Richard Kauzlarich served as national intelligence officer for Europe from September 2003 to April 2011. Formerly, he was director of the special initiative on the Muslim World at the United States Institute of Peace. Kauzlarich joined the Institute in 2002 after a 32-year career in the Foreign Service.
Experience
Current Positions
- Visiting Fellow, Joint Forces Staff College, National Defense University
- Deputy Director, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
- Advisory Board Member, Clean Trade
Past Positions
- National Intelligence Officer for Europe (2003-11)
- Director, Special Initiative on the Muslim World, United States Institute of Peace (2002-03)
- United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997-99) and Azerbaijan (1994-97)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European Affairs (1991-93)
- Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, International Organization Affairs (1984-86)
- Deputy Director, State Department Policy Planning Staff (1986-89)
Education
- A.A., Black Hawk College, 1964
B.A., Valparaiso University, 1966
M.A., Political and Administrative Development, Indiana University, 1967
M.A., Applied Economics, University of Michigan, 1976
Language Fluency