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Watson Institute
ORGANIZATION
On the campus of Brown University, founded by Thomas J. Watson, Jr. as the Center for Policy Development in 1981; became the Institute for International Studies in 1986 and the Watson Institute in 1991.
"Watson Institute for International Studies is a leading center for research and teaching on international affairs. The Institute's research is organized around some of the most important questions of our time: on the global economy, environment, international security, and related issues of culture and identity. These questions are analyzed through the lenses of multiple academic disciplines with an emphasis on policy relevance."
Official Website:
http://www.watsoninstitute.org/ Location:
Providence, RI
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John P. Birkelund |
Business |
c. 1930 |
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Chairman of Dillon Read, 1986-98 |
| Mary K. Bush |
Business |
c. 1949 |
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Bush International |
| Leslie H. Gelb |
Government |
4-Mar-1937 |
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President, Council on Foreign Relations, 1993-2003 |
| W. H. Krome George |
Business |
27-Mar-1918 |
6-Sep-2004 |
Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, 1975-83 |
| Lee H. Hamilton |
Politician |
20-Apr-1931 |
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9-11 Commission vice chairman |
| Richard C. Holbrooke |
Diplomat |
24-Apr-1941 |
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US Ambassador to UN, 1998-2001 |
| Charles Mathias |
Politician |
24-Jul-1922 |
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US Senator from Maryland, 1969-87 |
| Thomas Pickering |
Diplomat |
5-Nov-1931 |
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Career US Ambassador |
| Barbara Stallings |
Educator |
c. 1944 |
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Watson Institute for International Studies |
| Harold R. Swearer |
Educator |
13-Oct-1932 |
19-Oct-1991 |
President of Brown University, 1977-88 |
| Thomas J. Watson, Jr. |
Business |
14-Jan-1914 |
31-Dec-1993 |
CEO of IBM, 1956-71 |
| John C. Whitehead |
Business |
1922 |
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US Deputy Secretary of State, 1985-89 |
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