Council on Foreign Relations

American think tank on foreign policy
Organization think_tank Q594712
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Council on Foreign Relations

Summary

Council on Foreign Relations is a think tank[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of think_tank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Council on Foreign Relations's field of work was foreign policy[3].
  • Council on Foreign Relations is in the country of United States[4].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's image is recorded as Harold Pratt House 004.JPG[5].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's instance of is recorded as think tank[6].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[7].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Edward Mandell House[8].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Paul Warburg[9].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Otto Hermann Kahn[10].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Walter Lippmann[11].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's headquarters location is recorded as Harold Pratt House[12].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119549472[13].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123753286[14].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's GND ID is recorded as 39475-0[15].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81061396[16].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 123532755[17].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's IdRef ID is recorded as 032518072[18].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00501028[19].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's Commons category is recorded as Council on Foreign Relations[20].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35031587[21].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's chairperson is recorded as Michael Froman[22].
  • +1921-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Council on Foreign Relations[23].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d_8r[24].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2003203436[25].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko2010591952[26].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's official website is recorded as https://www.cfr.org[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Edward Mandell House[8], Paul Warburg[9], Otto Hermann Kahn[10], and Walter Lippmann[11]. +1921-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Council on Foreign Relations[23].

Leadership

Council on Foreign Relations's chairperson is recorded as Michael Froman[22]. Board members include David Rubenstein[28], an entrepreneur[29], b. 1949[30], of United States[31], awarded the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy[32], specialised in law[33]; Blair Effron[34], a banker[35], b. 1962[36], of United States[37]; Jami Miscik[38], an intelligence analyst[39], b. 1958[40], of United States[41]; Thad Allen[42], a military officer[43], b. 1949[44], of United States[45], awarded the Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal[46]; Nick Beim[47]; and Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss[48], an economist[49], b. 1956[50].

Operations

Council on Foreign Relations's headquarters location is recorded as Harold Pratt House[12].

Industry

Council on Foreign Relations's field of work was foreign policy[3].

Why It Matters

Council on Foreign Relations ranks in the top 4% of think_tank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,239 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

It has been cited as an influence by German Council on Foreign Relations[53], a think tank[54], in Germany[55], founded in 1955[56], headquartered in Legation of Yugoslavia, Berlin[57].

FAQs

Who did Council on Foreign Relations influence?

Council on Foreign Relations has been cited as an influence by German Council on Foreign Relations[53].

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  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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