Atlantic Council
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American think tank
Key facts
- Formation
- 1961 ; 65 years ago ( 1961 )
- Type
- International affairs think tank
- Tax id no
- 52-0742294
- Legal status
- 501(c)(3)
- Purpose
- Atlanticism
- Location
- Washington, DC , US
- Chairman
- John F. W. Rogers
- President and ceo
- Frederick Kempe
- Revenue
- $68,020,533 (2019)
- Expenses
- $32,590,683 (2019)
- Employees
- 197 (2019)
- Website
- atlanticcouncil .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 1961
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Status
- Active
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Encyclopedic overview
The Atlantic Council is an American think tank in the field of international affairs, favoring Atlanticism, founded in 1961 by Christian Herter and William L. Clayton. It manages sixteen regional centers and functional programs related to international security and global economic prosperity. It is headquartered in Washington, DC, and is a member of the Atlantic Treaty Association.
History
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