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Leo Cherne (1912-1999) was an American lawyer, economist and businessman.[1]
General Douglas MacArthur took Cherne to Japan at the end of World War Two to advise on the country's economic recovery.[2]
Cherne became chairman of the International Rescue Committee in 1951, succeeding Reinhold Neibuhr.[3]
Cherne debated Senator Joseph McCarthy on the radio in 1953. Although himself an anti-communist Cherne strongly challenged McCarthy's methods.[4]
During the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, Cherne travelled to the Hungarian border.[5]
Cherne was a friend of former CIA chief William Casey and served on the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 1973 to 1991. In that capacity, he helped to establish the Team B panel, headed by Richard Pipes which accused the CIA of under-stating Soviet military power in the late 1970s.[6]
Cherne was a lifelong Democrat until 1980, when he joined Democrats for Reagan, because of the candidates's position on national security.[7]
In 1984, Cherne was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan.[8]
Cherne retired as Chairman of the IRC in 1991.
Affiliations
- Research Institute of America
- International Rescue Committee - Chairman 1951-1991
- Freedom House
- President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, Member 1973 - 1991, chairman during George H.W. Bush administration.
Conferences
- Colloquium on Intelligence and Policy - 9-10 November 1984
Connections
Notes
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
- ↑ Michael T. Kaufman, Leo Cherne, Leader of Agency For Refugees, Is Dead at 86, New York Times, 14 January 1999.
