Ronald Asmus
Ronald Dietrich Asmus (June 29, 1957 – April 30, 2011)
Biography
Asmus was born to a family of
Prior to his government service, Asmus was a senior analyst and fellow at
Asmus later served as the executive director of the Brussels-based Transatlantic Center and was also responsible for strategic planning at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.[5] During this time he also worked as a part-time advisor to Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili.
Asmus authored Opening NATO's Door: How the Alliance Remade Itself for a New Era (Columbia, 2002), about the push to open NATO to Eastern European countries, and A Little War that Shook the World (Palgrave Macmillan, January 2010), about the
Asmus died of a lung cancer-related illness in Brussels on April 30, 2011. The U.S. Department of State,[3] governments of the Baltic states[6] and Georgia[7] expressed their condolences over the death of Asmus.
References
- ^ Obituary of Ronald Asmus, New York Times
- ^ a b c "Ron Asmus, R.I.P." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Clinton, Hillary Rodham (May 3, 2011). "Passing of Ronald Asmus". U.S. State Department. Archived from the original on May 5, 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ Ronald Asmus, Milwaukee Sentinel Journal
- ^ a b "Ronald D. Asmus". Lecturer Class of Spring 2010. The American Academy. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "Baltics mourn Ronald Asmus". The Baltic Times. May 3, 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "Traditional briefing of the Spokesperson for the President of Georgia". Administration of the President of Georgia. Retrieved 3 May 2011.