Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is "dedicated to increasing America’s understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. The Council accomplishes this mainly by promoting constructive, closed debates and discussions, clarifying world issues, and publishing Foreign Affairs." It began in 1921 and is one of the most powerful private organizations with influence on US foreign policy. It has about 4,000 members, selected on the basis of wealth, national security experience, CIA experience, track record in electoral politics, or influence in the corporate media. Board of Directors Officers Peter G. Peterson, Chairman of the Board Carla Anderson Hills, Vice Chairman of the Board William J. McDonough, Vice Chairman of the Board Leslie H. Gelb, President Michael P. Peters, Executive Vice President, CEO, and Director of Studies David Kellogg, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, and Publisher Janice L. Murray, Senior Vice President and Treasurer Irina Faskianos, Vice President, National and Outreach Programs Elise Carlson Lewis, Vice President, Membership and Fellowship Affairs Abraham Lowenthal, Vice President Anne R. Luzzatto, Vice President, Meetings Robert C. Orr, Vice President; Director, Washington Program Lisa Shields, Vice President, Communications Lilita Gusts, Secretary of the Corporation Current Directors Fouad Ajami Jeffrey Bewkes Henry S. Bienen Lee Cullum John Mark Deutch Kenneth M. Duberstein Margaret Peggy Rockefeller Dulany Jessica P. Einhorn Martin S. Feldstein Leslie H. Gelb ex officio Louis V. Gerstner, Jr Carla Anderson Hills, Vice Chairman Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke Robert D. Hormats Bette Bao Lord Vincent A. Mai William J. McDonough, Vice Chairman George J. Mitchell Michael H. Moskow Ronald L. Olson Peter G. Peterson, Chairman Thomas R. Pickering Robert E. Rubin Warren Bruce Rudman Theodore C. Sorensen George Soros Joan Edelman Spero Laura D’Andrea Tyson Garrick Utley Vin Weber Andrew Jackson Young, Jr Directors Emeriti Maurice R. Greenberg, Honorary Vice Chairman Charles McC. Mathias, Jr David Rockefeller, Honorary Chairman Robert A. Scalapino Other well-known members Adam Michnik Richard V. Allen, former National Security Advisor External links http://www.cfr.org - Council of Foreign Relations website Focus on the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) long list of members This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.