RICHARD VON WEIZSÄCKER served a rare double term as the sixth president of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1984-1994. He has a distinguished record of public service as the governing mayor of West Berlin (1981-84), the vice president of the Bundestag (1979-81), and a member of the Bundestag (1969-81). From 1967-84 he was a member of the Synod and the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany. In his public addresses and in his writings, Dr. von Weizsäcker has been a strong and articulate advocate of democratic principles, tolerance, and social responsibility. He received an honorary doctorate from Hopkins in 1993.
The ROBERT BOSCH STIFTUNG (Foundation) of Stuttgart was established by the estate of Robert Bosch, who died in 1942. Mr. Bosch, who founded the Bosch Company, dedicated his life to humanitarian concerns.
DANIEL S. HAMILTON, SAIS 1979 (M.A.), 1985 (Ph.D.), the inaugural Richard von Weizsäcker Professor, is director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations, which engages international scholars and students directly with opinion leaders from both sides of the Atlantic on issues facing Europe and North America. Dr. Hamilton was deputy assistant secretary of state for European Affairs and associate director of the policy planning staff for Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Warren Christopher. He earlier was U.S. coordinator for Southeast European Stabilization and senior policy adviser to the U.S. Embassy in Germany. Awarded the Federal Order of Merit by former German President Roman Herzog, he was recognized by the U.S. Department of State with the Superior Honor Award.
RICHARD VON WEIZSÄCKER served a rare double term as the sixth president of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1984-1994. He has a distinguished record of public service as the governing mayor of West Berlin (1981-84), the vice president of the Bundestag (1979-81), and a member of the Bundestag (1969-81). From 1967-84 he was a member of the Synod and the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany. In his public addresses and in his writings, Dr. von Weizsäcker has been a strong and articulate advocate of democratic principles, tolerance, and social responsibility. He received an honorary doctorate from Hopkins in 1993. 
DANIEL S. HAMILTON, SAIS 1979 (M.A.), 1985 (Ph.D.), the inaugural Richard von Weizsäcker Professor, is director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations, which engages international scholars and students directly with opinion leaders from both sides of the Atlantic on issues facing Europe and North America. Dr. Hamilton was deputy assistant secretary of state for European Affairs and associate director of the policy planning staff for Secretaries of State Madeleine Albright and Warren Christopher. He earlier was U.S. coordinator for Southeast European Stabilization and senior policy adviser to the U.S. Embassy in Germany. Awarded the Federal Order of Merit by former German President Roman Herzog, he was recognized by the U.S. Department of State with the Superior Honor Award.