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| − | + | The [[EastWest Institute]] was formerly known as the [[Institute for East West Studies]]. | |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | :The US-based East West Institute, founded in 1981 as a think tank on traditional security issues had, since the collapse of Communism, focused on research, networking and low-key conferences to help support the development of democracy and free enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.[http://www.peacedirect.org/resources/case-studies/wpw/eastwestinstitute.html] | + | According to an article on the Peace Direct website: |
| + | :The US-based East West Institute, founded in 1981 as a think tank on traditional security issues had, since the collapse of Communism, focused on research, networking and low-key conferences to help support the development of democracy and free enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050526010845/http://www.peacedirect.org/resources/case-studies/wpw/eastwestinstitute.html East West Institute, Serbia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia], Peace Direct website, version placed in web archive 26 May 2005, accessed in web archive 10 July 2009</ref> | ||
==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
| − | In December 2005 the Institute awarded [[Tony Blair]] the accolade of Statesman of the Decade. Blair said 'It is a very great honour and privilege to receive this award, and I can truthfully say it is a long time since so many people have said so many nice things about me all at once, or indeed at all, to be absolutely frank. And can I thank the East-West Institute and congratulate it on its 25 years, and thank it also for the work that it does in so many different places in the world.' | + | In December 2005 the Institute awarded [[Tony Blair]] the accolade of Statesman of the Decade. Blair said 'It is a very great honour and privilege to receive this award, and I can truthfully say it is a long time since so many people have said so many nice things about me all at once, or indeed at all, to be absolutely frank. And can I thank the East-West Institute and congratulate it on its 25 years, and thank it also for the work that it does in so many different places in the world.'<ref>PM's acceptance comments for Statesmen of the Decade award, 8 December 2005 http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page8737.asp</ref> |
| − | ==Co-Chairmen of the Board== | + | ==Funding== |
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| + | The Institute prefers not to disclose its funding sources, saying, "Our mission is supported by funding from private and public sources worldwide."<ref>[http://www.ewi.info/mission.cfm?title=Mission%20%26%20Strategy&l1=About%20EWI&l2=Mission%20%26%20Strategy Mission and Strategy]</ref> However, in 2002 the Institute received $10,000 from [[Exxon Mobil]].<ref>[http://www.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Exxon-Mobil-Donations.pdf ExxonMobil Donations], ExxonMobil, p. 3, accessed 10 July 2009</ref> | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | ===Co-Chairmen of the Board=== | ||
*[[Ana Palacio]], Former Foreign Minister to Spain, Palacioyasociados, Spain | *[[Ana Palacio]], Former Foreign Minister to Spain, Palacioyasociados, Spain | ||
*[[George F. Russell, Jr.]] , Chairman, The Threshold Group President AND Founder | *[[George F. Russell, Jr.]] , Chairman, The Threshold Group President AND Founder | ||
*[[John Edwin Mroz]], President and CEO, EastWest Institute, United States | *[[John Edwin Mroz]], President and CEO, EastWest Institute, United States | ||
| − | ==Board | + | ===Board members=== |
*[[Urban Ahlin]], Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Swedish Parliament, Sweden | *[[Urban Ahlin]], Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Swedish Parliament, Sweden | ||
*[[Martti Ahtisaari]], Chairman, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland | *[[Martti Ahtisaari]], Chairman, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland | ||
| − | *[[Anna Akhalkatsi]], Business Development Officer, Small and Medium Enterprise Dept., International Finance Corporation, United States | + | *[[Anna Akhalkatsi]], Business Development Officer, Small and Medium Enterprise Dept., [[International Finance Corporation]], United States |
| − | *[[Riprand Arco]], President, American Asset Corporation, United States | + | *[[Riprand Arco]], President, [[American Asset Corporation]], United States |
*[[Jerald T. Baldridge]], Chairman, Republic Energy Inc., United States | *[[Jerald T. Baldridge]], Chairman, Republic Energy Inc., United States | ||
*[[Marshall Bennett]], President, Marshall Bennett Enterprises, United States | *[[Marshall Bennett]], President, Marshall Bennett Enterprises, United States | ||
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*[[Nick Butler]], Group Vice President, Strategy and Policy Development, BP p.l.c., United Kingdom | *[[Nick Butler]], Group Vice President, Strategy and Policy Development, BP p.l.c., United Kingdom | ||
