Peter Krogh
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Born | 1937 California, USA | |||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Alma mater | • Harvard University • Tufts University | |||||||||||
Member of | Center 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.
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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.
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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
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1969 | 9 May 1969 | 11 May 1969 | Denmark Hotel Marienlyst Elsinore | The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants |
Bilderberg/1970 | 17 April 1970 | 19 April 1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
Bilderberg/1994 | 2 June 1994 | 5 June 1994 | Finland Helsinki | The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki. |
References
- ↑ O'Donnell, Paul. "A Century of Service: Walsh School of Foreign Service." Washingtonian Custom Media, 2019.
- ↑ 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.