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US State Department Policy Planning Staff
US GOVERNMENT OFFICE
Members of the US State Department's in-house think tank, chaired by the Director of Policy Planning.
"Created in 1947 by George Kennan at the request of Secretary of State George C. Marshall, the Policy Planning Staff (S/P) serves as a source of independent policy analysis and advice for the Secretary of State. The Policy Planning Staff's mission is to take a longer term, strategic view of global trends and frame recommendations for the Secretary of State to advance U.S. interests and American values."
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Michael Armacost |
Diplomat |
15-Apr-1937 |
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US Ambassador to Japan, 1989-93 |
| Reginald Bartholomew |
Diplomat |
17-Feb-1936 |
26-Aug-2012 |
US Ambassador to Italy, 1993-97 |
| Jacob D. Beam |
Diplomat |
24-Mar-1908 |
16-Aug-1993 |
US Ambassador to the USSR, 1969-73 |
| Sandy Berger |
Government |
28-Oct-1945 |
2-Dec-2015 |
National Security Advisor for Bill Clinton |
| Christian D. Brose |
Journalist |
1979 |
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Chief Speechwriter to US Secretary of State |
| Zbigniew Brzezinski |
Government |
28-Mar-1928 |
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National Security Advisor, 1977-81 |
| Mary Ann Casey |
Diplomat |
11-Nov-1949 |
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US Ambassador to Algeria, 1991-94 |
| Jared Cohen |
Government |
24-Nov-1981 |
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Children of Jihad |
| Stephen P. Cohen |
Scholar |
c. 1946 |
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Foreign policy analyst |
| Ervin S. Duggan |
Government |
30-Jun-1939 |
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CEO of PBS, 1994-99 |
| William Harrop |
Diplomat |
19-Feb-1929 |
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US Ambassador to Israel, 1991-93 |
| G. Lewis Jones |
Diplomat |
18-May-1907 |
13-Nov-1971 |
US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1956-59 |
| John Hubert Kelly |
Diplomat |
20-Jul-1939 |
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US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1986-88 |
| Alan Keyes |
Radio Personality |
7-Aug-1950 |
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Illinois carpetbagger |
| Foy D. Kohler |
Diplomat |
15-Feb-1908 |
23-Dec-1990 |
US Ambassador to USSR, 1962-66 |
| Stephen Krasner |
Educator |
15-Feb-1942 |
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State Dept Policy Planning Dir., 2005-07 |
| Daniel A. O'Donohue |
Diplomat |
27-Oct-1931 |
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US Ambassador to Thailand, 1988-91 |
| Douglas H. Paal |
Diplomat |
? |
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Director, American Institute in Taiwan, 2002-06 |
| Susan Kaufman Purcell |
Scholar |
c. 1941 |
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Center for Hemispheric Study |
| Arnold L. Raphel |
Diplomat |
16-Mar-1943 |
17-Aug-1988 |
US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1987-88 |
| Paul E. Simons |
Diplomat |
? |
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US Ambassador to Chile |
| Thomas W. Simons |
Diplomat |
4-Sep-1938 |
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US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1995-98 |
| Robert C. Strong |
Diplomat |
29-Sep-1915 |
28-Dec-1999 |
US Ambassador to Iraq, 1963-67 |
| Nicholas Veliotes |
Diplomat |
28-Oct-1928 |
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US Ambassador to Egypt, 1984-86 |
| Larry Wilkerson |
Government |
15-Jun-1945 |
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Former aide to Colin Powell |
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