Richard Youngs is appointed Director General of FRIDE
13/01/2010FRIDE (Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior) has appointed Richard Youngs its new Director General.
Of British nationality, Richard Youngs is a renowned expert in democracy promotion and European policies. He has worked at FRIDE since 2004, first as senior researcher and later as Director of Research. Prior to joining FRIDE, Dr. Youngs was EU Marie Curie research fellow between 2001 and 2004. He has also worked as researcher at the University of Portsmouth and, between 1995 and 1998, in the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. During the past few years, he has been lecturer at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, and visiting lecturer at the University of Stanford, United States. He is author of several books and articles on international relations. Some of his latest works include New Challenges to Democratization (with Peter Burnell, Routledge, 2009), Energy Security (Routledge, 2009), and Europe and the Middle East: In the Shadow of September 11 (Lynne Rienner, 2006).
“Richard Youngs has greatly contributed to FRIDE’s growth and consolidation as a think tank of reference in Spain and internationally. We are very grateful for his constant dedication and commitment, and we believe that in this new phase, his vision and excellent work will take FRIDE a step further in continuing to gain weight and prestige in the area of international relations”, states Diego Hidalgo, President of the Board of Trustees and founder of FRIDE.
This appointment reinforces the institution’s consolidation process, which also includes the incorporation of Pedro Solbes, former Spanish Deputy Vice-President and Minister of Economy, as President of the Executive Committee of FRIDE in November 2009.
FRIDE, established in 1999 by Spanish philanthropist Diego Hidalgo, is an independent think tank that seeks to break new ground and influence public policy in the areas of peace, security, democratisation and development. It counts on a multidisciplinary team of international experts.
During its first ten years, FRIDE also contributed to the creation in Spain of other international relations organisations and action tanks such as the Club de Madrid – made up of over 70 former heads of state and government from democratic countries worldwide – and the Toledo International Centre for Peace, focused on conflict mediation and resolution.
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