The [http://www.cfr.org/ '''Council on Foreign Relations'''] (CFR) stated mission [http://www.cfr.org/ states] that it is: "The Council on Foreign Relations is dedicated to increasing America’'s understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. The Council accomplishes this mainly by promoting constructive debates and discussions, clarifying world issues, and publishing ''[[Foreign Affairs Magazine|Foreign Affairs]]''."
In a September 2005 makeover of its website, the Council proclaims proclaimed itself to be "A Nonpartisan Resource for Information and Analysis"(sic), "to be the first-stop, nonpartisan resource on U.S. foreign policy and America’s role in the world", according to [http://www.cfr.org/publication/8832/council_launches_new_website.html the press release]. '''''See Also:'''''*[[Council on Foreign Relations - Homeland Security]]*[[Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on Latin America]]*[[Council on Foreign Relations: Arthur Ross Book Award]]*[[Council on Foreign Relations: Historical Roster of Directors and Officers]]*[[Council on Foreign Relations: Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship]]
== History ==
The CFR dates back to 1921, and in 1996 published its history, [http://www.cfr.org/about/grosse00a.php available on its website].
The membership of the CFR dates back includes past Presidents, Ambassadors, Secretaries of State, Wall Street investors, international bankers, foundation executives, [[think tank]] executives, [[lobbyist]] lawyers, [[NATO]] and [[Pentagon]] military leaders, wealthy industrialists, [[journalists]], [[media]] owners and executives, university presidents and key professors, select Congressmen, [[Supreme Court]] Justices, Federal Judges, wealthy entrepreneurs, and as many as ten [[9-11 Commission]] Members. [http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2807/SPEciaL.html] [http://100777.com/doc/734] Due perhaps more to 1921its origins, associations, and in 1996 published history, than to its historycurrent composition and activities, the CFR does have a reputation as one of the "triumvirate of elite organizations" together with the [[Bilderberg]] and the [[Trilateral Commission]]. Elitism doesn't necessarily preclude the ability to provide unbiased and useful service however. [http://www.cfrconspiracyarchive.orgcom/aboutNWO/grosse00aCouncil_Foreign_Relations.php available on its websitehtm] [[Carroll Quigley]], Professor of History at Georgetown University, stated, "The Council of Foreign Relations is the American Branch of a society which originated in England and believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one-world rule established." [http://www.maxexchange.com/ybj/chapter13.htm]
The membership of the CFR includes past Presidents, Ambassadors, Secretaries of State, Wall Street investors, international bankers, foundation executives, [[think tank]] executives, lobbyist lawyers, [[NATO]] and [[Pentagon]] military leaders, wealthy industrialistsThey hold regular private meetings including members, [[media]] owners and executives, university presidents and key professors, very select Congressmen, [[Supreme Court]] Justices, Federal Judges, wealthy entrepreneursguests. Occasionally they will hold a public meeting, and as many as ten invite the open press (including [[9C-11 CommissionSPAN]] Members). [http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/2807/SPEciaLThe image of the CFR as a closed-shop bi-partisan discussion forum for the foreign policy establishment has fuelled criticism that the organisation and its members are controlling world policy and events.html] [http://100777.com/doc/734]
Due perhaps more to its origins, associations, and history, than to its current composition and activitiesIn 1938 the Council created numerous Committees on Foreign Relations throughout the county, in 1995 the CFR does have Committees became a reputation as one of separate organization under the "triumvirate umbrella of elite organizations" together with the [[Bilderberg]], and the [[Trilateral Commission]]. Elitism doesn't necessarily preclude the ability to provide unbiased and useful service however.[http://www.conspiracyarchive.com/NWO/Council_Foreign_Relations.htm] Carroll Quigley, Professor of History at Georgetown University, stated, "The Council of American Committees on Foreign Relations is the American Branch of a society which originated in England and believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one-world rule established."[http://wwwWashington D.maxexchangeC.com/ybj/chapter13.htm]
They hold regular private meetings including members==Current Independent Task Force Projects (January 2008)==*Independent Task Force on Civil Liberties and National Security (November 21, 2006—Present) – Chairs: [[Bob Kerrey]] and very select guests[[William H. Occasionally they will hold a public meetingWebster]]; Director: [[Daniel B. Prieto]] *Independent Task Force on U.S. Policy toward Latin America (February 23, 2007—Present) – Chairs: [[Charlene Barshefsky]], [[James T. Hill]], and invite the open press [[Shannon O'Neil]]; Directors: [[Julia E. Sweig]] - see [[Council on Foreign Relations Task Force on Latin America]]*Independent Task Force on Global Climate Change (including C-SPANJuly 11, 2007—Present)– Chairs: [[George E. The image of the CFR as a closed-shop bi-partisan discussion forum for the foreign policy establishment has fuelled criticism that the organisation Pataki]] and its members are controlling world policy [[Thomas J. Vilsack]]; Directors: [[Michael A. Levi]] and events[[David G.Victor]]
== [[Conspiracy theory|Conspiracy theorists]]' views ==
The CFR and its members commonly feature prominently in conspiracy-oriented writings, such as those of anti-establishment conservatives[[conservative]]s, such as [[Lyndon LaRouche]] and [[Pat Robertson]], as central advocates of the 'new world order'.