*[[Peter Castenfelt]], President, Archipelago Enterprises Ltd., United Kingdom | *[[Peter Castenfelt]], President, Archipelago Enterprises Ltd., United Kingdom | ||
| − | *[[Maria Livanos Cattaui]], Former President, International Chamber of Commerce, Switzerland | + | *[[Maria Livanos Cattaui]], Former President, [[International Chamber of Commerce]], Switzerland |
*[[Mark Chandler]], Chairman and CEO, Biophysical, United States | *[[Mark Chandler]], Chairman and CEO, Biophysical, United States | ||
*[[Emil Constantinescu]], Former President of Romania, Institute for Regional Cooperation and Conflict, Romania | *[[Emil Constantinescu]], Former President of Romania, Institute for Regional Cooperation and Conflict, Romania | ||
*[[Joel H. Cowan]], President, Habersham & Cowan, Inc., United States | *[[Joel H. Cowan]], President, Habersham & Cowan, Inc., United States | ||
*[[Francis Finlay]], Chairman and CEO, Clay Finlay Inc., United States | *[[Francis Finlay]], Chairman and CEO, Clay Finlay Inc., United States | ||
| − | *[[Stephen B. Heintz]], President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, United States | + | *[[Stephen B. Heintz]], President, [[Rockefeller Brothers Fund]], United States |
*[[R. William Ide]], III, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, United States | *[[R. William Ide]], III, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, United States | ||
*[[Wolfgang Ischinger]], Ambassador, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.A., Germany | *[[Wolfgang Ischinger]], Ambassador, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.A., Germany | ||
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*[[Rami G. Khouri]], Executive Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon | *[[Rami G. Khouri]], Executive Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon | ||
*[[Maria-Pia Kothbauer]], Ambassador, Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria | *[[Maria-Pia Kothbauer]], Ambassador, Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria | ||
| − | *[[Andrey Kruglov]], CFO and Deputy CEO, Gazprom, Russian Federation | + | *[[Andrey Kruglov]], CFO and Deputy CEO, [[Gazprom]], Russian Federation |
| − | *[[Rudi Lamprecht]], Member of the Managing Board, Siemens, Germany | + | *[[Rudi Lamprecht]], Member of the Managing Board, [[Siemens]], Germany |
*[[James A. Lash]], Chairman, Manchester Principal LLC, United States | *[[James A. Lash]], Chairman, Manchester Principal LLC, United States | ||
*[[Sonja Licht]], President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Serbia & Montenegro | *[[Sonja Licht]], President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Serbia & Montenegro | ||
*[[Mark Maletz]], Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, United States | *[[Mark Maletz]], Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, United States | ||
| − | *[[Michael Maples]], Former Executive Vice President, Microsoft, United States | + | *[[Michael Maples]], Former Executive Vice President, [[Microsoft]], United States |
*[[Ivan Miklos]], Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia | *[[Ivan Miklos]], Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia | ||
*[[Frank Neuman]], President, AM-TAK International, United States | *[[Frank Neuman]], President, AM-TAK International, United States | ||
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*[[Robert Verrue]], Director General for DG - Taxation, Commission of the European Union, France | *[[Robert Verrue]], Director General for DG - Taxation, Commission of the European Union, France | ||
*[[Antonio Vitorino]], Professor, Lisbon Law School and Lawyer, Portugal | *[[Antonio Vitorino]], Professor, Lisbon Law School and Lawyer, Portugal | ||
| − | *[[Matthias Warnig]], President, Dresdner Bank ZAO, Germany | + | *[[Matthias Warnig]], President, [[Dresdner Bank]] ZAO, Germany |
| − | *[[George Weidenfeld]], Lord and President, Orion Publishing Group, United Kingdom | + | *[[George Weidenfeld]], Lord and President, [[Orion Publishing Group]], United Kingdom |
*[[John C. Whitehead]], Former Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co., Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, United States | *[[John C. Whitehead]], Former Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co., Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, United States | ||
*[[Mikhail M. Zadornov]], President-Chairman, CJSC "Vneshtorgbank Retail Services, Russian Federation | *[[Mikhail M. Zadornov]], President-Chairman, CJSC "Vneshtorgbank Retail Services, Russian Federation | ||
*[[Robert Ziff]], Chief Investment Strategist, Ziff Brothers Investments, United States | *[[Robert Ziff]], Chief Investment Strategist, Ziff Brothers Investments, United States | ||
| − | ==Honorary Chairmen== | + | ===Honorary Chairmen=== |
