Directors of the Foreign Service Institute

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: William P. Maddox
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Mar 7, 1947]
Termination of Appointment: Oct 26, 1949

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Harry C. Hawkins
State of Residency: Massachusetts
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Jan 3, 1950]
Termination of Appointment: Feb 29, 1952

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Norman Burns
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Mar 3, 1952]
Termination of Appointment: Nov 3, 1953
Note: Edward J. Bash was Acting Director, Jan 1954-Mar 1955.

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Harold B. Hoskins
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Mar 8, 1955]
Termination of Appointment: Mar 7, 1961

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Carl W. Strom
State of Residency: Iowa
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jun 9, 1961]
Termination of Appointment: May 31, 1962

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: George A. Morgan
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jun 10, 1962]
Termination of Appointment: May 18, 1965

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: George V. Allen
State of Residency: North Carolina
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Mar 1, 1966]
Termination of Appointment: Nov 30, 1968

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Parker T. Hart
State of Residency: Illinois
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Feb 5, 1969]
Termination of Appointment: Sep 30, 1969

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Howard E. Sollenberger
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [May 24, 1971]
Termination of Appointment: Apr 23, 1976

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: George S. Springsteen, Jr.
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Non-career appointee
Appointment: [Jul 14, 1976]
Termination of Appointment: Feb 29, 1980

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Paul H. Boeker
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Mar 9, 1980]
Termination of Appointment: Jan 31, 1982

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Stephen Low
State of Residency: Ohio
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [May 4, 1982]
Termination of Appointment: Apr 3, 1987

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Charles W. Bray, 3d.
State of Residency: Maryland
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Apr 6, 1987]
Termination of Appointment: Jun 30, 1988

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Brandon H. Grove, Jr.
State of Residency: District of Columbia
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Jul 5, 1988]
Termination of Appointment: Aug 14, 1992

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Lawrence P. Taylor
State of Residency: Pennsylvania
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: [Aug 17, 1992]
Termination of Appointment: Apr 28, 1995

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Teresita Currie Schaffer
State of Residency: New York
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Sep 5, 1995
Termination of Appointment: Apr 27, 1997

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Ruth A. Davis
State of Residency: California
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Jul 14, 1997
Termination of Appointment:

Title: Director of the Foreign Service Institute
Name: Katherine H. Peterson
State of Residency:
Foreign Service officer
Appointment: Jun 18, 2001
Termination of Appointment: Jul 5, 2005

Creation of Position: Congress authorized the Foreign Service Institute in the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (P.L. 79-726; 60 Stat. 1018). The Foreign Service Institute was established on Mar 13, 1947, to furnish Foreign Service Officers with training throughout their careers. It superseded a Foreign Service School established in 1924 to provide basic instruction in foreign policy questions and consular operations to newly appointed Foreign Service officers. All Directors of the Foreign Service Institute have been designated by the Secretary of State, and hold rank equivalent to an Assistant Secretary of State.