By way of example, James W. Wardner [http://www.bankindex.com/read.asp?ID=1119][http://www.khouse.org/misslerreport/prophetic/19970203-134.html], claims he "exposes the [[evil ]] forces behind the '[[New World Order]]' and reveals the unholy alliances that are bringing about The Planned Destruction of America." [http://www.radioliberty.com/bplanned.htm]
In these writings the CFR is linked to other groups - such as the [[Trilateral Commission]], the [[Illuminati]] [http://www.cephasministry.com/history_of_masonry_6.html], the [[Skull and Bones]] Society, and the [[BilderbergGroup]] - and portrayed as between them seeking to impose the 'new world order'. [http://www.jeremiahproject.com/prophecy/nworder03.html]
(See also "Illuminati and Council on Foreign Relations" by Myron Fagan [http://www.usa-the-republic.com/illuminati/cfr_1.html#main] [http://www.apfn.org/apfn/illuminati.htm]).
== Recent News CFR Reports & Publications==*William FisherNicholas Lehman, "[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00328.htm Hope For Improving U.S. Communications With The Muslim World?],How It Came To War" writes in ''ScoopThe New Yorker'' (New Zealand), May 26, 2005. A [http://www.cfr.org/pub8109/press_release/better_communications_efforts_can_significantly_improve_americas_image_in_the_muslim_world_says_new_council_special_report.php CFR report] titled "A New Beginning: Strategies for a More Fruitful Dialogue with the Muslim World" suggests the U.S. try "listening moreMarch 31, a humbler tone2003, and focusing on bilateral aid and partnership, while tolerating disagreement on controversial policy issues" when trying to relate to Muslim nations. The report, based on [[Focus group|focus groups]] that in Morocco, Egypt and Indonesia, found that focus group members "do not take seriously an interview with [[Iraqi Media Network|U.S. government mediaRichard Haass]], such as Director of the Policy Planning staff at the [[Radio SawaState Department]], [[Al Hurra|al-Hurra TV]], and Hi magazine, as information sources." Specific recommendations include engaging "local and regional media via press releases, interviews, Op-Eds, press conferences, and site visits," and launching "an [[Shared Values|advertising campaign]] on U.S. aid and support for reform in local and regional media, and acknowledge he learned that Haass would be leaving the U.S. government as State Department to take the source." *Scott Sherman, [http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20041227&s=sherman Kissinger's Shadow Over position of President of the Council on Foreign Relations], in New York. The Nation, Dec. 27, 2004 (print edition), Dec. 6, 2004 (electronic version). Article describes the attempts position is currently held by Kissinger to censor articles in a CFR's publication, ''Foreign Affairs''[[Leslie H. It reveals some of the internal politics, and the relationship between the operatorsGelb]].
