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Brookings Institute - Definition and Overview |
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The Brookings Institution is one of the oldest and best known think tanks in the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., it describes itself as, "an independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance." It was founded by philanthropist Robert S. Brookings (1850-1932).
Personnel
More than 140 resident and nonresident scholars
http://www.brookings.edu/index/scholars_byname.htm
Past presidents
Harold Glenn Moulton (1927-1952)
Robert Calkins (1952-1967)
Kermit Gordon (1967-1977)
Bruce MacLaury (1977-1995)
Michael Armacost (1995-2002)
Strobe Talbott (2002-present)
Funders
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Ford Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
University of California-Berkeley
Contact information
The Brookings Institution
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-797-6000
Fax: 202-797-6004
E-mail: brookinfo@brookings.edu
http://www.brookings.edu
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