Council on Foreign Relations Council Foreign on Council on Foreign Relations 58 East 68th Street New York, NY 10065 tel 212.434.9400 fax 212.434.9800 Annual Report 1777 F Street, NW R Annual Washington, DC 20006 tel 202.509.8400 fax 202.509.8490 eport 2015 www.cfr.org TeleGeography/www.telegeography.com: cover image (This 2015 map depicts the fiber-optic cables that carry 95 percent of intercontinental communications traffic. 2015 Together these submarine cables measure over 600,000 miles.) 2015Annual Report Annual Report July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015 Council on Foreign Relations 58 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065 tel 212.434.9400 fax 212.434.9800 1777 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 tel 202.509.8400 fax 202.509.8490 www.cfr.org [email protected] OFFICERS DIRECTORS Carla A. Hills Term Expiring 2016 T erm Expiring 2019 Co-Chairman Steven A. Denning David G. Bradley Robert E. Rubin Ann M. Fudge Blair Effron Co-Chairman Thomas H. Glocer Susan Hockfield David M. Rubenstein Eduadro J. Padrón Donna J. Hrinak Vice Chairman John A. Paulson James G. Stavridis Colin L. Powell Vin Weber Richard N. Haass Christine Todd Whitman Daniel H. Yergin President T erm Expiring 2017 T erm Expiring 2020 Keith Olson Executive Vice President, Stephen Friedman John P. Abizaid Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Peter B. Henry Mary McInnis Boies Carla A. Hills Timothy F. Geithner James M. Lindsay Jami Miscik Stephen J. Hadley Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, Robert E. Rubin James Manyika Maurice R. Greenberg Chair Richard E. Salomon Richard L. Plepler Nancy D. Bodurtha Margaret G. Warner David M. Rubenstein Vice President, Meetings and Membership T erm Expiring 2018 Richard N. Haass, ex officio Irina A. Faskianos Zoë Baird Vice President, National Program Alan S. Blinder and Outreach R. Nicholas Burns Suzanne E. Helm Laurence D. Fink Vice President, Philanthropy and J. Tomilson Hill Corporate Relations Shirley Ann Jackson Jan Mowder Hughes Ruth Porat Vice President, Human Resources and Administration Caroline Netchvolodoff OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, Vice President, Education EMERITUS & HONORARY Lisa Shields Madeleine K. Albright Vice President, Global Communications Director Emerita and Media Relations Leslie H. Gelb Lynda Hammes President Emeritus Publisher, Foreign Affairs Maurice R. Greenberg Jeffrey A. Reinke Honorary Vice Chairman Secretary of the Corporation Peter G. Peterson Chairman Emeritus David Rockefeller Honorary Chairman Note: This list of Officers and Directors is current as of July 1, 2015. A historical roster of Directors and Officers can be found on pages 33–35. Contents 4 Mission Statement 5 Letter From the Co-Chairs 7 President’s Message 11 2015 Highlights 27 Foreign Affairs 30 Committees of the Board 32 2015 Board Election and Appointments 33 Historical Roster of Directors and Officers 36 Membership 40 Membership Roster 64 Corporate Members 67 Endowed and Named Chairs, Fellowships, and Lectureships 71 International Affairs Fellowship Program 72 Global Board of Advisors 73 Council of Councils 74 By-Laws of the Council 79 Rules, Guidelines, and Practices 84 Staff 90 Financial Statements Mission Statement The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. CFR carries out its mission by ■■ maintaining a diverse membership, with special programs to promote interest and develop expertise in the next generation of foreign policy leaders; ■■ convening meetings at its headquarters in New York and in Washington, DC, and other cities where senior government officials, members of Congress, global leaders, and prominent thinkers come together with CFR members to discuss and debate major inter- national issues; ■■ supporting a Studies Program that fosters independent research, enabling CFR scholars to produce articles, reports, and books and hold roundtables that analyze foreign policy issues and make concrete policy recommendations; ■■ publishing Foreign Affairs, the preeminent journal on international affairs and U.S. foreign policy; ■■ sponsoring Independent Task Forces that produce reports with both findings and policy prescriptions on the most important foreign policy topics; and ■■ providing up-to-date information and analysis about world events and American foreign policy on its website, CFR.org. Mission Statement 4 Letter From the Co-Chairs As co-chairs of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), it should come as no surprise that we have a great deal of affection and respect for this organization. The Council manages to be at once relevant and intellec- tually independent. Amid the cacophony of voices, opinions, and plat- forms, it is a trusted source of analysis and a rare forum for nonpartisan debate and exchange. While holding fast to its traditions, the organi- zation also continues to evolve. As a result, one