*[http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=6639 8 January 20045849 "Senior Statesmen Henry Kissinger and Lawrence Summers Chair New Council Task Force on U.S. Policy Toward Europe,"]April 14, a Commission of the Center for Preventive Action releases report '''Andes 20202003: A New Strategy for the Challenges Former Secretary of Colombia and the Region.''' :*The central finding of which is stated as "Over the past two decades the United States has spent billions of dollars and significant manpower in the Andes region to stem the flow of illegal drugs; assist local security forces in the State [[war on drugs|fight against drugs, terror and insurgencyHenry A. Kissinger]]; and promote free markets, human rights, and democracy. Yet the democracies former Secretary of the Andean region-Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Treasury [[BoliviaLawrence H. Summers]]will "co-chair a Council-are still at risk, and the prospect of regional collapse is real and poses a serious threat to U.S. lives and interests.":*sponsored [[http://www.cfr.org/pdf/Andes2020.pdf link to .PDF version of the reportindependent task force]]:*The Commission attempts to redress what it considers to be on a major weakness of current new U.S. policy as embodied in Plan Colombia and the Andean Counter-drug Initiative: an overly narrow focus on counternarcotics and security issues, and the relative absence of complementary, comprehensive, regionally-oriented strategiestoward Europe. :*The Commission puts forth three objectives to rectify current policy. Determined action on these three strategic objectives bi-partisan task force willbring together leaders from business, over time, accomplish sustainable progress toward political, economicformer senior government officials, and security goals that a policy focused mainly on supply-side counterdrug efforts cannot achieve.::*I. The need experts to more equitably distribute political and economic resources and power in each country, with issue a commitment to strategic rural land reform.::*IIreport that will address the rift. The importance of greater participation by the international community on group will also include a range number of diplomatic, political, economic, social, security, and humanitarian issuesEuropean experts ..::*III. The recognition that regional problems require regional approaches Council-sponsored [[Task Force on Transatlantic Relations]] is made possible by generous grants from ENI SpA and that greater cooperation among the Andean countries is essential[[Merrill Lynch]]."
*[http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=6086 29 June 2003]: 6076 "New Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on Emergency Responders, a blue-ribbon panel of Nobel laureates, U.S. military leaders, former highShould Provide Iraqis and Americans With a More Coherent and Compelling Vision for Iraq's Political Future.] Experts Urge President to Deliver Major Address to the Nation on Importance of Getting the Job Done Right in Post-level government officials, War Iraq... the [[George Walker Bush]] administration must sharpen and deepen its commitment to making Iraq a better and other senior expertssafer place, led by conclude former Senator UN Ambassador [[Warren Bruce RudmanThomas R. Pickering]] and advised by former White House terrorism Defense and cyber-security chief Energy Secretary [[Richard AJames R. ClarkeSchlesinger]], co-chairs of the Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on post-war Iraq," June 25, 2003."
*[http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=6086 "New Council-sponsored Independent Task Force on Emergency Responders], a blue-ribbon panel of Nobel laureates, U.S. military leaders, former high-level government officials, and other senior experts, led by former Senator [[Warren Bruce Rudman]] and advised by former White House terrorism and cyber-security chief [[Richard A. Clarke]]," June 29, 2003.
:*"Nearly Two Years After 9/11, the United States is Still Dangerously Unprepared and Underfunded for a Catastrophic Terrorist Attack, Warns New Council Task Force. Overall Expenditures Must Be as Much as Tripled to Prepare Emergency Responders Across the Country."
:*"The study was carried out in partnership with the [[Concord Coalition]] and the [[Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment]], two of the nation's leading budget analysis organizations."
:*"[[Jamie Metzl]], Council Senior Fellow and a former [[National Security Council ]] and [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee ]] official, directed the effort."
:*The Task Force on Emergency Responders is a follow on to the Council's highly acclaimed <strong>[[Hart-Rudman Task Force on Homeland Security]] , which made concrete recommendations in February 2001</strong> on defending the country against a terrorist attack.
