Robert E. Hunter
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Robert Edwards Hunter is a Senior Advisor at the RAND Corporation, Arlington, Va
. He was National Security Council
Director of West European Affairs (1977-79), Director of Middle East Affairs (1979-81) (in the administration of President Jimmy Carter
), and United States Ambassador to NATO (1993-98) (in the administration of President Bill Clinton
). He served on the White House staff under President
Lyndon Johnson (1964-1965). He was President of the Atlantic Treaty Association
, the umbrella organization for NATO's 41 Atlantic Councils, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, from 2003 to 2008, when he stood down and was replaced by German Member of Parliament
Dr. Karl A. Lamers
( CDU
). Hunter is Chairman of the Council for a Community of Democracies. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of the American Academy of Diplomacy
, as well as the Atlantic Council of the United States.
Ambassador Hunter has authored more than 700 publications, written for Foreign Policy
, Foreign Affairs
, The Washington Quarterly, and many other journals, as well as chapters in books and op-ed articles in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
, The Washington Post
, and many other newspapers (more than 400 articles from 1981–93). In 2010, his book Building Security in the Persian Gulf was published by RAND
.
He has played a national policy role in eight U.S. presidential election campaigns and been a leading speech writer for several U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries of State and Defense, senators, and representatives.
He attended Wesleyan University
(B.A. - 1962, high distinction, Phi Beta Kappa) and the London School of Economics
(Ph.D. in International Relations, 1969, Fulbright Scholar).
Arlington County, Virginia
Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of...
. He was National Security Council
United States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
Director of West European Affairs (1977-79), Director of Middle East Affairs (1979-81) (in the administration of President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
), and United States Ambassador to NATO (1993-98) (in the administration of President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
). He served on the White House staff under President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Lyndon Johnson (1964-1965). He was President of the Atlantic Treaty Association
Atlantic Treaty Association
The Atlantic Treaty Association is an umbrella organization which acts as a network facilitator in the Euro-Atlantic and beyond. The ATA draws together political leaders, academics, and diplomats in an effort to further the values set forth in the North Atlantic Treaty - Democracy, Freedom,...
, the umbrella organization for NATO's 41 Atlantic Councils, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, from 2003 to 2008, when he stood down and was replaced by German Member of Parliament
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
Dr. Karl A. Lamers
Karl A. Lamers
Karl A. Lamers in Duisburg is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union , currently serving as Deputy Chairman of the Defence Committee of the German Parliament and as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly....
( CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
). Hunter is Chairman of the Council for a Community of Democracies. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of the American Academy of Diplomacy
American Academy of Diplomacy
The American Academy of Diplomacy is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, elected organization whose active membership is limited to men and women who have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy...
, as well as the Atlantic Council of the United States.
Ambassador Hunter has authored more than 700 publications, written for Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly...
, Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
, The Washington Quarterly, and many other journals, as well as chapters in books and op-ed articles in The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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, and many other newspapers (more than 400 articles from 1981–93). In 2010, his book Building Security in the Persian Gulf was published by RAND
RAND
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company. It is currently financed by the U.S. government and private endowment, corporations including the healthcare industry, universities...
.
He has played a national policy role in eight U.S. presidential election campaigns and been a leading speech writer for several U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries of State and Defense, senators, and representatives.
He attended Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
(B.A. - 1962, high distinction, Phi Beta Kappa) and the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
(Ph.D. in International Relations, 1969, Fulbright Scholar).