07-05-2011, 05:01 AM
Steve Pieczenik, MD, PhD[1] (1943- ) was born in Havana, Cuba on December 7, 1943. He lived first in Toulouse, France for six years. His family then migrated to the United States where they settled in New York City. [2]
Education
Steve Pieczenik attended Booker T. Washington High School in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. In 1964, he received a B.A. degree in Pre-Medicine and Psychology from Cornell, later attending Cornell University Medical College and receiving a medical degree. Later, he did a psychiatry residency at Harvard, during which time he also attained a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pieczenik claims to be the first psychiatrist ever to receive a PhD. focusing on international relations. [2]
Professional life
Pieczenik served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and/or Senior Policy Planner under Secretaries Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, George Schultz and James Baker.[non-primary source needed] [3] [2] During his time under Secretary Vance, he was involved in negotiations for the release of Aldo Moro after Moro was kidnapped. [4]
Dr. Pieczenik has also previously worked for the state department as a psychiatrist, and was a press source for early information on the mental state of the hostages involved in the Iranian Hostage Crisis after they were freed. [5] He has additionally previously been affiliated in a professional capacity as a psychiatrist with the National Institute of Mental Health. [6]
Dr. Pieczenik has previously consulted with both the United States Institute of Peace and the RAND Corporation [7]
Dr. Pieczenik is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[8]
Writing ventures
Pieczenik has made a number of ventures into fiction, both as an author (of State of Emergency and a number of other books)[9] and as a business partner of Tom Clancy for several series of novels. [10]
Pieczenik received a listed credit as "co-creator" for both Tom Clancy's Op-Center and Tom Clancy's Net Force, two best-selling series of novels, as a result of a business relationship with Tom Clancy. He was not directly involved in writing books in these series, but "assembled a team" including the ghost-writer who did author the novels, and someone to handle the "packaging" of the novels. [11] [10] The Op-Center series alone had grossed more than 28 million dollars in net profit for the partnership by 2003. [10]
Dr. Pieczenik has previously had at least two articles published in the American Intelligence Journal, a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Military Intelligence Association.[12]
In September 2010, Dr. John Neustadt was recognized by Elsevier as being one of the Top Ten Cited Authors in 2007 & 2008 for his article, "Mitochondrial dysfunction and molecular pathways of disease." This article was coauthored with Dr. Pieczenik.[13]
Dr. Pieczenik is the co-author of the published textbook, Foundations and Applications of Medical Biochemistry in Clinical Practice.[14]
Note: This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pieczenik
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Dr. Steve Pieczenik is a critically acclaimed author of psycho-political thrillers and the co-creator of the New York Times best-selling "Tom Clancy's Op-Center" and "Tom Clancy's Net Force" book series. He is also one of the world's most experienced international crisis managers and hostage negotiators. His novels are based on his twenty years experience in resolving international crises for four U.S. administrations.
Dr. Pieczenik trained in Psychiatry at Harvard and has both an M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and a Ph.D. in International Relations from M.I.T. He was the first psychiatrist ever to receive a PhD. focusing on international relations. He served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and/or Senior Policy Planner under Secretaries Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, George Schultz and James Baker.
During his career as a senior State Department official, Dr. Pieczenik utilized his unique abilities and expertise to develop strategies and tactics that were instrumental in resolving major conflicts in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and the United States.
Dr. Pieczenik was the principal International Crisis Manager and Hostage Negotiator under Secretaries Kissinger and Vance. During this time he developed conflict resolution techniques that were instrumental in saving over five hundred hostages in different terrorist episodes, including the Hanafi Moslem Seizure in Washington, DC, the TWA Croatian Hijacking, the Aldo Moro Kidnapping, the JRA Hijacking, the PLO Hijacking, and many other incidents involving terrorists such as Idi Amin, Muammar Quaddafi, Carlos, FARC, Abu Nidal and Saddam Hussein.
Dr. Pieczenik helped develop negotiation strategies for major U.S.- Soviet arms control summits under the Reagan administration. He was also involved in advising senior officials on important psycho-political dynamics and conflict mediation strategies for President Carter's successful Camp David Peace Conference. In 1991, Dr. Pieczenik was a chief architect of the Cambodian Peace Conference in Paris. He is currently an advisor to the Department of Defense.
