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| − | '''Richard Vincent Allen''' served as President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s chief foreign policy adviser from 1977 to 1980 and served as his first national security adviser from 1981 to 1982. [http://www.hoover.org/bios/allen.html] | + | '''Richard Vincent Allen''' served as President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s chief foreign policy adviser from 1977 to 1980 and served as his first national security adviser from 1981 to 1982.<ref name="Hoover">[http://www.hoover.org/bios/allen.html Bio: Richard V. Allen,] Hoover Institution.</ref> |
| − | Allen served as [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] (CSIS) first senior staff analyst and research principal from 1963 to 1966. Allen is a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]]. [http://www.ciaonet.org/contrib.html] | + | Allen served as [[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] (CSIS) first senior staff analyst and research principal from 1963 to 1966. Allen is a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>This CiaoNet.org [http://www.ciaonet.org/contrib.html link] is no longer active.</ref> |
| − | Allen, a [[Hoover Institution]] fellow since 1983, was a senior staff member at Hoover from 1966 to 1968, "at which time he took a leave of absence to serve as [[Richard Nixon]]'s foreign policy coordinator. He subsequently served twice in the Nixon White House." | + | Allen, a [[Hoover Institution]] fellow since 1983, was a senior staff member at Hoover from 1966 to 1968, "at which time he took a leave of absence to serve as [[Richard Nixon]]'s foreign policy coordinator. He subsequently served twice in the Nixon White House." He is currently a member of the U.S. [[Defense Policy Board]] Advisory Committee.<ref name="Hoover"/> |
| − | He has been a member of the [[Council on National Policy]] since 1988. [http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.a.htm#allen] | + | He has been a member of the [[Council on National Policy]] since 1988.<ref name="Seek">[http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.a.htm#allen Council on National Policy: Richard V. Allen,] ''SeekGod'' (Canada).</ref> |
He is also on the board of counselors for the Arabic media group [[Layalina Productions]]. | He is also on the board of counselors for the Arabic media group [[Layalina Productions]]. | ||
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==Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center== | ==Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center== | ||
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| − | On January 23, 1989, ''The Nation'' magazine said that the Asian Studies Center "has quartered apologists for South Korean Prime Minister Chun's regime." In August 1995, the ''Wall Street Journal'' did not mention [[Sun Myung Moon]] but did make reference to the [[Korea Foundation]], one of Heritage's largest donors and an affiliate of the South Korean government. The ''WSJ'' article stated that the Heritage Foundation promotes and actually writes pro-Korean legislation. Heritage raised an endowment for the Center of 'more than $13 million over the next decade and a half, almost all of it from South Korean, Taiwanese, and other Asian foundations and corporations.' In the early 1980s, it is alleged that Heritage received $2.2 million covertly from the Korean CIA (according to the November 1988 testimony of former South Korean intelligence director Chang S. Tong). And the same year a staff report from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs stated that [[Oliver North]] used Heritage as a cutout for some of his contra fundraising.[http://www.pir.org/cgi-bin/nbonlin1.cgi/IH] | + | In 1983, together with Dr. [[Edwin J. Feulner, Jr.]], Allen founded the [[Heritage Foundation]]'s [[Asian Studies Center]]. Allen has served as its chairman ever since.<ref name="Seek"/> |
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| + | On January 23, 1989, ''The Nation'' magazine said that the Asian Studies Center "has quartered apologists for South Korean Prime Minister Chun's regime." In August 1995, the ''Wall Street Journal'' did not mention [[Sun Myung Moon]] but did make reference to the [[Korea Foundation]], one of Heritage's largest donors and an affiliate of the South Korean government. The ''WSJ'' article stated that the Heritage Foundation promotes and actually writes pro-Korean legislation. Heritage raised an endowment for the Center of 'more than $13 million over the next decade and a half, almost all of it from South Korean, Taiwanese, and other Asian foundations and corporations.' In the early 1980s, it is alleged that Heritage received $2.2 million covertly from the Korean CIA (according to the November 1988 testimony of former South Korean intelligence director Chang S. Tong). And the same year a staff report from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs stated that [[Oliver North]] used Heritage as a cutout for some of his contra fundraising.<ref>This [http://www.pir.org/cgi-bin/nbonlin1.cgi/IH link] is no longer active. A search in the WaybackMachine finds the link blocked.</ref> | ||
