A further dimension of the international program is the Fund's administration of the Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy. Established by the New Zealand government in conjunction with the private sector, the program provides opportunities for outstanding U.S. professionals working in a range of public policy areas-including health care, education, welfare reform, criminal justice, employment, race relations, the environment, science and technology, and tax policy-to take policy sabbaticals in New Zealand. Complementary to the Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy, the program strengthens a growing network of international exchange on health and social policy issues. The Ian Axford Fellowships selection committee, chaired by Robert D. Reischauer, president of the Urban Institute, met in January and selected the 2003 and 2004 fellows, who began their tenure in New Zealand in July 2003 and February 2004, respectively.