Dr. Pieczenik has started several successful companies, employing his methodologies in various industries, including investment banking, publishing and television/film.
http://www.stevepieczenik.com/bio.htm
Education
Steve Pieczenik attended Booker T. Washington High School in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. In 1964, he received a B.A. degree in Pre-Medicine and Psychology from Cornell, later attending Cornell University Medical College and receiving a medical degree. Later, he did a psychiatry residency at Harvard, during which time he also attained a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pieczenik claims to be the first psychiatrist ever to receive a PhD. focusing on international relations. [2]
Professional life
Pieczenik served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and/or Senior Policy Planner under Secretaries Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, George Schultz and James Baker.[non-primary source needed] [3] [2] During his time under Secretary Vance, he was involved in negotiations for the release of Aldo Moro after Moro was kidnapped. [4]
Dr. Pieczenik has also previously worked for the state department as a psychiatrist, and was a press source for early information on the mental state of the hostages involved in the Iranian Hostage Crisis after they were freed. [5] He has additionally previously been affiliated in a professional capacity as a psychiatrist with the National Institute of Mental Health. [6]
Dr. Pieczenik has previously consulted with both the United States Institute of Peace and the RAND Corporation [7]
Dr. Pieczenik is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[8]
Writing ventures
Pieczenik has made a number of ventures into fiction, both as an author (of State of Emergency and a number of other books)[9] and as a business partner of Tom Clancy for several series of novels. [10]
Pieczenik received a listed credit as "co-creator" for both Tom Clancy's Op-Center and Tom Clancy's Net Force, two best-selling series of novels, as a result of a business relationship with Tom Clancy. He was not directly involved in writing books in these series, but "assembled a team" including the ghost-writer who did author the novels, and someone to handle the "packaging" of the novels. [11] [10] The Op-Center series alone had grossed more than 28 million dollars in net profit for the partnership by 2003. [10]
Dr. Pieczenik has previously had at least two articles published in the American Intelligence Journal, a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Military Intelligence Association.[12]
In September 2010, Dr. John Neustadt was recognized by Elsevier as being one of the Top Ten Cited Authors in 2007 & 2008 for his article, "Mitochondrial dysfunction and molecular pathways of disease." This article was coauthored with Dr. Pieczenik.[13]
Dr. Pieczenik is the co-author of the published textbook, Foundations and Applications of Medical Biochemistry in Clinical Practice.[14]
Note: This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pieczenik
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Dr. Steve Pieczenik is a critically acclaimed author of psycho-political thrillers and the co-creator of the New York Times best-selling "Tom Clancy's Op-Center" and "Tom Clancy's Net Force" book series. He is also one of the world's most experienced international crisis managers and hostage negotiators. His novels are based on his twenty years experience in resolving international crises for four U.S. administrations.
Dr. Pieczenik trained in Psychiatry at Harvard and has both an M.D. from Cornell University Medical College and a Ph.D. in International Relations from M.I.T. He was the first psychiatrist ever to receive a PhD. focusing on international relations. He served as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and/or Senior Policy Planner under Secretaries Henry Kissinger, Cyrus Vance, George Schultz and James Baker.
During his career as a senior State Department official, Dr. Pieczenik utilized his unique abilities and expertise to develop strategies and tactics that were instrumental in resolving major conflicts in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and the United States.
Dr. Pieczenik was the principal International Crisis Manager and Hostage Negotiator under Secretaries Kissinger and Vance. During this time he developed conflict resolution techniques that were instrumental in saving over five hundred hostages in different terrorist episodes, including the Hanafi Moslem Seizure in Washington, DC, the TWA Croatian Hijacking, the Aldo Moro Kidnapping, the JRA Hijacking, the PLO Hijacking, and many other incidents involving terrorists such as Idi Amin, Muammar Quaddafi, Carlos, FARC, Abu Nidal and Saddam Hussein.
Dr. Pieczenik helped develop negotiation strategies for major U.S.- Soviet arms control summits under the Reagan administration. He was also involved in advising senior officials on important psycho-political dynamics and conflict mediation strategies for President Carter's successful Camp David Peace Conference. In 1991, Dr. Pieczenik was a chief architect of the Cambodian Peace Conference in Paris. He is currently an advisor to the Department of Defense.
Dr. Pieczenik has started several successful companies, employing his methodologies in various industries, including investment banking, publishing and television/film.
http://www.stevepieczenik.com/bio.htm
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