::*[[Norman J. Ornstein]], Resident Scholar, [[American Enterprise Institute]] for Public Policy Research
::*[[Dennis Reimer]], Director, [[Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism]]; Former Chief of Staff, USA
::*[[George P. Shultz]], Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, the [[Hoover Institution]], [[Stanford University]]; Former Secretary of State, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Director, [[Office of Management and Budget]]
::*[[Anne-Marie Slaughter]], Dean, the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]], Princeton University
::*[[David Stern]], Commissioner, National Basketball Association
::*[[Mary Jo White]], Partner and Chair of the Litigation Department, [[Debevoise & Plimpton]]; Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
*[http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=6076 25 June 20036639 Commission of the Center for Preventive Action releases report]: "UAndes 2020: A New Strategy for the Challenges of Colombia and the Region," January 8, 2004.S. Should Provide Iraqis :*The central finding of which is stated as "Over the past two decades the United States has spent billions of dollars and Americans With a More Coherent and Compelling Vision for Iraq's Political Future. Experts Urge President to Deliver Major Address significant manpower in the Andes region to stem the Nation on Importance flow of Getting the Job Done Right illegal drugs; assist local security forces in Post-War Iraq... the [[George Walker Bushwar on drugs|fight against drugs, terror and insurgency]] administration must sharpen ; and deepen its commitment to making Iraq a better promote free markets, human rights, and safer placedemocracy. Yet the democracies of the Andean region-[[Colombia]], conclude former UN Ambassador [[Thomas R. PickeringVenezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Bolivia]] --are still at risk, and former Defense the prospect of regional collapse is real and poses a serious threat to U.S. lives and Energy Secretary interests.":*[http://www.cfr.org/pdf/Andes2020.pdf link to .PDF version of the report]:*The Commission attempts to redress what it considers to be a major weakness of current U.S. policy as embodied in [James R. Schlesinger[Plan Colombia]]and the Andean Counter-drug Initiative: an overly narrow focus on counternarcotics and security issues, and the relative absence of complementary, cocomprehensive, regionally-chairs oriented strategies. :*The Commission puts forth three objectives to rectify current policy. Determined action on these three strategic objectives will, over time, accomplish sustainable progress toward political, economic, and security goals that a policy focused mainly on supply-side counterdrug efforts cannot achieve.::*I. The need to more equitably distribute political and economic resources and power in each country, with a commitment to strategic rural land reform.::*II. The importance of greater participation by the Council-sponsored Independent Task Force international community on post-war Iraqa range of diplomatic, political, economic, social, security, and humanitarian issues.::*III. The recognition that regional problems require regional approaches and that greater cooperation among the Andean countries is essential."
*Scott Sherman, [http://www.cfrthenation.orgcom/publicationdocprint.phpmhtml?idi=5849 14 April 2003]: "Senior Statesmen [[Henry 20041227&s=sherman Kissinger]] and Lawrence Summers Chair New 's Shadow Over the Council Task Force on U.S. Policy Toward Europe." Former Secretary of State Henry AForeign Relations], ''The Nation'', December 27, 2004 (print edition), December 6, 2004 (electronic version). Article describes the attempts by Kissinger and former Secretary of the Treasury [[Lawrence H. Summers]] will "co-chair to censor articles in a Council-sponsored 'CFR's publication, '[[independent task force]]'Foreign Affairs'' on a new U.S. policy toward Europe. The bi-partisan task force will bring together leaders from business, former senior government officialsIt reveals some of the internal politics, and policy experts to issue a report that will address the rift. The group will also include a number of European experts ... The Council-sponsored [[Task Force on Transatlantic Relations]] is made possible by generous grants from ENI SpA and Merrill Lynchrelationship between the operators."
*31 MarWilliam Fisher, "[http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00328.htm Hope For Improving U.S. 2003: Nicholas LehmanCommunications With The Muslim World?], "How It Came To War" writes in ''The New YorkerScoop'' that (New Zealand), May 26, 2005. A [http://www.cfr.org/pub8109/press_release/better_communications_efforts_can_significantly_improve_americas_image_in_the_muslim_world_says_new_council_special_report.php CFR report] titled "A New Beginning: Strategies for a More Fruitful Dialogue with the Muslim World" suggests the U.S. try "listening more, a humbler tone, and focusing on bilateral aid and partnership, while tolerating disagreement on controversial policy issues" when trying to relate to Muslim nations. The report, based on [[Focus group|focus groups]] in an interview with [[Richard HaassMorocco]], Director of the Policy Planning staff at the State Department[[Egypt]] and [[Indonesia]], he learned found that Haass would be leaving the State Department to focus group members "do not take the position of President of the Council seriously [[Iraqi Media Network|U.S. government media]], such as [[Radio Sawa]], [[Al Hurra|al-Hurra TV]], and Hi magazine, as information sources." Specific recommendations include engaging "local and regional media via press releases, interviews, Op-Eds, press conferences, and site visits," and launching "an [[Shared Values|advertising campaign]] on Foreign Relations U.S. aid and support for reform in New Yorklocal and regional media, and acknowledge the U. The position is currently held by Leslie HS. Gelbgovernment as the source."
