Word: cfia
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...International Affairs was a decade old, the institute was known logically enough by the abbreviation CIA. But then, in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the center's role in influencing government policy came under so much debate and scrutiny that the monicker had to be changed to CFIA, then to CFIA, to eliminate the undesirable connotations...
Since that turbulent interlude, though, the CFIA, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, settled back into the quiet which marked its earlier years. Surviving several attacks from anti-Vietnam protestors and a bombing, it has expanded and gone about its business, which to date has included producing about 250 books and publications, a series of presidential administrators, and untold amounts of research on international topics. This week, it will celebrate that anniversary with a gala whose guests will include former National Security Advisor Zbiginiew Brzezinski...
...CFIA program recently made news when it extended a fellowship to South Korean dissident Kim Dae Jung as part of its program to create opportunities for study and research at Harvard for prominent figures in international affairs...
Leslie H. Brown '48, a career diplomat was hired March 22, following the recommendation of a search committee headed by CFIA Executive Director Chester D. Haskell. He will assumed the new post July...
Leslie Brown said that he had known about the CFIA and the Fellows Program. The position struck him as interesting but he found the application process was lengthy...