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.
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[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
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[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.