*Jim Lobe, in "[http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews== Board 31306 Ignore Africa at Your Peril, Think Tank Warns Bush]" (''IPS News Agency'', December 5, 2005), noted that the CFR's report, "[http://www.cfr.org/publication/9302/more_than_humanitarianism.html More Than Humanitarianism: A Strategic U.S. Approach toward Africa]," urges the Bush administration "to upgrade its diplomatic and intelligence capabilities in the region by appointing an ambassador to the [[African Union]] (AU) and opening more missions in key African cities, particularly in energy-producing countries. It also calls for greater high-level attention to resolving conflicts in the region, particularly those, such as in the [[Democratic Republic of Directors ===== Officers the Congo]] (as at April 2004DRC) ===, that threaten the stability of whole sub-regions or involve large-scale atrocities."
==Leadership==*[[Council on Foreign Relations: Historical Roster of Directors and Officers]] ===Executive Office===As of June 2007:[http://www.cfr.org/about/people/staff.html]*[[Richard N. Haass]], President*[[Janice L. Murray]], Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Operating Officer*[[Peter GJeffrey A. PetersonReinke]], Chairman Chief of Staff to the President*[[Nita Colaço]], Special Assistant to the President*[[Charles Landow]], Special Assistant to the Board<br> President, Research*[[Carla Anderson HillsHeather Parker]], Special Assistant to the Senior Vice Chairman President, Treasurer, and Chief Operating Officer*[[Eva Tatarczyk]], Executive Assistant to the President*[[Lilita V. Gusts]], Secretary of the Corporation*[[Sharon R. Herbst]], Assistant Director, Special Projects*[[Alton Frye]], Presidential Senior Fellow Emeritus*[[Leslie H. Gelb]], President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow*[[Darren Geist]], Research Associate to the President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow*[[Elva Murphy]], Assistant to the President Emeritus and Board Senior Fellow ==Board==Accessed March 2011: <ref>[http://www.cfr.org/about/people/board_of_directors.html Board], Council on Foreign Relations, accessed March 20, 2011.<br/ref> *[[Carla A. Hills]] - Co-Chairman; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hills & Company*[[Robert E. Rubin]], Vice - Co-Chairman ; Former Secretary of the Board<br> U.S. Treasury*[[Richard E. Salomon]] - Vice Chairman; Managing Partner, East End Advisors, LLC*[[Richard N. HaasHaass]]- President, President<br> Council on Foreign Relations*[[Michael John P. PetersAbizaid]] *[[Peter Ackerman]]- Managing Director, Executive Vice PresidentRockport Capital, CEOInc.*[[Fouad Ajami]] - M. Khadduri Prof. of Middle Eastern Studies, and Director Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies<br>, Johns Hopkins University*[[David KelloggMadeleine K. Albright]]- Chair, Senior Vice Albright Stonebridge Group LLC*[[Henry S. Bienen]] - PresidentEmeritus, Corporate Northwestern University*[[Alan S. Blinder]] - Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, and Publisher<br> Princeton University*[[Mary Boies]] - Managing Partner, Boies & McInnis LLP*[[Janice LDavid G. MurrayBradley]] - Chairman, Atlantic Media Company*[[Tom Brokaw]]- Special Correspondent, Senior Vice NBC News*[[Sylvia Mathews Burwell]] - President , Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation*[[Kenneth M. Duberstein]] - Chairman and Treasurer<br> CEO, The Duberstein Group, Inc.*[[Martin S. Feldstein]] - President Emeritus, National Bureau of Economic Research*[[Stephen Friedman]] - Chairman, Stone Point Capital*[[Ann M. Fudge]] *[[Irina FaskianosPamela Gann]]- President, Claremont McKenna College*[[J. Tomilson Hill]] - Vice Chairman, The Blackstone Group*[[Donna J. Hrinak]] - Senior Director, Latin America Government Affairs, PepsiCo, Inc.