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Whiting, Van Robert was born on January 26, 1950 in Baltimore. Son of Van Robert Senior and Sara Frances Whiting.
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Van Robert Whiting
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Van Robert Whiting, American Political science educator. Recipient Distinction in Political Science award, Charles Washburn Clark prize Yale University, 1973, graduate fellowship National Science Foundation, 1974-1979, Fulbright, Social Science Research Council fellowships to Mexico, 1978-1979, Wriston fellowship Brown U., 1984, Indo-American Fulbright fellowship to India, 1990.
Education
Bachelor magna cum laude, Yale University, 1973; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1978; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Harvard University, 1981.
Career
Mellon fellow/visiting lecturer, University of California, Berkeley, 1981-1982;
assistant professor, Brown U., Providence, Rhode Island, 1982-1989;
senior research fellow, University of California, San Diego, since 1990. Director North America Competitiveness Project, 1993-1997. Visiting scholar Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984.
Board directors Brown/Mexico program, Providence, 1986-1989. Consultant International Institute Rhode Island, 1983, 89. Project director Liberalization and Competitiveness.
Consultant Telescan, Inc. Principal International Political Advisory. Founder Global Convergence, Inc.
Director Congressional Briefings, 1993, 94. Speaker World Affairs Council, World President Organisation, others.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Political Science Association, Latin American Studies Association, International Studies Association, International Platform Association, Yale Club.
Connections
Married Christine Mary Lux, June 5, 1971. Children: Van Michael, Stephen Hollister.
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Recipient Distinction in Political Science award, Charles Washburn Clark prize Yale University, 1973, graduate fellowship National Science Foundation, 1974-1979, Fulbright, Social Science Research Council fellowships to Mexico, 1978-1979, Wriston fellowship Brown U., 1984, Indo-American Fulbright fellowship to India, 1990.Recipient Distinction in Political Science award, Charles Washburn Clark prize Yale University, 1973, graduate fellowship National Science Foundation, 1974-1979, Fulbright, Social Science Research Council fellowships to Mexico, 1978-1979, Wriston fellowship Brown U., 1984, Indo-American Fulbright fellowship to India, 1990.