Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center

Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center
Established	1993
Type	Private, HBCU
Director	Dr. Horace G. Dawson, Jr.
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Campus	Howard University
Website	www.howard.edu/rjb

The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center is a research, educational and professional development center for international affairs at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The center was founded in 1993 to serve as a resource center for students interested in pursuing careers in foreign affairs and to process subject-related inquiries from outside entities like government agencies, NGOs, corporations, other universities and foreign embassies.

The center is currently headed by former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, Horace G. Dawson, Jr., and is an affiliate member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs.^[1]^[2]

Founding

Amb. Horace Dawson, director of the Bunche Center

The center is named for Ralph Bunche, a former Howard professor who became the first person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize.^[3] In 1963, he was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Howard University established the Bunche Center in 1993 with a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. It currently coordinates study abroad programs for Howard students, sponsors "Diplomats in Residence" and aims to place Howard students in US embassies worldwide.

Programs and Initiatives

The Rangel Program is a collaborative effort between Howard University and the U.S. State Department that seeks to attract and prepare outstanding young people for careers as diplomats in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. The program seeks individuals interested in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world through formulating, representing, and implementing U.S. foreign policy. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service and those with financial need.

There are two major components to the Rangel Program: an International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program that provides support for graduate school, professional development, and entry into the U.S. Foreign Service, and an undergraduate International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program that provides undergraduates with the opportunity to enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding about U.S. foreign policy.

References

↑ "About The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center". howard.edu. Howard University. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
↑ "Howard University Profile". APSIA Affiliate Members. Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
↑ "A Centenary Celebration of Ralph Bunche". UCLA Library's Ralph Bunche Exhibit. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

External links

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

Member schools

North America	School of International Service (American University) Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Carleton University) School of International and Public Affairs (Columbia University) Sanford School of Public Policy (Duke University) Elliott School of International Affairs (George Washington University) Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Georgetown University) John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University) Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins University) Sam Nunn School of International Affairs (Georgia Institute of Technology) Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton University) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse University) Bush School of Government and Public Service (Texas A&M University) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (University of California, San Diego) Josef Korbel School of International Studies (University of Denver) University of Maryland, College Park Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (University of Michigan) Humphrey School of Public Affairs (University of Minnesota) University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Southern California School of International Relations Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (University of Texas at Austin) Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (University of Washington) Jackson Institute for Global Affairs (Yale University)

Europe	Graduate Institute Geneva Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris London School of Economics Moscow State University Saint Petersburg State University Stockholm School of Economics University of St. Gallen

Asia	Korea University Ritsumeikan University Seoul National University Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (National University of Singapore)

Australia	University of Queensland

Affiliate member schools

North America	Boston University Brandeis University National Foreign Affairs Training Center DePaul University Florida International University Fordham University George Mason University Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Monterey Institute of International Studies New York University North Carolina State University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Rutgers University John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Stanford University University of Miami University of Oregon Munk School of Global Affairs

Europe	Hertie School of Governance University of Economics, Prague Diplomatic Academy of Vienna IE School of Arts and Humanities Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals

Asia	International University of Japan Utsunomiya University National Chengchi University Ewha Womans University Nanyang Technological University Waseda University

South America	Universidad Externado de Colombia

Africa	Al Akhawayn University

Australia	University of Sydney

Coordinates: 38°55′18″N 77°01′12″W / 38.92167°N 77.02000°W / 38.92167; -77.02000