Foreign Policy Association
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The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring the American public to learn more about the world. Founded in 1918, FPA provides independent publications, programs and forums to increase public awareness of, and foster popular participation in, matters relating to those policy issues. The Foreign Policy Association was founded in as a loose association of individuals under the chairmanship of journalist Paul Kellogg, who called it the Committee on Nothing at All. The Association was reconstituted in 1923 as the Foreign Policy Association with a commitment to the careful study of all sides of international questions affecting the U.S. John Foster Dulles and Eleanor Roosevelt were among the incorporators.
FPA's mission remains much the same today. Its Web site affirms the organization's role: "The Foreign Policy Association serves as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding of, and providing informed opinions on global issues. Through its balanced, nonpartisan programs and publications, the FPA encourages citizens to participate in the foreign policy process."
At the heart of FPA's outreach efforts lies the renowned Great Decisions Global Affairs Education Program. Great Decisions celebrated 50 years in 2004, and is composed of the annual Briefing Book, Great Decisions TV, the National Opinion Ballot Report, discussion groups across the country and the GD Online newsletter.