==Richard V. Allen Company== | ==Richard V. Allen Company== | ||
| − | Allen is President of the [[Richard V. Allen Company]], a Washington-based international consulting firm that has served U.S. European and Asian-based companies seeking to do access markets in South Korea and other Asian nations. | + | Allen is President of the [[Richard V. Allen Company]], a Washington-based international consulting firm that has served U.S. European and Asian-based companies seeking to do access markets in South Korea and other Asian nations.<ref name="Seek"/> |
| − | Allen is listed in ''Who's Who in America''. He is a director of a bank founded in 1989 with more than $20 million in capital, most of which was provided by Asian investors. He is a member of the national advisory board of the [[Capital Research Center]]. Allen holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Notre Dame. | + | Allen is listed in ''Who's Who in America''. He is a director of a bank founded in 1989 with more than $20 million in capital, most of which was provided by Asian investors. He is a member of the national advisory board of the [[Capital Research Center]]. Allen holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Notre Dame.<ref name="Seek"/><ref>[http://www.nd.edu/aboutnd/about/notable.shtml Notre Dame notable file] is no longer active.</ref> |
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*White House National Security Advisor 1981-82 | *White House National Security Advisor 1981-82 | ||
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*[[American Center for Democracy]] | *[[American Center for Democracy]] | ||
*[[Capital Research Center]] Advisory Board | *[[Capital Research Center]] Advisory Board | ||
*Catholic Campaign for America Board Member | *Catholic Campaign for America Board Member | ||
| − | *Center for Strategic | + | *[[Center for Strategic and International Studies]] Advisory Board |
| + | *[[Citizens for the Republic]] member | ||
*[[Committee for a Free World]] | *[[Committee for a Free World]] | ||
*[[Committee on the Present Danger]] | *[[Committee on the Present Danger]] | ||
| − | *Council for National Policy 1988- | + | *[[Council for National Policy]] 1988- |
| − | *Council on Foreign Relations | + | *[[Council on Foreign Relations]] |
| − | * | + | *[[Heritage Foundation]] Distinguished Fellow |
| − | *Hoover Institution Senior Fellow | + | *[[Hoover Institution]] Senior Fellow |
*[[International Crisis Group]] Advisory Council | *[[International Crisis Group]] Advisory Council | ||
| − | *Knights of Malta | + | *[[Knights of Malta]] |
| − | *Nixon Center | + | *[[National Security Council]] |
| + | *[[Nixon Center]] | ||
| + | *[[President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board]] | ||
*[[Project for the New American Century]] | *[[Project for the New American Century]] | ||
| − | *Republican National Committee Advisory Council on National Security and International Affairs | + | *[[Republican National Committee]] Advisory Council on National Security and International Affairs |
| − | *Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Board of Governors, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation | + | *[[Ronald Reagan]] Presidential Library Board of Governors, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation |
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*[[U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea]] - Board of directors | *[[U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea]] - Board of directors | ||
| − | ==Contact== | + | ==Contact information== |
Washington, DC, Phone: (202) 737-2824<br> | Washington, DC, Phone: (202) 737-2824<br> | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==Resources== |
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_V._Allen Richard V. Allen] | + | ===Related SourceWatch articles=== |
| − | *[http://www.nndb.com/people/703/000059526/ Profile: Richard V. Allen] | + | |
| − | *[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/allen/allen.html Profile: Richard V. Allen] | + | ===References=== |
| + | <references/> | ||
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| + | ===External articles=== | ||
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| + | ===External resources=== | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_V._Allen Richard V. Allen,] ''Wikipedia''. | ||
