Reminiscences of Deana Arsenian : oral history, 1999
Abstract
Childhood: born Yerevan, Armenia, raised Moscow, Russia; immigration to U.S., 1975; education: Briarcliff College 1976-1977, B.A., political science, Barnard College 1977-1980, School of International Affairs, Columbia University, 1982-1984; Russian Institute/Harriman Institute at Columbia University: cultivating support, excitement of the time, mission; Carnegie Corporation of New York [Carnegie]: development of international division, vision of new president and involvement, training, security studies, criticisms; Carnegie Avoiding Nuclear War Program: president's insistence, nation's difficulties in discussing issue, revitalization of institutions, pursuit of agenda through funding, promotion of U.S.-Soviet relations and understanding; work as program officer: becoming an issues generalist, diplomacy, proposal receptions and decisions, meetings; Brown University: director of Center for Foreign Policy Development, part-time work for Carnegie; return to Carnegie.
Nuclear nonproliferation; United States Foreign relations Soviet Union; Soviet Union Foreign relations United States; Arsenian, Deana, 1958-; Columbia University Alumni and alumnae; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Brown University. Center for Foreign Policy Development
Digital reproduction funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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Digitized by Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, 2010.
Interviewed by: Sharon Zane on May 12 and August 8, 1999.
Service copy (44 kHz, 16 bit) and rendered version (96 kHz, 24 bit) of sound file derived from a digital preservation master digitized at 96 kHz, 24 bit.
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Gift of Deana Arsenian
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Copyright held by The Carnegie Corporation of New York.