Lorne Craner
Lorne Whitney Craner | |
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Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | |
In office June 4, 2001 – July 31, 2004 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Harold Hongju Koh |
Succeeded by | Barry Lowenkron |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Reed College, Georgetown University |
Occupation | Board Member, American Academy of Diplomacy and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting |
Lorne Whitney Craner, was an American foreign policy expert, has served in key diplomatic and policymaking roles in three administrations and three times as President of major non-governmental organizations.[1]
Life and career[]
Early life[]
Craner was born at Bitburg Air Force Base in Germany. He attended University College School in London and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy.[2] Craner received a BA from Reed College[3] and an MA in National Security Studies from Georgetown University.[4] His father Robert received three Silver Stars as a US Air Force pilot and prisoner of war in Vietnam[5] and his mother Audrey was awarded graduate degrees from the Fletcher School and Georgetown University.
Career[]
In the 1980s Craner worked on foreign policy issues in the US House of Representatives for Congressman Jim Kolbe and in the Senate for Senator John McCain.[6] In 1989 he became a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs[7] and in 1992 a Director of Asian Affairs at the White House National Security Council in the George HW Bush administration.[8] From 1993-2001 he was Vice President, then President of the International Republican Institute (IRI) a democracy assistance NGO.[9] He returned to government as Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor under Secretary of State Colin Powell. His work in the Middle East, Central Asia and China after the 9/11 attacks drew praise from President Bush[10] Amnesty International[11] and Human Rights Watch[12] and Craner received the State Department’s Distinguished Service Award from Secretary Powell.[13] Craner returned to the IRI as President from 2004-2014.[14] He served two terms on the Board of the Millennium Challenge Corporation [15] and consulted on US-European relations and on political risk in Asia and the Middle East, before serving as President of the American Councils for International Education from 2017 to 2019.[16]
References[]
- ^ "IRI Statement on the Passing of Lorne Craner". International Republican Institute. July 2, 2020.
- ^ "Document 14470204". studylib.net. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Reed Magazine: Summer 2008". www.reed.edu. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Prominent Alumni - School of Foreign Service - Georgetown University". georgetown.edu. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Veteran Tributes". www.veterantributes.org. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". archives.gov. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Bush Campaign Aide To Head State Dept. Legislative Team". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "President Bush to Nominate Seven Individuals to Serve in His Administration". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "Craner, Lorne W." 2001-2009.state.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ (PDF) https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PPP-2005-book1/pdf/PPP-2005-book1-doc-pg817.pdf.
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- ^ "Seeing Mideast Democracy As More Than 'Pie in the Sky'". pqasb.pqarchiver.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Corporation, Millennium Challenge. "Alan Patricof and Lorne Craner Join MCC's Board of Directors". mcc.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "IRI Announces Lorne W. Craner Returns as President - IRI". www.iri.org. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Corporation, Millennium Challenge. "Morton Halperin and Lorne Craner Join the MCC Board of Directors". mcc.gov. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ "American Councils for International Education Announces its Next President".
External links[]
- American activists
- International Republican Institute
- Walsh School of Foreign Service alumni
- Reed College alumni
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni