Susan Elaine Eisenhower was born on December 31,1951 and is an American consultant, author, and expert on international security, space policy, energy, and relations between the Russian Federation and the United States of America.
24 Facts About Susan Eisenhower
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Susan Eisenhower is the daughter of John Eisenhower, and the granddaughter of President Dwight D Eisenhower.
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Susan Eisenhower has consulted for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies doing business in the emerging markets of the former Soviet Union and for a number of major institutions engaged in the energy field.
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Susan Eisenhower served as the president of the Susan Eisenhower Institute twice, and later as chair.
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In January 2010, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu appointed Susan Eisenhower to serve on the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, which has been asked to develop a long-term solution for safely managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.
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Susan Eisenhower currently sits on the Nuclear Threat Initiative board, co-chaired by Senator Sam Nunn and Ted Turner, the Energy Future Coalition, the US Chamber of Commerce's new Institute for 21st Century Energy, and the Air Force Academy's Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies.
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Susan Eisenhower has served as an Academic Fellow of the International Peace and Security program of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, as director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and as an advisor to Johns Hopkins' Nitze School of Advance International Studies.
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Susan Eisenhower testified before the Senate Armed Services and Senate Budget Committees on policy toward the region.
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Susan Eisenhower was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences' standing Committee on International Security and Arms Control, where she served for eight years.
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Susan Eisenhower is active in the corporate world, serving on the advisory boards of Thorium Power, IxReveal, and Foolproof.
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Susan Eisenhower is a Senior Director of Stonebridge International, a Washington-based international consulting firm headed by former national Security Advisor Samuel "Sandy" Berger and former Senator Warren Rudman.
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Susan Eisenhower has provided analysis for CNN International, MSNBC, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, Fox News, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Hardball with Chris Matthews, One on One with John McLaughlin, the BBC, and three network morning programs.
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Susan Eisenhower has spoken at many diverse types of gatherings: from the nation's most distinguished institutions such as Harvard to countless World Affairs Councils and corporate gatherings.
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Susan Eisenhower has given full speeches, by invitation, at other prominent places, such as the National Press Club, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, the Hollywood Bowl, the French National Assembly, the Rotunda of the Capitol, and the White House, on two recent occasions.
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Susan Eisenhower has been seen as a "talking head" on many TV programs and documentaries, including Oliver North's War Stories, Sony Pictures Why We Fight and, most recently, Sputnik Mania.
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Susan Eisenhower has received four honorary doctorates, most recently from the Monterey Institute, where she was cited for her work on nuclear nonproliferation.
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Susan Eisenhower received the 2008 Dolibois History Prize from Miami University.
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Susan Eisenhower is the author of four books: Breaking Free: A Memoir of Love; Mrs Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower; Partners in Space: US-Russian Cooperation After the Cold War and How Ike Led.
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Susan Eisenhower has co-authored The Making of a Soviet Scientist with Roald Sagdeev.
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Susan Eisenhower actively maintains a blog on her personal website, addressing various issues in foreign and domestic policy, national security, and politics.
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Susan Eisenhower announced on August 21,2008, that she was leaving the Republican Party and becoming an Independent.
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Susan Eisenhower spoke on the final day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
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In 1970, Susan Eisenhower was presented as a debutante to high society at the prestigious International Debutante Ball at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
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Many members of the Susan Eisenhower family have been presented as a debutante at the International Debutante Ball.