Ed Pechous serves as an Adjunct Staff Member
of the Operational Evaluation Division at the Institute for Defense
Analyses (IDA) in Alexandria, Virginia, USA. He joined IDA in 1995
after a distinguished career in the US Foreign Service.
Mr. Pechous served in a variety of positions within
the US Foreign Service beginning in 1962. His responsibilities
included assignments in many countries in South Asia, Africa, and
Europe.
He earned a B.A. in History from the University of
Illinois in1956, and an M.A. in History/Political Science from the
University of Illinois in 1956. He completed additional post-MA
work in Economic History from 1959 to 1961.
He serves as a member of the American Historical
Association, and has served as a Panel Contributor to Council on
Foreign Relations since 1995. Among his publications (limited
distribution) are:
- Co-author, IDA Paper P-3396, "Crisis Management and
Conflict Resolution in Late 20th Century Europe: Albania – A Case
Study," 10 February 1999
- Co-author, IDA Document D-2487, "Effectiveness of
DOD Humanitarian Relief Efforts in Response to Hurricanes Georges
and Mitch," 25 August 2000
- Co-author, IDA Document D-2481, "Civil-Military
Emergency Planning Council Bucharest Conference Proceedings," 6
September 2000
- Co-author, IDA Document D-2518, "National Security
Dialogues on the 21st Century," 27 October 2000
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