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July 9th, 2010
Mariano-Florentino Cuellar to be appointed to the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States
Press ReleasePresident Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint Cuellar, an expert on federal regulatory policy, public safety, and international security, to the independent agency of the United States government charged with improving the efficiency and fairness of federal agencies. Read more »
February 12th, 2010
Martha Crenshaw on 'The Consequences of Counterterrorism'
in the news: Russell Sage Foundation Press on February 1, 2010In this edited volume, Martha Crenshaw states that "citizens of democracies may be paying a high price for policies that do not protect them from danger." The book examines the political costs and challenges democratic governments face in confronting terrorism. 
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September 8th, 2009
Stanford Africa expert to work for National Security Council
CISAC, CDDRL, FSI Stanford Press ReleaseJeremy Weinstein, an associate professor of political science, has been appointed Director for Democracy at the National Security Council (NSC). He will be responsible for democracy and governance-related issues and formulate broader U.S. government policies on global development. Read more »
March 16th, 2009
Rice cites regret over immigration, encourages open markets
CISAC, FSI Stanford in the news: Stanford Report on March 13, 2009Ex-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a former CISAC fellow, said she regrets the Bush administration's failure to push major immigration changes through Congress, and she warned that keeping newcomers out of America would hurt the country. Read more »
March 13th, 2009
CISAC Faculty Member Mariano-Florentino Cuellar asked to serve on White House Domestic Policy Council
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, a law professor and CISAC faculty member, has been asked to serve as a special assistant to President Obama for domestic policy, in charge of directing criminal justice and immigration policy at the White House Domestic Policy Council.
December 2nd, 2008
Calexico grad to advise Obama
in the news: Imperial Valley Press on November 27, 2008President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tino Cuéllar, a Calexico High School graduate and CISAC faculty member, to lead his transition team's immigration policy group. Read more »
November 26th, 2008
Obama transition teams draw on Stanford scholars
CISAC, CDDRL, FSI Stanford in the news: Stanford Report on November 26, 2008As president-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office, his transition teams are drawing on several FSI Stanford scholars from CISAC and CDDRL to help shape the policies and ideas of his administration. Read more »