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Home >  Scholars & Fellows >  Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1926-2006)
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1926-2006)
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Senior Fellow Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
Ambassador Kirkpatrick studied defense, national security, the United Nations, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the Russian region. Kirkpatrick was a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and member of President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet. To view tributes and remembrances of the the life and work of Ambassador Kirkpatrick, please click here.

Short Biography

Professional Experience
-Chair, U.S. Delegation to the U.N. Human Rights Commission, 2003
-Leavey Professor, Georgetown University, 1967-1980, 1986-2002
-Syndicated columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1986-1997
-Member, Defense Policy Review Board, 1985-1993
-Chair, Commission on Fail Safe and Risk Reduction, Department of Defense, 1990-1992
-Member, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, 1985-1990
-Presidential Blue Ribbon Commission on Nuclear Products, 1985-1987
-Presidential Commission on Space, 1985-1987
-U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, 1981-1985
-Member, President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet, 1981-1985


Education
Ph.D., comparative politics, Columbia University
M.A., political theory, Columbia University
A.B., Barnard College


Articles and Short Publications
An American Girlhood
Stirring Up Trouble in Puerto Rico
For a UN Post, a Woman of Superb Qualities
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Books
Making War to Keep Peace
Right versus Might
The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State . . . and Other Surprises
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Events
The Future of the United Nations
The Neocon Reader
The Universal Hunger for Liberty
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Speaking Engagements
United Nations Reform
Military Implications of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
U.S. National Security Strategy
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Research Areas
Defense
Latin America
Europe
United Nations
Middle East
National security
Russian region
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Latest Book
Making War to Keep Peace
The author offers a tightly observed chronicle of America's relationship with the world since the end of the Cold War. [Read More]