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Linda S. Jamison

Dean and Senior Fellow, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy

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Leadership issues, United Nations, U.S.-UN relations, UN Security Council expansion, UN reform, UN peacekeeping operations, decisionmaking in public policy

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Linda Jamison is dean of the Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy at CSIS and senior fellow in multilateral studies. The academy was launched in April 2002 and is named for David M. Abshire, cofounder of CSIS, and Kazuo Inamori, founder of Kyocera Corporation. Its primary purpose is to promote a better understanding of leadership among individuals, within institutions, across borders, and between generations—within the framework of CSIS. Earlier, in 1996, Jamison conducted CSIS’s first leadership program for young women, the International Women’s Leadership Fellows Program, which combined a theoretical framework of leadership with practical training. Jamison has worked for the United Nations, first as senior adviser to the UN Information Center in Washington and then as head of office for the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS). She is the author of a briefing book titled, “The U.S. Role in United Nations Peace Operations,” and several articles and online publications on the role of the UN in peace and stability operations. Prior to joining the UN, Jamison was executive director of the Emergency Coalition for U.S. Financial Support of the United Nations. Jamison held positions at CSIS from 1989 to 1996, when she directed the government relations program. She is a frequent source of media commentary, a public speaker, and regular contributor to international news stories. Jamison is on the board of advisers of the U.S. Public Service Academy, a national effort to create a four-year university dedicated to public service as a counterpart to the U.S. military academies. She also serves on the UN Association, Committee on UN Reform, and on the editorial board of Dialectics, an undergraduate journal of Penn State University. Jamison has served in various capacities on Capitol Hill and in defense contracting. She holds a master’s degree in international communication from American University in Washington, D.C., and a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from the University of Denver.

CSIS Publications by Linda S. Jamison
Leaderscript Winter 2007 Issue 6 12/21/2007
 He Doesn’t Deserve To Go 09/24/2007
 Leaderscript Spring 2007 Issue 5 06/06/2007
 Leadership vs. Stewardship: Advice for the New UN Ambassador 04/05/2007
 Leaderscript - Fall 2006 Issue 4 12/29/2006
 Leaderscript - Summer 2006 Issue 3 10/05/2006
 Peacekeeping Is Tricky Business 07/26/2006
 Leaderscript - Spring 2006 Issue 2 04/30/2006
 Leaderscript - Fall 2005 Issue 1 12/13/2005

Linda S. Jamison In the News
Linda Jamison, a senior fellow at CSIS, was quoted by USA Today, "Bush Gets Set for Climate-Change Meetings Apart From U.N." 09/27/2007
 Linda Jamison, a senior fellow CSIS, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Tries to Revive Mideast Peace Talks." 09/24/2007
 Linda Jamison, senior fellow at CSIS, appeared on WTOP Radio, "Ahmadinejad's Visit to the U.S." 09/24/2007
 CSIS Senior Fellow Linda Jamison was quoted by Newsday, "Leaders' Lack of Diplomacy on World Stage." 09/23/2006
 CSIS Senior Fellow Linda Jamison was interviewed by WTOP Radio (Washington), "Iranian Nuclear Crisis Goes to U.N." 09/19/2006
 CSIS Senior Fellow Linda Jamison was interviewed by Washington's WTOP radio, "Peacekeeping Forces in the Middle East." 07/25/2006
 

 

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