Amb. Dr. Fred Tanner is the Director of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) since 5 October 2006. The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP is an international foundation that was established in 1995 under Swiss law to "promote the building and maintenance of peace security Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On 16 May 2007, the Swiss Federal Council, awarded Fred Tanner with the title of Ambassador. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal
Prior to this appointment, Fred Tanner was Deputy Director of the GCSP, in charge of Academic Affairs and Training. At the same time he was a Visiting Professor for Swiss Security and Foreign Policy at the Graduate Institute for International Studies (GIIS/HEI) of the University of Geneva and was responsible for the University's Programme for Diplomatic Studies. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies From 1994 until 1997, on secondment from the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), he was Director of the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) in Malta.
In the course of his distinguished academic career, Fred Tanner held teaching and research positions at such universities as Harvard (CFIA), Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), and Princeton (CIS).
He was mandated by the OSCE Chairmanship at the time to become the Honorary Chairman of the Committee for Security Studies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a position he held from 1999-2001. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan
Fred Tanner holds a Ph. D. and a Master Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University), and a Bachelor Degree from the University of Geneva. The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, also called simply The Fletcher School, is the oldest school in the United States dedicated solely to graduate studies
Fred Tanner is the author of numerous publications, including The Iraq Crisis and World Order (United Nations University Press, 2006, co-author); a “Chaillot Paper” (with H. Haenggi) Promoting security sector governance in the EU's neighbourhood , July 2005; From Versailles to Baghdad (United Nations, 1993); The EU as a Security Actor in the Mediterranean (ETH Zurich, 2001); Refugee Manipulation (co-editor, with S. Stedman, Brookings, 2002). He also published numerous articles in journals such as the Journal for Peace Research, International Peacekeeping, Mediterranean Politics, Civil War, and the International Spectator. Fred is married and has 3 children.
References
[1] Geneva Center for Security Policy website
External links
-The Geneva Center for Security Policy - http://www.gcsp.ch
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