Una Chapman Cox Foundation

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 and initiatives.[2]

Una Chapman Cox Foundation
Formation1980 (1980)
FounderUna Chapman Cox
Type501(c)(3) non-profit organization
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States
FieldsU.S. foreign policy
Key people
[Jo Ellen Powell] (Executive Director)
Revenue (2016)
$2,055,308[1]
Expenses (2016)$1,209,534[1]
Websiteuccoxfoundation.org

Amb. (ret.) Lino Gutierrez serves as the current Executive Director.[3]

History

In 1948 in Bombay, India, Una Chapman Cox, a Texas rancher, was arrested by authorities for traveling without her passport.[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 its projects and initiatives that support excellence in recruitment, professional development, and public awareness and its collaboration with the U.S. Department of State and other program partners.[7] 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.[8][9][10]

The Una Chapman Cox Foundation has developed programs and worked alongside partners such as the American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD), the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), and the United States Diplomacy Center.[11][12]

Recent projects include American Diplomat and The General and the Ambassador, two podcasts created for the foundation by AAD as part of a Cox Foundation program to educate the public about the Foreign Service; studies and events on the importance of commercial and economic diplomacy;[13] and development of a career exploration program on diplomatic careers for students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Serving Institutions.[14][15]

References
  1. "Una Chapman Cox Foundation" (PDF). Foundation Center. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  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. "Foreign Service and a Texan's Gift". New York Times. July 22, 1986. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. "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. "Candid Cameras: Mission Mexico Captures a Day in its Life" (PDF). State Magazine. November 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. Carrington, Margot (September 2011). "Advancement for Women at State" (PDF). Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  9. "Cox Sabbaticals Enrich Two Officers' Lives" (PDF). State Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. Adams-Smith, Kelly (September 2011). "Shipboard Diplomacy" (PDF). State Magazine. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. "Cox Foundation". Una Chapman Cox Foundation. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  12. "Coming Attraction" (PDF). Una Chapman Cox Foundation. May 2009. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. "Support for American Jobs – Parts I & II". American Academy of Diplomacy. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  14. "2018 Cox-State Department Diplomacy Seminar". Una Chapman Cox Foundation. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  15. "Seminar Exposes HSI, HBCU Students to Diplomacy Careers". Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. 11 February 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
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