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The [[EastWest Institute]] was formerly known as the [[Institute for East West Studies]].
  
Formerly known as the [[Institute for East West Studies]]
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==History==
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According to an article on the Peace Direct website:
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: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>
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==Activities==
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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>
  
==History==
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==Funding==
  
: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]
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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>
  
==Co-Chairmen of the Board==
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==People==
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===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 Members==
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===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
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*[[Anna Akhalkatsi]], Business Development Officer, Small and Medium Enterprise Dept., [[International Finance Corporation]], United States
*[[Riprand Arco]], President, American Asset Corporation, United States
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*[[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
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*[[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
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*[[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
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*[[Andrey Kruglov]], CFO and Deputy CEO, [[Gazprom]], Russian Federation
*[[Rudi Lamprecht]], Member of the Managing Board, Siemens, Germany
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*[[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
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*[[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
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*[[Matthias Warnig]], President, [[Dresdner Bank]] ZAO, Germany
*[[George Weidenfeld]], Lord and President, Orion Publishing Group, United Kingdom
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*[[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==
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===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==
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===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==
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===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 Mufit Gortuna]], Former Mayor of Greater Istanbul Municipality, Turkey
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*[[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==
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*Internet Archive holdings of [https://web.archive.org/web/2019*/https://www.eastwest.ngo/ eastwest.ngo] 2015-
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==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 28 January 2020

The EastWest Institute was formerly known as the Institute for East West Studies.

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

Board members

Honorary Chairmen

Chairmen Emeriti

Directors Emeriti

Non-Board Members of Board Committees

Website

Notes

  1. 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
  2. PM's acceptance comments for Statesmen of the Decade award, 8 December 2005 http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page8737.asp
  3. Mission and Strategy
  4. ExxonMobil Donations, ExxonMobil, p. 3, accessed 10 July 2009