Joan E. Spero
Encyclopedia
Joan Edelman Spero is the former President of the Doris Duke
Charitable Foundation(1997-2008) and a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Economic and Social Council (1980-81). Bill Clinton
appointed her as Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Agricultural Affairs in 1993: this office was renamed the Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs in 1994. She served as Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs until 1997. She is a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations
and a Trustee of Columbia University
and the Brookings Institution
. She is a member of the Trilateral Commission
, the Atlantic Institute
, and the American Academy of Diplomacy
and was appointed a member of the Supervisory Board of the ING Group
on April 22, 2008. Ms. Spero became an IBM
director in 2004 and serves as a member of IBM's audit committee. Spero is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Foundation Center
which conducts research, education, and training on philanthropy.
in 1968 and a Ph.D. degree from that institution in 1973. She also studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques
in Paris and speaks fluent French.
(1973-1979). She was a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank
(1976-1977).
Doris Duke
Doris Duke was an American heiress, horticulturalist, art collector, and philanthropist.-Family and early life:...
Charitable Foundation(1997-2008) and a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations
United Nations
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Economic and Social Council (1980-81). Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
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appointed her as Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Agricultural Affairs in 1993: this office was renamed the Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs in 1994. She served as Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs until 1997. She is a Director of the Council on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
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and a Trustee of Columbia University
Columbia University
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and the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
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. She is a member of the Trilateral Commission
Trilateral Commission
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, the Atlantic Institute
Atlantic Institute
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, and the American Academy of Diplomacy
American Academy of Diplomacy
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and was appointed a member of the Supervisory Board of the ING Group
ING Group
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on April 22, 2008. Ms. Spero became an IBM
IBM
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director in 2004 and serves as a member of IBM's audit committee. Spero is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Foundation Center
Foundation Center
The Foundation Center is a 501 nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City. The Center’s stated mission is "to strengthen the social sector by advancing knowledge about philanthropy in the U.S...
which conducts research, education, and training on philanthropy.
Education
She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin in 1966, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She received a masters degree in International Affairs from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in 1968 and a Ph.D. degree from that institution in 1973. She also studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques
Institut d'études politiques
Instituts d'études politiques , or IEPs, are nine publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Paris, Rennes, Strasbourg and Toulouse , and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science...
in Paris and speaks fluent French.
Teaching career
Her first teaching position was at Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
(1973-1979). She was a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
The twelve Federal Reserve Banks form a major part of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. The twelve federal reserve banks together divide the nation into twelve Federal Reserve Districts, the twelve banking districts created by the Federal Reserve Act of...
(1976-1977).
Publications
- The Politics of International Economic Relations, 1st edition (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1977)
- The Failure of the Franklin National Bank: Challenge to the International Banking System (1980)
- The Politics of International Economic Relations, 2nd edition (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1981)
- The Politics of International Economic Relations, 3rd edition (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1985)
- The Politics of International Economic Relations, 4th edition (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990)
- The Politics of International Economic Relations (with Jeffrey A. HartJeffrey A. HartJeffrey A. Hart is professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, whose research deals mainly with international politics and International Political Economy...
), 5th edition (New York: Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 1997) - The Politics of International Economic Relations (with Jeffrey A. HartJeffrey A. HartJeffrey A. Hart is professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, whose research deals mainly with international politics and International Political Economy...
), 6th edition (Belmont, Calif.: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2003)http://books.google.com/books?id=hHy2AAAAIAAJ&q=The+Politics+of+International+Economic+Relations,+Wadsworth&dq=The+Politics+of+International+Economic+Relations,+Wadsworth&pgis=1 - The Politics of International Economic Relations (with Jeffrey A. HartJeffrey A. HartJeffrey A. Hart is professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, whose research deals mainly with international politics and International Political Economy...
), 7th edition (Boston: Cengage, 2010)http://books.google.com/books?id=hHy2AAAAIAAJ&q=The+Politics+of+International+Economic+Relations,+Wadsworth&dq=The+Politics+of+International+Economic+Relations,+Wadsworth&pgis=1
External links
- U.S. Department of State Official Biography http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/biographies/spero.html
- Biography of Joan Edelman Spero, Trustee of Columbia University http://www.columbia.edu/cu/secretary/bios/spero/index.html