German Marshall Fund
Abbreviation | GMF |
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Formation | June 5, 1972 |
Type | Public policy think tank and grantmaking institution |
Headquarters | 1744 R Street NW |
Location | |
President | Heather Conley |
Website | www |
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy think tank that seeks to promote cooperation and understanding between North America and the European Union.
Founded in 1972, through a gift from the
GMF is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has offices in Berlin, Brussels, Ankara, Belgrade, Bucharest, Paris, and Warsaw.[1]
Current programs
GMF programs include the Alliance for Securing Democracy,[4] the Brussels Forum,[5] Atlantic Dialogues,[6][7] Transatlantic Academy, and the Transatlantic Trends Survey.
Leadership
The president of GMF is Heather Conley, who joined in 2021, following the departure of Karen Donfried, who left the role she had since 2014 to join the State Department as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs in the Biden administration.[8]
Past presidents of GMF include Benjamin H. Read (1973–1977), Robert Gerald Livingston (1977–1981), Frank E. Loy (1981–1995), and Craig Kennedy (1996–2014).[9]
History
Foundation
GMF was founded as a permanent memorial to
German
My government wanted to mark the 25th anniversary of the launching of the Marshall Plan with something more than just a friendly word of remembrance ... I myself announced that the federal government had, with parliamentary approval, resolved to make resources available for a Marshall Memorial Fund. The sum was to provide backing for American-European studies and research projects.[12]
Other charter members of the board of trustees included economist Carl Kaysen, judge Arlin Adams, and businessman Donald M. Kendall. The first president, selected in 1973, was Benjamin H. Read, who was later to become U.S. Under Secretary of State for Management.[13]
Early days (1972–1989)
In the 1970s and 1980s, GMF disbursed grants in accordance with its mission, including to academic researchers and to the
In 1980, GMF opened its first European office in Bonn. In 1985, the West German government renewed its grant to GMF. In 1987, George Kennan gave the keynote address at a conference organized in West Berlin by GMF to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. Also in the 1980s, GMF supported programs such as a National Governors Association initiative to tackle acid rain, and began to work actively with the democracy movements of Central and Eastern Europe through the funding of small grants.[13]
GMF expansion (1989–present)
In 2002, GMF conducted its first survey, along with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The next year, it was renamed Transatlantic Trends, and became an annual indicator of public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic. GMF established its Transatlantic Fellows program to enable permanent resident expertise on global public policy issues. It also founded the Transatlantic Academy for visiting scholars, and initiated the Transatlantic Take commentary series. GMF's exchange programs also expanded with the addition of American Marshall Memorial Fellows, the initiation of the Manfred Worner Seminar for defense specialists, and the establishment of the Congress-Bundestag Forum.[13]
Conferences
Brussels Forum
Brussels Forum is an annual meeting of influential U.S., European, and global political, corporate, and intellectual leaders in Brussels. Participants include heads of state and government, senior officials from the European Union institutions and the member states, U.S. cabinet officials, congressional representatives, parliamentarians, academics, and media.[15]
Atlantic Dialogues
The Atlantic Dialogues is an annual event in Morocco involving around 300 high-level public- and private-sector leaders from around the
References
- ^ a b "About Us". German Marshall Fund. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "About Us".
- ^ "UNITED STATES: USAID's anti-Russian influence frontman Brock Bierman joins German Marshall Fund – 16/07/2021". Intelligence Online. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "German Marshall Fund of the United States – for support of the Alliance for Securing Democracy". Hewlett Foundation. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ NATO. "Secretary General opens "NATO 2030 at Brussels Forum" event". NATO. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "The Atlantic Dialogues Conference". www.mamopanel.org. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "German Marshall Fund: Applications Open for the Atlantic Dialogues Emerging Leaders Program". fundsforNGOs. 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "GMF President Dr. Karen Donfried Appointed Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs | Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation". www.gmfus.org. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
- ^ Members of GMF's Board of Trustees
- ^ Rayasam, Renuka (1 June 2012). "Trans-Atlantic Titan: The End of an Era at the German Marshall Fund". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ [1]Siegel, Nicholas (2012), The German Marshall Fund of the United States: A Brief History, GMF, pp. 4–6
- ^ Brandt, Willy (1976). Begegnungen und Einsichten. Die Jahre 1960–1975 [People and Politics. The Years 1960–1975] (in German). p. 308.
- ^ a b c Siegel, Nicholas (2012), The German Marshall Fund of the United States: A Brief History, GMF, pp. 11–21
- ^ Siegel, Nicholas (2012), The German Marshall Fund of the United States: A Brief History, GMF
- ^ "Brussels Forum". German Marshall Fund. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "The Atlantic Dialogues". German Marshall Fund. Retrieved 28 May 2014.