Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
The Institute for the Study of Diplomacy is an integral part of the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It is somewhat obscure what it actually train people in, but it "prepares students to work effectively in careers beyond diplomacy, in an interdisciplinary, interagency and multilateral context".
The institute trains lots of people from the armed forces, the Army War College, intelligence services and the State Department.[1]
It also hosts the Georgetown Leadership Seminar, "which promotes dialogue on global affairs among individuals from the public, private and nonprofit sectors who will shape the future of their organizations and countries."
The institute co-sponsors events with CIA's Center for the Study of Intelligence (CSI)[2]
Mission
"Diplomacy is seen not as simply the purview of the diplomat or exists within the confines of state-to-state relations, but encompasses the broad range of governmental and nongovernmental players concerned with issues as old as war and peace, as new as cybersecurity or climate change, and as critical as human security and good governance. The Institute also seeks to look beyond the issues of the day and explore the over-the-horizon challenges and the impact of domestic politics on the limits and opportunities of diplomacy."
Known members
8 of the 40 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| William Burns | Poly Bilderberger US diplomat, US/Deputy Secretary of State |
| Chester Crocker | US diplomat who was appointed to the World Bank’s Independent Advisory Board, to provides advice on "anti-corruption" just arter attending the 2008 Bilderberg |
| Gordon Gray | |
| Ellen Laipson | Vice Chairman of the National Intelligence Council between 1997 and 2002, later leading a number of spooky think tanks. |
| Donald McHenry | Attended 2 Bilderbergs as ex-US Permanent Representative to the UN |
| Thomas Pickering | Suspected US diplomat and deep politician. Highly connected |
| J. Stapleton Roy | US diplomat interested in Asia |
| Linda Thomas-Greenfield |
