Council on Foreign Relations

American think tank on foreign policy
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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 (2,562 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 instance of is recorded as think tank[5].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[6].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Edward Mandell House[7].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Paul Warburg[8].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Otto Hermann Kahn[9].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's founder is recorded as Walter Lippmann[10].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's headquarters location is recorded as Harold Pratt House[11].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's Commons category is recorded as Council on Foreign Relations[12].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's chairperson is recorded as Michael Froman[13].
  • 1921 marks the founding of Council on Foreign Relations[14].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's official website is recorded as https://www.cfr.org[15].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Council on Foreign Relations[16].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[17].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's different from is recorded as United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations[18].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+7000'}[19].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+101553200'}[20].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+83795500'}[21].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+82005700'}[22].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+140136300'}[23].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+94192500'}[24].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+102605000'}[25].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+105317000'}[26].
  • Council on Foreign Relations's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+106930600'}[27].

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Founding

Founders include Edward Mandell House[7], Paul Warburg[8], Otto Hermann Kahn[9], and Walter Lippmann[10]. 1921 marks the founding of Council on Foreign Relations[14].

Leadership

Council on Foreign Relations's chairperson is recorded as Michael Froman[13]. 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[11].

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 (2,562 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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  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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