of the most influential policy institutions in the United States is positioning itself to continue making significant contributions as it has in the past. Known for its rigorous analysis and innovative thinking, CFR’s schol- ars are one pillar of the institution’s strength. Their prominence places them—and the organization—at the frontlines of debates and policy- making in the United States. This year alone, CFR fellows published four hundred op-eds and columns in leading outlets in this country and around the world; testified before Congress on at least thirteen occa- sions; and provided nearly two hundred briefings to lawmakers, senior administration officials, intelligence agencies, and the Departments of State, Treasury, Homeland Security, Energy, and Defense. CFR’s mem- bers, for their part, help make the institution a respected and valued des- tination for visiting leaders. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Iraqi President Fuad Masum, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, and some forty other foreign offi- cials addressed and took questions from CFR members in fiscal year Co-Chairman Carla A. Hills 2015, as dozens do every year in the midst of crises, transitions, or nego- tiations—or whenever they need to reach the most informed community in U.S. foreign policy. As former officials ourselves, we know one reason leaders trust the Council as both a forum and a source: the organization and its work are entirely independent. Despite its influence among lawmakers and its proximity to high-ranking policymakers, CFR accepts no funding from governments—including the United States—preserving its ability to cri- tique the policies of any. Along similar lines, and amid an ever-deepening political divide, the Council remains resolutely nonpartisan. In the think tank, scholars’ diversity of opinion is as valued as their expertise, and with meetings that include opinions across the political spectrum and members of all ideological persuasions, the Council is a rare place today where deliberations can occur off the record and across the aisle. The same commitment informs the pages of Foreign Affairs, where essays are wide-ranging, thought-provoking, and, on occasion, controversial. Nei- ther CFR nor Foreign Affairs takes institutional positions; what they have in common is a commitment to honest analysis. The result is an organiza- tion with the ability to speak truth to power, and one where thinking and exchange are not stymied by partisan politics. The Council has always been characterized by inquiry and indepen- dence, and the organization is also evolving, both intellectually and institutionally, to meet the challenges and realities of a changing world. As Richard details in the pages that follow, CFR’s nearly eighty full and Co-Chairman Robert E. Rubin Letter From the Co-Chairs 5 part-time scholars cover a broader range of issues today than at any other time in history, from nuclear proliferation to climate change, violent con- flict to cybersecurity, and international economics to public health. At the same time, as an interconnected world renders governments, individ- uals, and institutions more vulnerable to events unfolding on the other side of the globe, the Council is working to reach increasingly important communities, such as those of religious leaders and local elected officials, and to include them in the dialogue surrounding international relations. To equip the next generation of Americans with the knowledge they need to understand the world that will become theirs, CFR also provides programming and content for teachers and students. And to secure the future of policymaking, the organization cultivates rising talent through its Term Member Program, which gives outstanding young professionals access to resources and programming, and through the highly esteemed International Affairs Fellowship Program, which gives mid-career schol- ars the opportunity to work in government and those coming from gov- ernment the chance to work in academic environments. Since it was founded nearly a century ago in opposition to a rising tide of isolationism, CFR has occupied a unique place in U.S. foreign policy and has remained a trusted resource of analysis. CFR encourages thoughtful U.S. involvement in a world that grows increasingly complex; promotes deeper understanding of international relations among our Vice Chairman David M. Rubenstein members, leaders, and the public; and lends authority, expertise, and seri- ousness of purpose to the foreign policy debate in the United States and around the world. We would like to acknowledge CFR Vice Chairman David M. Rubenstein for his ongoing support, and the Board of Direc- tors for their many contributions over the past year. We are especially thankful for the creative and pragmatic leadership of Richard N. Haass, and grateful for all that he has done and continues to do for the Council. Carla A.