Mitchell B. Reiss appointed President and CEO of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Mitchell B. Reiss, DPhil in International Relations (1986) has been appointed president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, effective October 6, 2014.

Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation in the United States representing the historic district of the city of Williamsburg, Virginia. The 301 acre Historic Area includes buildings dating from 1699 to 1780 (during which the city was the capital of Colonial Virginia), as well as Colonial Revival and more recent reconstructions. You can learn more about it by clicking here: http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/discover/

As well as a DPhil from Oxford, Reiss has a law degree from Columbia Law School, a Masters degree from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and a BA from Williams College. He has written three books on international security, contributed to eighteen others, and published over 100 articles and reviews. His newest book, Negotiating with Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists, was published by digital publisher Open Road Media in September 2010 as its first original e-book. Reiss has testified frequently before Congress, appeared on television and radio in the U.S. and overseas, and delivered numerous talks before academic, military, and civilian audiences around the world.

From 2003-2005 Reiss served as Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department, where he provided Secretary Colin L. Powell with independent strategic advice and policy recommendations. In December 2003, he was asked to serve concurrently as the Presidents Special Envoy for the Northern Ireland Peace Process with the rank of Ambassador.

You can read a biography on the website of the Washington College, where he is currently President: http://www.washcoll.edu/details/profile_offices.php?id=1737