Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
FSI Stanford Advisory Council


The FSI International Advisory Council provides perspective and guidance for the Institute, its projects and researchers, both as a body and as individuals. They include former heads of state, cabinet leaders, members of Congress, ambassadors, chairs and CEOs of major international corporations, scientists, publishers and academicians.


Its members are:

William J. Perry
Michael and Barbara Berberian Professor, Stanford University School of Engineering,
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, United States Secretary of Defense, 1994-1997

Pedro Aspe Armella
Mexico City, Mexico
Chairman of the Board and CEO, Protego Financial Advisors
Professor of Economics, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico

Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr.
San Francisco, CA
Chairman Emeritus and Director, Bechtel Group, Inc.
Chairman Emeritus and Director, The Fremont Group

Alexander A. Bessmertnykh
Moscow, Russia
President, Foreign Policy Association
Foreign Minister, USSR, 1991-1992

Ronnie C. Chan
Hong Kong, SAR, China
Chairman, Hang Lung Group of Hong Kong

Shri P. Chidambaram
New Delhi, India
Member of Parliament, India 1984-1999

Warren M. Christopher
Los Angeles, CA
Senior Partner, O’Melveny and Myers
United States Secretary of State, 1993-1997

David Collenette
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Canadian Minister of Transport

Thierry de Montbrial
Paris, France
Founder and Director of the French Institute for International Relations

Jayantha Dhanapala
Sri Lanka
Retired United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs

Gareth Evans
Brussels, Belgium
President, International Crisis Group
Member, Australia Parliament, 1978-1999

Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
Paris, France
Député, National Assembly
President of France, 1974-1981

Richard J. Goldstone
Braamfontein, South Africa
Retired Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa

David A. Hamburg
New York, New York
President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York

Han Sung- Joo
Seoul, Korea
Professor of Political Science, Korea University

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Howe of Aberavon, CH. QC
London, England
Member, House of Lords
Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1983-1989

Yotaro Kobayashi
Tokyo, Japan
Chairman of the Board, Fuji Xerox Company. Ltd.

Andrey A. Kokoshin
Moscow, Russian Federation
Member, State Duma of the Russian Federation
Professor, Moscow State University

Takakazu Kuriyama
Tokyo, Japan
Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Visiting Professor, Waseda University

Lee Kuan Yew
Republic of Singapore
Senior Minister

Richard G. Lugar
Washington, D.C.
Member of Congress, Senator for Indiana

Joseph K. Mukiibi
Entebbe, Uganda
Director General, National Agricultural Research Organization

Michael Portillo
London, England
Conservative Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea

Rozanne L. Ridgway
Washington, D.C.
Chairman, The Baltic-American Enterprise Fund

Volker Rühe
Berlin, Germany
Deputy Chairman, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group

Helmut Schmidt
Berlin, Germany
Publisher and Co-Editor, Die Zeit
Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany 1974-1982

Sha Lin
Shanghai, China
Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress

George P. Shultz
Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution
United States Secretary of State, 1982-1989

Paul A. Volcker
New York, New York
Chairman of the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 1979-1989

John C. Whitehead
New York, New York
Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Retired Chairman, AEA Investors, Inc.