TheWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars(WWICS) orWilson Centeris aWashington, D.C.–basedthink tanknamed for former U.S. PresidentWoodrow Wilson.It is also aUnited States presidential memorialestablished as part of theSmithsonian Institutionby an act of Congress in 1968.[2]It self-identifies as nonpartisan.[3]
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 Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Centerin Washington, D.C., where the Wilson Center is headquartered | |
| Abbreviation | Wilson Center |
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| Established | 1968 |
| Type | Government organizationthink tank;501(c)3 organization |
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| Legal status | United States Presidential Memorial |
| Headquarters | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center |
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President emerita and distinguished fellow | Jane Harman |
Key people | Mark Andrew Green(president and CEO) andJoe Asher(board chairman) |
| Affiliations | Smithsonian Institution |
| Website | www |
TheTTCSPranked it the 10th leading think tank in the world in 2020.[4]
Organization
editThe Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was established within theSmithsonian Institution,but it has its own board of trustees, composed both of government officials and of people from private life appointed by thepresident of the United States.It publishes a digital magazine, theWilson Quarterly.[5][6]
The center is apublic–private partnershipwith approximately one-third of the center's operating funds coming annually from an appropriation of theU.S. government,and the center is housed in a wing of theRonald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,a federal office building where the center enjoys a 30-year rent-free lease. The remainder of the center's funding comes from foundations, grants, contracts, corporations, individuals, endowment income, and subscriptions.[7][8]
Administration
editThe board of trustees, currently chaired byBill Haslam,is appointed to six-year terms by theU.S. president.[9]
The board of directors include Haslam, vice chairDrew Maloney,private citizen membersNick Adams,Thelma Duggin,Brian Hook,David Jacobson,Timothy Pataki,Alan N. Rechtschaffen,Louis Susman.Public members includeAntony Blinken,Lonnie Bunch,Miguel Cardona,David Ferriero,Carla Hayden,Shelly Lowe,Xavier Becerra.[10]
On January 28, 2021,Mark Andrew Greenwas announced as the Wilson Center's new president, director, and CEO, and he began his term on March 15, 2021.[11]
Programs
editMost of the center's staff form specialized programs and projects covering broad areas of study.[12]Key programs include theCold War International History Project,Environmental Change and Security Program,History and Public Policy Program,Kennan Institute,theKissinger Institute,and theNorth Korea International Documentation Project.[13]
See also
edit- A National Strategic Narrative,a report published by the center in 2011
- Presidential memorials in the United States
References
edit- ^"Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars".USA.gov.RetrievedApril 30,2022.
- ^"About the Wilson Center | Wilson Center".www.wilsoncenter.org.RetrievedMay 22,2023.
- ^"About the Wilson Center | Wilson Center".www.wilsoncenter.org.
- ^McGann, James G. (January 28, 2021)."2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report"– via repository.upenn.edu.
- ^Institution, Smithsonian."Woodrow Wilson Center Established".Smithsonian Institution.RetrievedNovember 18,2023.
- ^"When Goods Cross Borders".Wilson Quarterly.RetrievedAugust 6,2023.
- ^"Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Plan for Federal Funding Hiatus"(PDF).Woodrow Wilson Center.August 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on January 21, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 4,2019.
- ^"990 Forms/Budgets | Wilson Center".Wilson Center.RetrievedAugust 6,2023.
- ^"Leadership".February 7, 2023.
- ^"Leadership | Wilson Center".www.wilsoncenter.org.RetrievedAugust 6,2023.
- ^"Wilson Center Names Ambassador Mark Green as Next President, Director and CEO".www.wilsoncenter.org.RetrievedJanuary 29,2021.
- ^"Programs @ The Woodrow Wilson Center".Wilsoncenter.org. Archived fromthe originalon June 29, 2011.RetrievedFebruary 1,2014.
- ^"Programs | Wilson Center".www.wilsoncenter.org.RetrievedJune 8,2023.
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