Nelson Strobridge Strobe Talbott

Nelson Strobridge "Strobe" Talbott, "is president of the Brookings Institution. Talbott, whose career spans journalism, government service, and academe, is an expert on U.S. foreign policy, with specialties on Europe, Russia, South Asia, and nuclear arms control. As deputy secretary of state in the Clinton administration, Talbott was deeply involved in both the conduct of U.S. policy abroad and the management of executive branch relations with Congress."

A Rhodes Scholar, was William Jefferson Clinton's roommate at Oxford University. He is believed to be a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Talbott was Deputy Secretary of State in 1994.

He is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and is a former Aid Coordinator for the Commonwealth of Independent States.


 * Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
 * Advisory Board, America Abroad Media
 * Advisor, Center on International Cooperation
 * Former Advisory Board Member, Center for Preventive Action