Council on Foreign Relations
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The Council on Foreign Relations is an American think tank focused on U.S. foreign policy and international relations. Founded in 1921, it is an independent and nonpartisan 501 nonprofit organization.
Elihu Root (1845–1937) served as the first honorary president (1921–1937) of the Council on Foreign Relations. (Pictured 1902, age 57).
John W. Davis was the first elected CFR president.
David Rockefeller (1915–2017) joined the Council in 1941 and was appointed as a director in 1949.
CFR Headquarters, located in the former Harold Pratt House in New York City
David Rockefeller
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David Rockefeller was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family f
Council on Foreign Relations
…and foreign-policy communities to discuss international issues. CFR publishes the bi-monthly journal Foreign Affairs since 1922. It also runs the David Rockefeller Studies Program, which makes recommendations to presidential administrations and the diplomatic community, testifies before Congress, interacts with…
Rockefeller in 1984
David Rockefeller meeting Iraqi financiers Jawad Hashim and Nemir Kirdar in 1979.
David Rockefeller launches the International Executive Service Corps in the White House Rose Garden, 1964.
A plaque honoring David Rockefeller's work on behalf of New York City