*[[George H.W. Bush]], Former President of the U.S.A. | *[[George H.W. Bush]], Former President of the U.S.A. | ||
*[[Helmut Kohl]], Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany | *[[Helmut Kohl]], Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany | ||
| − | ==Chairmen Emeriti== | + | ===Chairmen Emeriti=== |
*[[Berthold Beitz]], President, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung | *[[Berthold Beitz]], President, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung | ||
*[[Ivan T. Berend]], Professor, University of California at Los Angeles | *[[Ivan T. Berend]], Professor, University of California at Los Angeles | ||
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*[[Ira D. Wallach]], EWI Co-Founder, and Former Chairman, Central National-Gottesman, Inc., United States | *[[Ira D. Wallach]], EWI Co-Founder, and Former Chairman, Central National-Gottesman, Inc., United States | ||
| − | ==Directors Emeriti== | + | ===Directors Emeriti=== |
*[[Jan Krzysztof Bielecki]], Chief Executive Officer, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., Poland | *[[Jan Krzysztof Bielecki]], Chief Executive Officer, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., Poland | ||
*[[William D. Dearstyne]], Former Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson, United States | *[[William D. Dearstyne]], Former Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson, United States | ||
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*[[Thorvald Stoltenberg]], President, Norwegian Red Cross, Norway | *[[Thorvald Stoltenberg]], President, Norwegian Red Cross, Norway | ||
==Non-Board Members of Board Committees== | ==Non-Board Members of Board Committees== | ||
| − | *[[Ali | + | *[[Ali Müfit Gürtuna]], Former Mayor of Greater Istanbul Municipality, Turkey |
*[[John A. Roberts]], President, Chilmark Enterprises, Inc, United States | *[[John A. Roberts]], President, Chilmark Enterprises, Inc, United States | ||
*[[J Dickson Rogers]], United States | *[[J Dickson Rogers]], United States | ||
*[[George Sheer]], United States | *[[George Sheer]], United States | ||
*[[Bengt Westergren]], Senior Representative - President, AIG Central Europe & C.I.S., United Kingdom | *[[Bengt Westergren]], Senior Representative - President, AIG Central Europe & C.I.S., United Kingdom | ||
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| + | ==Website== | ||
| + | *Internet Archive holdings of [https://web.archive.org/web/2019*/https://www.eastwest.ngo/ eastwest.ngo] 2015- | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Think Tanks]] | |
Latest revision as of 10:44, 28 January 2020
The EastWest Institute was formerly known as the Institute for East West Studies.
Contents
History
According to an article on the Peace Direct website:
- The US-based East West Institute, founded in 1981 as a think tank on traditional security issues had, since the collapse of Communism, focused on research, networking and low-key conferences to help support the development of democracy and free enterprise in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.[1]
Activities
In December 2005 the Institute awarded Tony Blair the accolade of Statesman of the Decade. Blair said 'It is a very great honour and privilege to receive this award, and I can truthfully say it is a long time since so many people have said so many nice things about me all at once, or indeed at all, to be absolutely frank. And can I thank the East-West Institute and congratulate it on its 25 years, and thank it also for the work that it does in so many different places in the world.'[2]
Funding
The Institute prefers not to disclose its funding sources, saying, "Our mission is supported by funding from private and public sources worldwide."[3] However, in 2002 the Institute received $10,000 from Exxon Mobil.[4]
People
Co-Chairmen of the Board
- Ana Palacio, Former Foreign Minister to Spain, Palacioyasociados, Spain
- George F. Russell, Jr. , Chairman, The Threshold Group President AND Founder
- John Edwin Mroz, President and CEO, EastWest Institute, United States
Board members
- Urban Ahlin, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Swedish Parliament, Sweden
- Martti Ahtisaari, Chairman, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland
- Anna Akhalkatsi, Business Development Officer, Small and Medium Enterprise Dept., International Finance Corporation, United States
- Riprand Arco, President, American Asset Corporation, United States
- Jerald T. Baldridge, Chairman, Republic Energy Inc., United States
- Marshall Bennett, President, Marshall Bennett Enterprises, United States
- David Boren, President, University of Oklahoma, Former U.S. Senator, United States
- Nick Butler, Group Vice President, Strategy and Policy Development, BP p.l.c., United Kingdom
- Peter Castenfelt, President, Archipelago Enterprises Ltd., United Kingdom
- Maria Livanos Cattaui, Former President, International Chamber of Commerce, Switzerland
