Reminiscences of Deana Arsenian : oral history, 1999.

Biographical Note

Foundation Program Officer.

Scope and Contents

Childhood: born Yerevan, Armenia, raised Moscow, Russia; immigration to U.S., 1975; education: Briarcliff College 1976-1977, B.A., political science, Barnard College 1977-1980, School of International Affairs, Columbia University, 1982-1984; Russian Institute/Harriman Institute at Columbia University: cultivating support, excitement of the time, mission; Carnegie Corporation of New York [Carnegie]: development of international division, vision of new president and involvement, training, security studies, criticisms; Carnegie Avoiding Nuclear War Program: president's insistence, nation's difficulties in discussing issue, revitalization of institutions, pursuit of agenda through funding, promotion of U.S.-Soviet relations and understanding; work as program officer: becoming an issues generalist, diplomacy, proposal receptions and decisions, meetings; Brown University: director of Center for Foreign Policy Development, part-time work for Carnegie; return to Carnegie.

Subjects

• Arsenian, Deana, 1958---Interviews.
• Brown University. Center for Foreign Policy Development.
• Carnegie Corporation of New York.
• Columbia University--Alumni and alumnae--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Nuclear nonproliferation.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
• United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
• Zane, Sharon, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr

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