Richard N. Haass

Richard N. Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations since July 2003, was previously director of policy planning for the Department of State, where he was a principal advisor to Colin Powell. From 1989-1993, he was special assistant to President George H. W. Bush and senior director for the Near East and South Asia on the staff of the National Security Council. Haass also served in the Reagan and Carter administrations.

The recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award and the Presidential Citizens Medal, he is the author or editor of more than ten other books. Haass lives in New York City.