*[[Alberto Ibargüen]] - President& Chief Executive Officer, National John S. and Outreach Programs<br>James L. Knight Foundation*[[Elise Carlson LewisShirley Ann Jackson]]- President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute*[[Henry R. Kravis]] - Co-CEO and Co-Chairman, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.*[[Jami Miscik]] - President and Vice PresidentChairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.*[[Joseph S. Nye, Jr.]] - Distinguished Service Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Membership and Fellowship Affairs<br> Harvard University*[[James MW. Owens]] - Chairman, Caterpillar Inc.*[[Peter G. LindsayPeterson]]- Chairman, Vice Peter G. Peterson Foundation*[[Colin L. Powell]] - United States Army (Ret.)*[[Penny Pritzker]] - President& Chief Executive Officer, Pritzker Realty Group, L.P.*[[Abraham LowenthalDavid M. Rubenstein]]- Cofounder and Managing Director, Vice The Carlyle Group*[[George E. Rupp]] - President<br>and CEO, International Rescue Committee*[[Anne RFrederick W. LuzzattoSmith]]- Chairman, Vice Presidentand Chief Executive Officer, Meetings<br>Federal Express Corporation *[[Joan E. Spero]] - Visiting Fellow, Foundation Center*[[Lisa ShieldsVin Weber]]- CEO and Managing Partner, Vice Clark & Weinstock*[[Christine Todd Whitman]] - President, Communications<br>The Whitman Strategy Group*[[Lilita GustsFareed Zakaria]]- Editor, Secretary of the Corporation<br> Newsweek International ''Officers and Directors Emeriti:''*[[Leslie H. Gelb]] (President Emeritus)*[[Maurice R. Greenberg]] (Honorary Vice Chairman)*[[Peter G. Peterson]] (Chairman Emeritus)*[[David Rockefeller]] (Honorary Chairman)*[[Robert A. Scalapino]] (Director Emeritus)
=== Current Directors ===
As of June 2007:[http://www.cfr.org/about/people/board_of_directors.html]*[[Peter Ackerman]], Managing Director, Rockport Capital, Inc.*[[Fouad Ajami]], M. Khadduri Prof. of Middle Eastern Studies*[[Jeffrey BewkesMadeleine K. Albright]], Principal, The Albright Group LLC*[[Charlene Barshefsky]]*[[Henry S. Bienen]], President, Northwestern University*[[Stephen W. Bosworth]], Dean, The Fletcher School, Tufts University*[[Lee CullumTom Brokaw]], former NBC News anchor*[[John Mark DeutchFrank J. Caufield]], Co-Founder, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
*[[Kenneth M. Duberstein]]
*[[Jessica PMartin S. Feldstein]], President, National Bureau of Economic Research*[[Richard N. EinhornFoster]]*[[Martin SAnn M. FeldsteinFudge]]*[[Helene D. Gayle]], President & CEO, [[CARE]]*[[Louis V. Gerstner, JrMaurice R.Greenberg]]*[[Richard N. Haas]], ex-officoPresident*[[Carla Anderson Hills]], Vice Chairman; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hills & Company
*[[Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke]]
*[[Robert D. Hormats]]
*[[Karen Elliot House]]
*[[William J. McDonoughAlberto Ibargüen]], Vice Chairman*[[George JHenry R. MitchellKravis]]*[[Michael H. Moskow]], President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago*[[Joseph S. Nye, Jr.]]
*[[Ronald L. Olson]]
*[[James W. Owens]], Chairman & CEO, [[Caterpillar]] Inc.*[[Peter G. Peterson]], Chairman; Senior Chairman and Co-Founder, The [[Blackstone Group]]
*[[Thomas R. Pickering]]
*[[Colin L. Powell]], United States Army (Ret.)*[[Robert E. Rubin]], Vice Chairman; Director/Chairman of the Executive Committee, [[Citigroup]], Inc.*[[Warren Bruce RudmanDavid M. Rubenstein]], Co-Founder and Managing Director, The [[Carlyle Group]]*[[Theodore CRichard E. SorensenSalomon]]*[[George SorosAnne-Marie Slaughter]]
*[[Joan Edelman Spero]]
*[[Laura D'Andrea Tyson]]
*[[Vin Weber]]
*[[Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.Christine Todd Whitman]]*[[Fareed Zakaria]], Editor, Newsweek International
=== Directors Emeriti ===
*[[Robert A. Scalapino]]
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