| + | *[http://www.nndb.com/people/703/000059526/ Profile: Richard V. Allen,] NNDB.com. | ||
| + | *[http://rightweb.irc-online.org/ind/allen/allen.html Profile: Richard V. Allen,] ''Right Web''. | ||
| − | [[category:politics]][[category:politicians]] | + | [[category:politics (U.S.)]][[category:politicians (U.S.)]] |
Latest revision as of 12:54, 8 October 2007
Richard Vincent Allen served as President Ronald Reagan's chief foreign policy adviser from 1977 to 1980 and served as his first national security adviser from 1981 to 1982.[1]
Allen served as Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) first senior staff analyst and research principal from 1963 to 1966. Allen is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[2]
Allen, a Hoover Institution fellow since 1983, was a senior staff member at Hoover from 1966 to 1968, "at which time he took a leave of absence to serve as Richard Nixon's foreign policy coordinator. He subsequently served twice in the Nixon White House." He is currently a member of the U.S. Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee.[1]
He has been a member of the Council on National Policy since 1988.[3]
He is also on the board of counselors for the Arabic media group Layalina Productions.
Contents
Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center
In 1983, together with Dr. Edwin J. Feulner, Jr., Allen founded the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center. Allen has served as its chairman ever since.[3]
On January 23, 1989, The Nation magazine said that the Asian Studies Center "has quartered apologists for South Korean Prime Minister Chun's regime." In August 1995, the Wall Street Journal did not mention Sun Myung Moon but did make reference to the Korea Foundation, one of Heritage's largest donors and an affiliate of the South Korean government. The WSJ article stated that the Heritage Foundation promotes and actually writes pro-Korean legislation. Heritage raised an endowment for the Center of 'more than $13 million over the next decade and a half, almost all of it from South Korean, Taiwanese, and other Asian foundations and corporations.' In the early 1980s, it is alleged that Heritage received $2.2 million covertly from the Korean CIA (according to the November 1988 testimony of former South Korean intelligence director Chang S. Tong). And the same year a staff report from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs stated that Oliver North used Heritage as a cutout for some of his contra fundraising.[4]
Richard V. Allen Company
Allen is President of the Richard V. Allen Company, a Washington-based international consulting firm that has served U.S. European and Asian-based companies seeking to do access markets in South Korea and other Asian nations.[3]
Allen is listed in Who's Who in America. He is a director of a bank founded in 1989 with more than $20 million in capital, most of which was provided by Asian investors. He is a member of the national advisory board of the Capital Research Center. Allen holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Notre Dame.[3][5]
Affiliations
- White House National Security Advisor 1981-82
- American Center for Democracy
- Capital Research Center Advisory Board
- Catholic Campaign for America Board Member
- Center for Strategic and International Studies Advisory Board
- Citizens for the Republic member
- Committee for a Free World
- Committee on the Present Danger
- Council for National Policy 1988-
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Heritage Foundation Distinguished Fellow
- Hoover Institution Senior Fellow
- International Crisis Group Advisory Council
- Knights of Malta
- National Security Council
- Nixon Center
- President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
- Project for the New American Century
- Republican National Committee Advisory Council on National Security and International Affairs
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Board of Governors, Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation
- U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea - Board of directors
Contact information
Washington, DC, Phone: (202) 737-2824
Resources
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Bio: Richard V. Allen, Hoover Institution.
- ↑ This CiaoNet.org link is no longer active.
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Council on National Policy: Richard V. Allen, SeekGod (Canada).
- ↑ This link is no longer active. A search in the WaybackMachine finds the link blocked.
- ↑ Notre Dame notable file is no longer active.
External articles
External resources
- Richard V. Allen, Wikipedia.
- Profile: Richard V. Allen, NNDB.com.
- Profile: Richard V. Allen, Right Web.
