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Peter Krogh

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academic administrator)
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Born1937
 California,  USA
Nationality American
Alma mater •  Harvard University
•  Tufts University
Member ofCenter for Strategic and International Studies, Committee on the Present Danger, Georgetown Leadership Seminar
Became Dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University at age 32, which provides the personnel backbone for the Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense,State Department, and other organs of the national security state. Got job possibly after attending Bilderberg/1969. Also attended Bilderberg/1970 and at end of career Bilderberg/1994.

Peter Frederic Krogh is a US academic administrator. In 1970, aged 32, Krogh became Dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University holding the job, which involves providing the personnel backbone for the Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense,State Department, and other organs of the national security state, until 1995. He possibly got the job after attending the 1969 Bilderberg meeting. Also attended Bilderberg/1970 and at end of career Bilderberg/1994.

Education

Born in California in 1937, Krogh graduated from Harvard University in 1958 with a B.A. cum laude in Economics and later received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1966.

Career

He worked as a university lecturer at Tuts until 1970. In 1970, he became a professor of international politics at Georgetown University.

In 1970, Peter Krogh became the youngest-ever Dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) at the age of 32, and had that position until 1995. Krogh is often described as the "second founder" of the School after its original founder Edmund A. Walsh. He established a distinct SFS faculty, revised the curriculum, established a faculty advising system, and expanded study abroad opportunities. Additionally, he spearheaded the construction of the Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center (ICC), which now serves as a physical anchor of the Georgetown SFS program.[1]

Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives

Between 1981 and 2005, Peter Krogh moderated 270 half-hour PBS television programs spread across three television series—American Interests, World Beat, and Great Decisions. In each episode, he interviewed experts, leaders, and other notable individuals about relevant topics of the time. Noteworthy individuals interviewed include Madeleine Albright, Bill Clinton, Jesse Jackson, King Hussein, and many others.[2]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/19699 May 196911 May 1969Denmark
Hotel Marienlyst
Elsinore
The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants
Bilderberg/197017 April 197019 April 1970Switzerland
Hotel Quellenhof
Bad Ragaz
the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland.
Bilderberg/19942 June 19945 June 1994Finland
Helsinki
The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki.
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References

  1. O'Donnell, Paul. "A Century of Service: Walsh School of Foreign Service." Washingtonian Custom Media, 2019.
  2. Marhanka, Beth C., and Stephen Fernie. "About the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives — Georgetown University Library". CONTENTdm Collection: Home. The Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives, 2005. Web. 3 Nov. 2011.