Dr. Richard Haass – President of the Council on Foreign Relations
Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/18/2017
12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Location
Wheels Up Clubhouse (Adjacent to Game On)
Address
4 Jersey Way
Boston
MA
02215
Friday, August 18, 2017
The Boston Red Sox, Bank of America & The Great Fenway Park Writers Series Proudly Present:
Dr. Richard Haass – President of the Council on Foreign Relations
Author of and speaking on: “A World in Disarray”
12-Noon Luncheon
Wheels Up – Fenway Park (adjacent to Game On)
$50 Per Person (includes an autographed copy of Dr, Dr. Haass’ book)
RSVP: fenwayparkwriters@gmail.com
Web: www.FenwaypParkWriters.org
Dr. Richard Haass – Biographical Brief
Dr. Richard Haass is in his fifteenth year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations, an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, publisher, and educational institution dedicated to being a resource to help people better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries.
In 2013, he served as the chair of the multiparty negotiations in Northern Ireland that provided the foundation for the 2014 Stormont House Agreement. For his efforts to promote peace and conflict resolution, he received the 2013 Tipperary International Peace Award.
From January 2001 to June 2003, Dr. Haass was director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador, Dr. Haass also served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. In recognition of his service, he received the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award.
Dr. Haass has extensive additional government experience. From 1989 to 1993, he was special assistant to President George H.W. Bush and senior director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. In 1991, Dr. Haass was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal for his contributions to the development and articulation of U.S. policy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Previously, he served in the Departments of State (1981–1985) and Defense (1979–1980), and was a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate.
Dr. Haass also was vice president and director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, the Sol M. Linowitz visiting professor of international studies at Hamilton College, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a research associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. A Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Haass holds a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and master’s and doctorate degrees from Oxford University. He has also received numerous honorary degrees.
Dr. Haass is the author or editor of thirteen books on American foreign policy and one book on management. His latest book is A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order, published in 2017 by Penguin Press.
Dr. Richard Haass was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in New York City.
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