Richard Haass

RICHARD HAASS is President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, which he led from 2003 to 2023. A veteran American diplomat and national security official, Haass served in a number of senior positions at the White House and the Departments of State and Defense. From 2001 to 2003, he was Director of Policy Planning for the Department of State. He also served as President George W. Bush’s Special Envoy for Northern Ireland and Coordinator for the Future of Afghanistan. From 1989 to 1993, he was Special Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian Affairs on the National Security Council. He is the author of The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens and The World: A Brief Introduction, among other books.