Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice regarding South African professor Adam Habib and the denial of his entry into the U.S.   Endorsed Statement on Academic Rights and Responsibilities Offered by Higher Education Community  Statement of Library, Education, and Scholarly Associations Concerning the Broadcast Video Flag   Amicus Brief in CIA v. Berman   2005 Second Letter to the President of the Republic of Botswana on behalf of Professor Kenneth Good  To the President of the Republic of Botswana on behalf of Professor Kenneth Good   To National Archives and Records Administration   To King Fahd bin 'Abdul' Azziz Al-Saud of Saudia Arabia on behalf of Dr. Matrouk al-Falih   To AUT Opposing Use of Academic Boycotts   To Bureau of Labor Statistics Urging Continuation of Gender Data Collection   To Central Intelligence Agency Requesting Careful Consideration in Categorizing Documents  2004 Cuban Scholar Visa Denials & Response to Cuban Scholar Visa Denials   Contract Negotiations Between Workers and Hotels Hosting 2005 and 2006 APSA Annual Meetings & Response from Hotels  To State Department regarding Tariq Ramadan  The Public Presence of Political Science  The Appointment Of Archivist Of The United States  Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act Reauthorization & Revised Letter to Senator Dodd