American Academy of Diplomacy

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The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy. They have served the United States as chiefs of mission in major embassies abroad, and/or equivalent high-level foreign policy positions in Washington. Founded in 1983, the Academy focuses the expertise of its members on the pursuit of excellence in the practice of American diplomacy, and essential tool in the promotion of U.S. values, security and prosperity.

The academy is financially supported by its members, and by grants from foundations and corporate contributors.

Contents 1 Leadership 1.1 Board of Directors 1.2 Program Director 1.3 Former Chairmen 1.4 Former Presidents 2 Membership 3 Scholarships 4 Awards

[edit] Leadership

Thomas R. Pickering, Chairman
Marc Grossman, Vice-Chairman
Amb. Ronald E. Neumann, President
Nicholas Veliotes, Treasurer
Roscoe Suddarth, Secretary

[edit] Board of Directors

Julia Chang Bloch, Avis Bohlen, James F. Collins, Charles W. Freeman Jr., Robert L. Gallucci, Charles A. Gillespie Jr., H. Allen Holmes, Robert E. Hunter, L. Craig Johnstone, James R. Jones, Princeton N. Lyman, Patricia Gates Lynch, George Moose, Phyllis E. Oakley, R. Marcus Palmers, Edward M. Rowell, J. Stapleton Roy, Daniel Simpson, Edward S. Walker Jr., Anthony Zinni

[edit] Program Director

Yvonne Siu (2007-)

[edit] Former Chairmen

Joseph J. Sisco, Max M. Kampelman, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, Frank C. Carlucci, Sol M. Linowitz, Elliot Richardson

[edit] Former Presidents

Bruce Laingen, David H. Popper, David D. Newsom

[edit] Membership

A O. Rudolph Aggrey Madeleine Albright Michael Armacost Richard Armitage Anne Armstrong Diego C. Asencio J. Brian Atwood B James A. Baker, III Harry G. Barnes, Jr. Charlene Barshefsky Reginald Bartholomew Lucius D. Battle Richard E. Benedick Samuel R. Berger Shirley Temple Black Julia Chang Bloch Avis Bohlen Stephen W. Bosworth Robert R. Bowie Thomas D. Boyatt Everett Briggs Keith L. Brown Kenneth L. Brown Peter Burleigh Prudence Bushnell Patricia M. Byrne C Frank C. Carlucci Wendy Chamberlin Warren Christopher Joan M. Clark William Clark, Jr. Harlan Cleveland Herman Cohen James F. Collins Elinor G. Constable Edwin G. Corr John Hugh Crimmins Chester A. Crocker William J. Crowe Walter L. Cutler D Kenneth W. Dam Jeffrey Davidow Nathaniel Davis John Gunther Dean Edward P. Djerejian James F. Dobbins E Lawrence S. Eagleburger Donald Easum Luigi Einaudi Stuart Eizenstat Theodore L. Eliot, Jr. F Richard Fox Charles W. Freeman, Jr. G Robert Gallucci Richard N. Gardner Robert S. Gelbard Charles A. Gillespie, Jr. Edward W. Gnehm, Jr. Robert F. Goheen James E. Goodby Lincoln Gordon Marc Grossman Brandon Grove

H Richard N. Haass Alexander Haig Lee Hamilton William C. Harrop Arthur A. Hartman Ulric Haynes Carla A. Hills Deane R. Hinton Richard Holbrooke Genta Hawkins Holmes H. Allen Holmes Donna Hrinak Thomas C. Hubbard Thomas L. Hughes Robert E. Hunter I Martin Indyk Robert S. Ingersoll J L. Craig Johnstone A. Elizabeth Jones James Jones K Philip M. Kaiser Curtis Kamman Max M. Kampelman Robert V. Keeley Kenton Keith Roger Kirk Henry A. Kissinger John Kornblum Daniel C. Kurtzer Dennis Kux L Bruce Laingen Melvin R. Laird Anthony Lake Alan Larson George W. Landau James F. Leonard Melvyn Levitsky Samuel W. Lewis Winston Lord Stephen Low William H. Luers Princeton N. Lyman Patricia Lynch Ewell M Charles McC. Mathias Jack F. Matlock, Jr. Donald F. McHenry John McLaughlin Robert McNamara William Milam Robert H. Miller Walter Mondale George Moose Langhorne A. Motley N David D. Newsom Thomas Niles Sam Nunn Joseph S. Nye, Jr. O Phyllis E. Oakley Robert B. Oakley Herbert S. Okun Henry D. Owen

P R. Marcus Palmer Ronald D. Palmer Richard Parker Robert Pearson Robert Pelletreau Charles Percy Edward Perkins Douglas Peterson Thomas R. Pickering Nicholas Platt David H. Popper Colin L. Powell Joseph W. Prueher Q Anthony C.E. Quainton R Charles Redman John E. Reinhardt Rozanne L. Ridgway William D. Rogers Felix Rohatyn Dennis Ross Edward M. Rowell J. Stapleton Roy Donald Rumsfeld S Harold Saunders Robert M. Sayre Howard B. Schaffer James R. Schlesinger Brent Scowcroft William W. Scranton Raymond G. H. Seitz Sally Shelton-Colby Harry W. Shlaudeman George P. Shultz Daniel Simpson Richard H. Solomon Helmut Sonnenfeldt Joan Spero Ronald Spiers Monteagle Stearns Roscoe S. Suddarth William H. Sullivan William L. Swing T Phillips Talbot Strobe Talbott Clyde D. Taylor Terence A. Todman Malcolm Toon U Leonard S. Unger V Viron P. Vaky William J. vanden Heuvel Nicholas A. Veliotes Richard N. Viets W Edward S. Walker Alexander F. Watson William Webster Melissa F. Wells John C. Whitehead Frank G. Wisner John Wolf Paul Wolfowitz Y Johnny Young Z Anthony Zinni

[edit] Scholarships

• The Phillip Merrill Scholarship
  

The Academy, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), awards the Phillip Merrill Fellowship for a winning essay on the practice of American diplomacy. The fellowship provides one half of SAIS tuition for each of two years of study.

• The Leonard Marks Foundation Award for Creative Writing on American Foreign Policy
  

Participants in this contest submit essays on specific challenges to American diplomacy, and propose policy recommendations to address them. The Academy selects three winners at differing award levels.

[edit] Awards

• The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Award for Excellence in Diplomacy
  

The Academy hosts an annual awards luncheon at the Department of State to recognize and individual or group who has made exemplary contributions to the field of American diplomacy.

• The Arthur Ross Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs
  

Since 2004, the Academy has presented the Arthur Ross Award to journalists who have produced the most compelling and insightful pieces concerning American diplomati efforts.

• The Douglas Dillon Award for Distinguished Writing on American Diplomacy
  

Since 1995, the Academy has awarded an annual prize for a book of distinction on the practice of American diplomacy. This award honors those who broaden public understanding of the need for excellence in American diplomacy.