Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris,19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the centre of Paris.
The Paris Institute of Political Studies,also known as Sciences Po[sjɑ̃s po] or Sciences Po Paris,is a public research university located in Paris,France,that holds the status of grande école and grand établissement. The institute has decentralized campuses in Dijon,Le Havre,Menton,Nancy,Poitiers and Reims,each with their own academic program focused on a geopolitical part of the world. Sciences Po historically specialized in political science and history,then it progressively started to expand to other social sciences such as economics,law and sociology.
Instituts d'études politiques,or IEPs,are ten publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence,Bordeaux,Grenoble,Lille,Lyon,Paris,Rennes,Strasbourg and Toulouse,and since 2014 Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broad-based,focusing on the full range of the social sciences across law,economics,finance,and management. These schools are considered as some of the most selective in France,mainly because they are the place where many political and business leaders are trained.
Institut d'études politiques de Lille,officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille,is a grande école located in Lille,France. It is a part of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. It was created as one of the French Institutes of Political Studies. The school's focus is on educating France's political and diplomatic personnel,but its academic focus spans not only the political and economic sciences,but also law,communications,finance,business,urban policy,management,and journalism.
The Institut d'Études politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon,is a grande école located in Lyon,France. It is one of ten Institutes of Political Studies in France,and was established in 1948 by Charles de Gaulle's provisional government following the model of the École Libre des Sciences Politiques. It is located at the Centre Berthelot within the buildings of a former military health college and operates as an autonomous institution within the University of Lyon. It is the first Institute of Political Studies to have joined the prestigious Conférence des Grandes écoles.
KōichirōMatsuura is a Japanese diplomat. He is the former Director-General of UNESCO. He was first elected in 1999 to a six-year term and reelected on 12 October 2005 for four years,following a reform instituted by the 29th session of the General Conference. In November 2009,he was replaced by Irina Bokova.
The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is the international affairs and public policy school of Columbia University,a private Ivy League university located in Morningside Heights,Manhattan,New York City. It is consistently ranked one of the leading graduate schools for international relations in the world. SIPA offers Master of International Affairs (MIA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees in a range of fields,as well as the Executive MPA and Ph.D. program in Sustainable Development.
Jackson C. McDonald is a former United States diplomat and a career officer of the U.S. Foreign Service. He served as the Ambassador to Guinea 2004–2007. From 2001 to 2004,he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Gambia.
The Consulate General of the United States,Hong Kong and Macau,represents the United States in Hong Kong and Macau.
Kenneth Lee Brown was an American diplomat who served as the U.S. ambassador to Ghana,Ivory Coast,and Congo-Brazzaville. As a career Foreign Service Officer from 1961 to 1995,he served at the American Embassy in Brussels and six posts in Africa. At the Department of State he held the positions of Deputy Director of UN Political Affairs,Associate Spokesman,Director of Central African Affairs,and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa.
The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) is a graduate school of Sciences Po based in Paris,France,and it is generally considered to be one of the top rated and most prestigious graduate schools for international relations in the world. Located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood in the 7th arrondissement of Paris,the school has an international student population of 70%,with 1200 students coming from nearly 100 countries.
James Keough Bishop Jr. is an American Foreign Service Officer,who served as U.S. Ambassador to Niger (1979–81),Liberia (1987-90),and Somalia (1990–91).
Lisa J. Peterson is an American diplomat and the former United States Ambassador to Eswatini. She was nominated by President Barack Obama on September 16,2015,and confirmed by the Senate on Nov. 19,2015. She left her post on December 1,2020. Between January 20 and July 14,2021,she served in the Biden administration as the Acting Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security,Democracy,and Human Rights in 2021.
Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Sciences Po Saint-Germain,is a French political science grande école situated on Saint-Germain-en-Laye,close to Paris and is attached to the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University and the Cergy-Pontoise University. It was established in 2013. Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye is one of the ten Instituts d'études politiques of France,and a so-called "Grande Ecole".
Alexandre Ziegler,born on 8 September 1969 in Paris,is Senior Executive Vice President,International and Public Affairs of Safran in France.
Donald L. Heflin is an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Cape Verde from 2015 to 2018.
Dennis Bruce Hankins is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Mali between 2019 and 2022. He is the current nominee to be the US Ambassador to Haiti.
Frances Dee Cook was a career Foreign Service Officer who was the US Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi from 1980–1983,Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon,1989–1993 and she was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman on December 28,1995.
Laurent Stefanini is a French diplomat and senior official.
