Topics in this Annual Report include: A Commitment to Excellence [letter from the Program Director]; Acknowledgements; Contents; 2000 Leadership Program Agenda; 2000 Leadership Program Participants; 2000 Leadership Program Activities: Research, Ethics, Leadership, Career Exploration, Emerging Diseases; Cornell's Partnership with the National Institutes of Health: Topics and Speakers; The USDA and Animal Agriculture: Topics and Speakers; Presentations and Prizes; Program Fellows and Their Research 2000; Counselors and Facilitators for the 2000 Leadership Program; Time Out; Program Dinner; Where Are They Now?