Una Chapman Cox Foundation
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| Motto | Dedicated to a Strong Professional Foreign Service |
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| Formation | 1980 |
| Founder | Una Chapman Cox |
| Type | 501(c)3 non-profit organization |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Fields | U.S. foreign policy |
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Key people
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Lino Gutierrez (Executive Director) W. Robert Pearson (Trustee) |
| Website | www |
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.
Lino Gutierrez serves as the current Executive Director.
In 1948 in Bombay, India, Una Chapman Cox, a Texas ranch millionaire, was arrested by authorities for traveling without a visa. A Foreign Service Officer named Royal Bisbee worked to arrange her release and return to the United States. Cox founded the organization 32 years later, in 1980, out of gratitude for the work of Foreign Service Officers. Cox left $16 million from her estate for the organization.
Cox served as the sole trustee of the organization until her death in 1982.
The Una Chapman Cox Foundation is notable for the grants it provides to Foreign Service Officers in the field. 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.
The Una Chapman Cox Foundation has supported the American Academy of Diplomacy and the United States Diplomacy Center.
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