Una Chapman Cox Foundation

Una Chapman Cox Foundation
Motto Dedicated to a Strong Professional Foreign Service
Formation 1980 (1980)
Founder Una Chapman Cox
Type 501(c)3 non-profit organization
Headquarters Washington, D.C., United States
Fields U.S. foreign policy
Key people
 Lino Gutierrez (Executive Director)
W. Robert Pearson (Trustee)
Revenue (2014)
$3,281,018[1]
Expenses (2014) $1,599,541[1]
Website www.uccoxfoundation.org

The Una Chapman Cox Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to support the effectiveness and professionalism of the United States Foreign Service through various projects, initiatives, and grants.[2]

Lino Gutierrez serves as the current Executive Director.[3]

History

In 1948 in Bombay, India, Una Chapman Cox, a Texas ranch millionaire, was arrested by authorities for traveling without a visa.[4] A Foreign Service Officer named Royal Bisbee worked to arrange her release and return to the United States.[5] Cox founded the organization 32 years later, in 1980, out of gratitude for the work of Foreign Service Officers.[5] Cox left $16 million from her estate for the organization.[4]

Cox served as the sole trustee of the organization until her death in 1982.[6][4]

Activities

The Una Chapman Cox Foundation is notable for the grants it provides to Foreign Service Officers in the field.[7][8] The Foundation also offers sabbatical leave fellowships to distinguished mid-level Foreign Service Officers, selected by the Director General of the Foreign Service to pursue special projects.[9][10][11]

The Una Chapman Cox Foundation has supported the American Academy of Diplomacy and the United States Diplomacy Center.[12][13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Una Chapman Cox Foundation" (PDF). Foundation Center. 14 April 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Supporter". America Abroad Media. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Saxon, Jamie (August 19, 2013). "Students explore the world of diplomacy, one policy at a time". Princeton University. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Foreign Service and a Texan's Gift". New York Times. July 22, 1986. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Relying on the Kindness of Strangers — The Start of the Una Chapman Cox Foundation". Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "A History of the Una Chapman Cox Foundation". Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "AAFSW launches online resource, FSHub.org for the Foreign Service community". Diplopundit. June 23, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Candid Cameras: Mission Mexico Captures a Day in its Life" (PDF). State Magazine. November 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ Carrington, Margot (September 2011). "Advancement for Women at State" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Cox Sabbaticals Enrich Two Officers' Lives" (PDF). State Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ Adams-Smith, Kelly (September 2011). "Shipboard Diplomacy" (PDF). State Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Donors". American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Coming Attraction" (PDF). Una Chapman Cox Foundation. May 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
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