Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center

Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center
Established	1993
Type	Private, HBCU
Director	Dr. Horace G. Dawson, Jr.
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Campus	Howard University
Website	www.howard.edu/rjb

The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center is a research, educational and professional development center for international affairs at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The center was founded in 1993 to serve as a resource center for students interested in pursuing careers in foreign affairs and to process subject-related inquiries from outside entities like government agencies, NGOs, corporations, other universities and foreign embassies.

The center is currently headed by former U.S. Ambassador to Botswana, Horace G. Dawson, Jr., and is an affiliate member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs.^[1]^[2]

1 Founding
2 Programs and Initiatives
3 References
4 External links

Founding [edit]

Amb. Horace Dawson, director of the Bunche Center

The center is named for Ralph Bunche, a former Howard professor who became the first person of color to win the Nobel Peace Prize.^[3] In 1963, he was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Howard University established the Bunche Center in 1993 with a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. It currently coordinates study abroad programs for Howard students, sponsors "Diplomats in Residence" and aims to place Howard students in US embassies worldwide.

Programs and Initiatives [edit]

One major initiative run by the Bunche Center is the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program, an internship and scholarship program named for New York congressman, Charlie Rangel. Rangel Fellows receive substantial financial aid for graduate school, participate in two internships and receive mentoring from a Foreign Service Officer.^[4]

References [edit]

^ "About The Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center". howard.edu. Howard University. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^ "Howard University Profile". APSIA Affiliate Members. Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^ "A Centenary Celebration of Ralph Bunche". UCLA Library's Ralph Bunche Exhibit. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
^ "Charles B Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program". Missouri State University Fellowships Office. Missouri State University. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

External links [edit]

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

Member schools

North America	School of International Service Norman Paterson School of International Affairs School of International and Public Affairs Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Elliott School of International Affairs Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service John F. Kennedy School of Government Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Sam Nunn School of International Affairs Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Bush School of Government and Public Service Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies Josef Korbel School of International Studies University of Maryland, College Park Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Southern California School of International Relations Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

Europe	Graduate Institute Geneva Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris London School of Economics Moscow State University St. Petersburg State University Stockholm School of Economics University of St. Gallen

Asia	Korea University Ritsumeikan University Seoul National University Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Australia	University of Queensland

Affiliate member schools

North America	Boston University Brandeis University National Foreign Affairs Training Center DePaul University Florida International University Fordham University George Mason University Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Monterey Institute of International Studies New York University North Carolina State University Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Rutgers University John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Stanford University University of Miami University of Oregon Munk Centre for International Studies

Europe	Hertie School of Governance University of Economics, Prague Diplomatic Academy of Vienna IE School of Arts and Humanities Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals

Asia	International University of Japan Utsunomiya University National Chengchi University Ehwa Woman's University Nanyang Technological University Waseda University

South America	Universidad Externado de Colombia

Africa	Al Akhawayn University

Australia	University of Sydney

Coordinates: 38°55′18″N 77°01′12″W / 38.92167°N 77.02000°W / 38.92167; -77.02000

Contents

Founding [edit]

Programs and Initiatives [edit]

References [edit]

External links [edit]