George D. Schwab

George D. Schwab

George D. Schwab
(photo by Sheila Robbins for NCAFP)
Born (1931-11-25) November 25, 1931
Latvia
Alma mater City College of New York (B.A., 1954)
Columbia University (M.A., 1955; Ph.D., 1968)
Occupation American political scientist, editor and academic
Known for professor, author, president of The National Committee on American Foreign Policy
Spouse(s) Eleonora Storch
Parent(s) Arkady Schwab and Klara Schwab (née Jacobson)
Website ncafp.org

George D. Schwab (born November 25, 1931) is an American political scientist, editor and academic. He was the president of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy, an American non-partisan foreign policy think tank. He co-founded the organization in 1974 and served as its president from 1993 to 2015, and was the editor of its bimonthly journal, American Foreign Policy Interests.

Early life and education

Schwab was born in Latvia on November 25, 1931, to Arkady Schwab and Klara Schwab (née Jacobson) of Latvian Jewish ancestry. The family later immigrated to the United States.

He attended the City College of New York, graduating with a B.A. in 1954. He then attended Columbia University, where he earned a M.A. in 1955 and a Ph.D. in 1968.

Career

Schwab was a lecturer at Columbia College of Columbia University, New York City in 1959. From 1960 to 1968, he taught as a lecturer at the City College of the City University of New York (CUNY). From 1968 to 1972 he was an assistant Professor of history, an associate professor from 1973 to 1979, and professor from 1980 to 2000, and professor emeritus (City College and the Graduate Center), 2001–present.

In 1974, Schwab was a co-founder of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy with the late Hans J. Morgenthau. He has edited the committee's bimonthly, American Foreign Policy Interests, since the inception of its publication in 1976. In 1984 he contributed a chapter titled A Decade of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy to a Festschrift in honor of Hans J. Morgenthau and the National Committee. Before assuming the presidency of the Committee in 1993, he was its senior vice president and vice president.

Schwab has also lectured widely on his concept of The Open-Society Bloc at, among other institutions, the University of Freiburg in Germany and the Bundeswehrhochschule at Hamburg. He has also presented papers and actively participated at international gatherings in Tokyo; Paris (the Nobel Laureate conference at the Elysée Palace, 1988); Jerusalem; Washington, D.C.; and New York.

In the fall of 2001 the National Committee received a private endowment designed to honor the work of Professor Schwab which led to the creation of the George D. Schwab Foreign Policy Briefings. Speakers at the briefings range from heads of state, foreign ministers, ambassadors, officials of international organizations, and other foreign policy practitioners and experts. They are held throughout the year to give members and guests the opportunity to extend and enhance their understanding of issues that affect the national interests of the United States.

Personal life

In 1965 he married Eleonora Storch and they had three children, Clarence Boris, Claude Arkady, and Solan Bernhard. Mrs. Schwab died in 1998.

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References

  1. "Extension of Remarks: Ellis Island Medals of Honor Awards Ceremony", Congressional Record, June 19, 1998. Cf. pp.E1185-E1186.
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