- Mark Chandler, Chairman and CEO, Biophysical, United States
- Emil Constantinescu, Former President of Romania, Institute for Regional Cooperation and Conflict, Romania
- Joel H. Cowan, President, Habersham & Cowan, Inc., United States
- Francis Finlay, Chairman and CEO, Clay Finlay Inc., United States
- Stephen B. Heintz, President, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, United States
- R. William Ide, III, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, United States
- Wolfgang Ischinger, Ambassador, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.A., Germany
- Sigrid RVC Kendall, Managing Director, Kendall-Verwaltungs-GmBH
- Rami G. Khouri, Executive Editor, The Daily Star, Lebanon
- Maria-Pia Kothbauer, Ambassador, Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria
- Andrey Kruglov, CFO and Deputy CEO, Gazprom, Russian Federation
- Rudi Lamprecht, Member of the Managing Board, Siemens, Germany
- James A. Lash, Chairman, Manchester Principal LLC, United States
- Sonja Licht, President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Serbia & Montenegro
- Mark Maletz, Senior Fellow, Harvard Business School, United States
- Michael Maples, Former Executive Vice President, Microsoft, United States
- Ivan Miklos, Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia
- Frank Neuman, President, AM-TAK International, United States
- Ross Perot, Jr. , Chairman, Perot Systems Corporation, United States
- Vladimir Plasil, President, Alta, Co., Czech Republic
- John Richardson, President, The Madriaga Foundation, Belgium
- Dr. Ramzi Sanbar, Chairman, Sanbar Development Corporation, S.A., United Kingdom
- Armen Sarkissian, President, Eurasia House International, Armenia
- Peter Scannell, President, Rockwood Holdings, L.P., United States
- Leo Schenker, Senior Executive Vice President, Central National-Gottesman Inc., United States
- Rockwell Schnabel, Advisory Director, Trident Capital Inc, United States
- Hilton Smith, President and CEO, East Bay Co. Ltd., United States
- Elizabeth Symons, Baroness, House of Lords, United Kingdom
- Liener Temerlin, Chairman, Temerlin Consulting, United States
- Henrik Torgersen, Executive Vice President-International Operations, Telenor, Norway
- Robert Verrue, Director General for DG - Taxation, Commission of the European Union, France
- Antonio Vitorino, Professor, Lisbon Law School and Lawyer, Portugal
- Matthias Warnig, President, Dresdner Bank ZAO, Germany
- George Weidenfeld, Lord and President, Orion Publishing Group, United Kingdom
- John C. Whitehead, Former Chairman, Goldman Sachs & Co., Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, United States
- Mikhail M. Zadornov, President-Chairman, CJSC "Vneshtorgbank Retail Services, Russian Federation
- Robert Ziff, Chief Investment Strategist, Ziff Brothers Investments, United States
Honorary Chairmen
- George H.W. Bush, Former President of the U.S.A.
- Helmut Kohl, Former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Chairmen Emeriti
- Berthold Beitz, President, Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung
- Ivan T. Berend, Professor, University of California at Los Angeles
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Former Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Donald M. Kendall, Former Chairman & CEO, PepsiCo. Inc.
- Whitney MacMillan, Former Chairman and CEO, Cargill, Inc., United States
- Ira D. Wallach, EWI Co-Founder, and Former Chairman, Central National-Gottesman, Inc., United States
Directors Emeriti
- Jan Krzysztof Bielecki, Chief Executive Officer, Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A., Poland
- William D. Dearstyne, Former Company Group Chairman, Johnson & Johnson, United States
- John W. Kluge, Chairman of the Board, Metromedia International Group, United States
- William E. Murray, The Samuel Freeman Trust, Chairman, United States
- John J. Roberts, Senior Advisor, American International Group (AIG), United States
- Daniel Rose, Chairman, Rose Associates, Inc., United States
- Mitchell I. Sonkin, Managing Director, MBIA Insurance Corporation, United States
- Thorvald Stoltenberg, President, Norwegian Red Cross, Norway
Non-Board Members of Board Committees
- Ali Müfit Gürtuna, Former Mayor of Greater Istanbul Municipality, Turkey
- John A. Roberts, President, Chilmark Enterprises, Inc, United States
- J Dickson Rogers, United States
- George Sheer, United States
- Bengt Westergren, Senior Representative - President, AIG Central Europe & C.I.S., United Kingdom
Website
- Internet Archive holdings of eastwest.ngo 2015-
Notes
- ↑ East West Institute, Serbia/Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Peace Direct website, version placed in web archive 26 May 2005, accessed in web archive 10 July 2009
- ↑ PM's acceptance comments for Statesmen of the Decade award, 8 December 2005 http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page8737.asp
- ↑ Mission and Strategy
- ↑ ExxonMobil Donations, ExxonMobil, p. 3, accessed 10 July 2009
