US State Department Policy Planning Staff

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US State Department Policy Planning Staff

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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

Michael Armacost Diplomat 15-Apr-1937 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 Chief Speechwriter to US Secretary of State

Zbigniew Brzezinski Government 28-Mar-1928 National Security Advisor, 1977-81

Mary Ann Casey Diplomat 11-Nov-1949 US Ambassador to Algeria, 1991-94

Jared Cohen Government 24-Nov-1981 Children of Jihad

Stephen P. Cohen Scholar c. 1946 Foreign policy analyst

Ervin S. Duggan Government 30-Jun-1939 CEO of PBS, 1994-99

William Harrop Diplomat 19-Feb-1929 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 US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1986-88

Alan Keyes Radio Personality 7-Aug-1950 Illinois carpetbagger

Foy D. Kohler Diplomat 15-Feb-1908 23-Dec-1990 US Ambassador to USSR, 1962-66

Stephen Krasner Educator 15-Feb-1942 State Dept Policy Planning Dir., 2005-07

Daniel A. O'Donohue Diplomat 27-Oct-1931 US Ambassador to Thailand, 1988-91

Douglas H. Paal Diplomat ? Director, American Institute in Taiwan, 2002-06

Susan Kaufman Purcell Scholar c. 1941 Center for Hemispheric Study

Arnold L. Raphel Diplomat 16-Mar-1943 17-Aug-1988 US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1987-88

Paul E. Simons Diplomat ? US Ambassador to Chile

Thomas W. Simons Diplomat 4-Sep-1938 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 US Ambassador to Egypt, 1984-86

Larry Wilkerson Government 15-Jun-1945 Former aide to Colin Powell

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