Conversations with History: Institute of International Studies, UC Berkeley
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This interview is part of the Institute's "Conversations with History" series, and uses Internet technology to share with the public Berkeley's distinction as a global forum for ideas.
Welcome to a Conversation with History. I'm Harry Kreisler of the Institute of International Studies. Our guest is Peter Tarnoff, who is a visiting fellow at the Institute of International Studies. Peter was Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs in the first Clinton administration, and president of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1986 to 1993. From 1983 to 1986 he was executive director of the World Affairs Council in San Francisco. From 1961 to 1982 he was a foreign service officer with tours of duty in Lagos, Saigon, Bonn, Paris, Lyon, and Luxembourg. He also served as special assistant to Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, and the Secretaries of State Cyrus Vance and Edmund Muskee.
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