Institute of Peace Elects New Board Chair and Vice Chair
June 27, 2004 WASHINGTON—The members of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Institute of Peace elected J. Robinson (Robin) West as their new Chair on July 22. West will take over from Dr. Chester A. Crocker, Schlesinger Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University, who has served as Chair since 1992. María Otero was elected the new Vice Chair of the Institute's Board, replacing Seymour Martin Lipset, Hazel Professor of Public Policy and Sociology at George Mason University. West is...