Casimir A. Yost

5411 Spangler Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20816

Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
Master of Science in Foreign Service
Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
803 Intercultural Center
Washington, D.C. 20057
Telephone: 202 687-8417
Facsimile: 202 687-3233
Email: yostc@georgetown.edu


Experience

2008 - Present
Visiting Professor & Senior Research Fellow
Master of Science in Foreign Service and Institute for the Study of Diplomacy

1994 - 2008
Director, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD)& Marshall B. Coyne Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy

• Directs Institute staff and visiting associates, who are detailed from U.S. and foreign government agencies, to ISD. Oversees Institute’s research, teaching, and publication activities.

• Has taught three graduate seminars in the Masters of Science in Foreign Service Program: “Contemporary Sino-U.S. Relations,” “Defining National Interests,” and “U.S. Foreign Policy Process: Executive/Congressional Relations.”

• Co-chairs ISD’s Schlesinger Working Group on Strategic Surprises and the annual meetings of the International Forum on Diplomatic Training.

• Project Director for "America's Role in the World - Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President" Working Group. Co-Author of "America's Role in the World - Foreign Policy Choices for the Next President" monograph.

• Consults with the U.S. government.


1990 - 1994
Executive Director, Center for Asian Pacific Affairs (CAPA)
The Asia Foundation, San Francisco

• CAPA focused on expanding and improving the policy dialogue between Asians and Americans on current and emerging political, economic, and security issues.

• Organized workshops and oversaw Center’s research in Asia and the United States.


1986 - 1990
President, World Affairs Council of Northern California, San Francisco

• Directed public education, membership organization which annually convened over 200 conferences, lectures, and seminars for a membership in excess of 10,000.


1982 - 1986
Staff Director, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy
Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate

• Subcommittee’s jurisdiction included authorization of U.S. contributions to the multilateral development banks and the International Monetary Fund.

• Staffed U.S. Senate Delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly.

• Provided staff assistance to Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. on Middle East and other foreign policy issues.


1977 - 1982
Foreign Policy Advisor to Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (R-Md.)
U.S. Senate

• Principal staff member on foreign policy and defense issues. Particular focus on arms control, Soviet, and Middle East issues.


1972 - 1977
Citibank (First National City Bank of New York)

• (1976) Tunisia: Responsible for marketing bank services in Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria.
• (1974-1975) Saudi Arabia: Established and managed bank’s representative office in the Eastern Province.
• (1973) Pakistan: Loan officer in Karachi.
• (1972) Training Center: Beirut, Lebanon



Other Activities

• Participation on international election observation missions to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Mexico, Kyrgystan, Ukraine, Hong Kong, and Palestine.



Memberships

• Council on Foreign Relations, New York
• National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York
• Board of Trustees, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco (1996-2005)
• Policy Council, Una Chapman Cox Foundation (1999-2002)
• Steering Committee, Bilderberg Meetings (1994-1998)


Personal

Born: December 26,1944 - Washington, DC
Married: Carol H. Yost
Children: Charles & Aubrey