Robert Edwards Hunter
Ambassador, scholar
BA from Wesleyan University
in 1962, Fulbright Scholar,
PhD from London School of
Economics in 1969.
Career:
1964-65: Assistant to special
assistant to President, The White House, Washington D.C.
1966-69: Lecturer. International
Relations, London School of Economics.
1968: Senior Speechwriter,
Humphrey for President, Washington D.C.
1967, 68-69: Research associate
Institute for Strategic Studies, London.
1970-73: Senior Fellow,
Overseas Development Council, Washington D.C.
1973-77: Foreign Policy
Advisor to Senator Edward Kennedy, Washington D.C.
1977-79: Director of West
European Affairs, National Security Council, Washington D.C.
1979-81: Director of Middle
East Affairs, National Security Council, Washington D.C.
1981-89: Senior Fellow Middle
East Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies,
Washington D.C.
1981-84: Co-Founder and
Director of Foreign Policy, Center for National Policy, Washington D.C.
1981-84: Senior Foreign
Policy Advisor, Mondale for President, Washington D.C.
1983-93: Director of European
Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington
D.C.
1983-84: Lead Counsel, National
Bipartisan Commission on Central America, Washington D.C.
1989-93: Vice President,
Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C.
1989: Louis S. Goldstein
chair, Washington College, Chestertown MD.
1991-92: Senior Foreign
Policy Advisor, Clinton for President, Washington D.C.
1993-97: U.S. Permanent
Representative (ambassador) to North Atlantic Council, NATO, Brussels.
1997-??: Senior Fellow,
RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA
Publications:
“Security In Europe,” Author,
1972
“Presidential Control of
Foreign Policy,” Author, 1982. 2nd Edition, 1987
1984-87, 90-93: Contributing
Editor, Washington Quarterly.
Contributed chapters to books.
Contributed articles to Foreign
Affairs, Foreign Policy, Washington Quarterly, New York Times, Los Angeles
Times, Christian Science Monitor, Defense News, Washington Post, Baltimore
Sun, Newsday, Miami Herald, U.S.A. Today, and others.
Guest on TV and radio programs
including This Week with David Brinkley, Good Morning America, MacNeil-Lehrer
News Report, Nightline, Face the Nation, and others.
Other:
Trustee, Wesleyan University,
1980-83, 84-90, Trustee Emeritus, 1990-??.
Named Distinguished Alumnus,
Wesleyan University, 1992.
Chairman, Charlemagne Area
Boy Scouts of America, 1996-??.
Recipient of Distinguished
Public Service Award, Defense Department, 1995.
Recipient of Transatlantic
Leadership Award, European Institute, 1996.
Member, American Political
Science Association.
Member, National Association
for Southern Poor (board of directors, 1982-93).
Member, International Institute
for Strategic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations.
Member, Arms Control Association.
Member, Chicago Council
on Foreign Relations.
Member, International Club
Washington.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Psi Upsilon.
Democrat.
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