Peter Frederic Krogh is an academic and diplomat who served as

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from 1970 to 1995. Born in

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in 1937, Krogh graduated from

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in 1958 with a B.A. cum laude in Economics and later received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the

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. Since then, prominent positions he has held include

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, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, and Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of

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Georgetown University

In 1970, Peter Krogh became the youngest-ever Dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) at the age of 32, and served in that position until 1995. Krogh is often described as the "second founder" of the School after its original founder Edmund A. Walsh. He established a distinct SFS faculty, revised the curriculum, established a faculty advising system, and expanded study abroad opportunities. Additionally, he spearheaded the construction of the Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Intercultural Center (ICC), which now serves as a physical anchor of the Georgetown SFS program.

Krogh Scholars

The Krogh Scholars program is an honors international affairs program in the

named in honor of Dean Krogh. Students are selected for the program based on intellectual and leadership potential and are required to complete an academically rigorous semester seminar and produce an honors quality thesis. Alumni of the Krogh Scholars program have gone on to serve in elite positions in international business, law, national security, journalism, and academia.

Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives

Between 1981 and 2005, Peter Krogh moderated 270 half-hour

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television programs spread across three television series, including

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, and Great Decisions. In each episode, he interviewed experts, leaders, and other notable individuals about relevant topics of the time. Noteworthy individuals interviewed include

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, Jesse Jackson,

King Hussein Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family o ...

, and many others.

Major Topics/Themes

The Digital Archives cover a wide range of topics relating to foreign affairs ranging in date from the late 20th century to the early 21st century, including the Cold War,

Terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

, International

Diplomacy Diplomacy comprises spoken or written communication by representatives of states (such as leaders and diplomats) intended to influence events in the international system.Ronald Peter Barston, ''Modern diplomacy'', Pearson Education, 2006, p. ...

Energy In physics, energy (from Ancient Greek: ἐνέργεια, ''enérgeia'', “activity”) is the quantitative property that is transferred to a body or to a physical system, recognizable in the performance of work and in the form of hea ...

Human Rights Human rights are moral principles or normsJames Nickel, with assistance from Thomas Pogge, M.B.E. Smith, and Leif Wenar, 13 December 2013, Stanford Encyclopedia of PhilosophyHuman Rights Retrieved 14 August 2014 for certain standards of hu ...

Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...

Conflict Resolution Conflict resolution is conceptualized as the methods and processes involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict and retribution. Committed group members attempt to resolve group conflicts by actively communicating information abo ...

Democracy Democracy (From grc, δημοκρατία, dēmokratía, ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which people, the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation ("direct democracy"), or to choo ...

, Defense and National Security,

Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...

Technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...

, United States Role in the World, and several others.

Regions

The archives also contain videos pertaining to a vast spectrum of different regions, with 17 videos on

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

; 25 videos on

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

; 20 videos on

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

, and the Caribbean; 21 videos on

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

, 20 videos on the

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

, 32 videos on

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

and the former

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

; 45 videos on

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

and the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

; and several videos on

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...

and

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

Honors

* 2003

Men of Substance and Style Award A man is an adult male human. Prior to adulthood, a male human is referred to as a boy (a male child or adolescent). Like most other male mammals, a man's genome usually inherits an X chromosome from the mother and a Y chrom ...

Washington Life Magazine Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

, Washington, D.C. * Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, 2001 * Endowed Professorship named the "Peter F. Krogh Chair in Geopolitics and Justice in International Affairs", Georgetown University, 2000. *

Pacem in Terris Award The ''Pacem in Terris'' Peace and Freedom Award is a Catholic peace award which has been given annually since 1964, in commemoration of the 1963 encyclical letter '' Pacem in terris'' (Peace on Earth) of Pope John XXIII. It is awarded "to honor a ...

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, 1996 * Doctorate of Laws, Honoris Causa, Georgetown University, 1996 * The Patrick Healy Award of

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, 1996 * Distinguished Service Award of the

Foreign Policy Association The Foreign Policy Association (formerly known as the League of Free Nations Association) is a non-profit organization founded in 1918 dedicated to inspiring the American public to learn more about the world. The Foreign Policy Association aims to ...

, 1995 * Commander's Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

, 1995 (also known as Grand Merit Cross (''Großes Verdienstkreuz'') * Edward Weintal Special Citation, 1995 *

Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...

, 1993 * Georgetown University President's Medal, 1990 * Emmy Award for "World Beat", 1989 * Honorary Member,

Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal ...

, 1985 * One of 100 Outstanding Young Educators, Change magazine, 1979 * One of Boston's Outstanding Young Men, 1967 *

White House Fellowship The White House Fellows program is a federal fellowship program established via Executive Order by President of the United States Lyndon B. Johnson in October 1964, based upon a suggestion from John W. Gardner, then the president of Carnegie Cor ...

, 1967 * Honorary Member, The Philodemic Society of Georgetown University

Publications

* “American Foreign Policy in Historical Perspective,” Festschrift in honor of Dr. Wolfgang Schürer, St. Gallen University, 2006. * "It's Time to Fix the Foreign Service,” International Herald Tribune, January 20–21, 2001. * "Scold and Bomb - Clinton 's Failed Foreign Policy,” The Wall Street Journal, April 28, 1999. * “America 's Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs Reporting and Diplomatic Capital,” ISD Reports, May 1995. * "The Galilean New World Order Offers an Opportunity to Seize Quickly," International Herald Tribune, August 17, 1994. * Palestine Under Occupation: Prospects for the Future, co-editor and contributing author, Georgetown University, 1989. * "U.S. Foreign Policy in a New World of International Cooperation,” Looking Ahead, The National Planning Association, February, 1989. * "Failing to Pay the Price in Foreign Affairs,” Washington Star, January 20, 1981. * "Los Estados Unidos en la Actialid," Carta Politica, Buenos Aires, April, 1979. * "The Foreign Service and Diplomacy,” Foreign Service Journal, November, 1977. * "Stubborn Realities and the Requirements of American Foreign Policy,” Center for Strategic and International Studies, August, 1977. * Secrecy and Openness in Foreign Policy, co-editor and contributing author. Published by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Bonn, 1974. * "New Directions in American Foreign Policy,” Foreign Policy Journal, September, 1973. * "Education in Diplomacy,” Foreign Service Journal, April, 1973. * "Latin America: Policy in a Decade of Change," Foreign Affairs in the Seventies, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1971. * "Military Aid to Latin America,” chapter in Prospects for Latin America, edited by David Smith, Columbia University, 1970. * "Dimensions of Foreign Affairs in the '70s,”remarks reprinted in the Foreign Service Journal, January, 1969. * "The State Department at Home,” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, January, 1969.Krogh, Peter F., and Beth C. Marhanka. "Dean Peter Krogh Curriculum Vitae." The Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archives. Georgetown University, 2005. Web. 03 Nov. 2011. .

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