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OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS June 2, 1998 KEY ADMINISTRATORS/KEY SUPPORT STAFF SUBJECT: Appointment of Dean, Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies C. Peter Timmer, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Development Studies at Harvard University, has been appointed dean of the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). A leading economist in the fields of agricultural economics and development economics, Timmer brings to IR/PS an international reputation as a research scholar and an inspiring teacher, as well as an exemplary record of public service as a policy advisor on food and development issues in East and Southeast Asia. His current research focuses on links between a country's political and economic structure and the degree to which the poor connect to the development process. "Timmer's background and interest in the Pacific region position him perfectly to lead IR/PS into the 21st century," said UCSD Chancellor Robert C. Dynes. "His wide experience will benefit all university constituents - students, faculty, and supporters in the public and private sectors, in the United States and abroad." Timmer, whose appointment will begin August 1, 1998, will become the third dean of IR/PS since its founding in 1986. "This is an incredible time to be joining IR/PS," Timmer said. "East and Southeast Asia's economies are in the midst of deep structural reforms, with political systems under challenge throughout the region. Latin America is finally realizing the benefits from similar wrenching changes over the past two decades, but connecting the poor to economic growth in these societies has proven difficult. IR/PS is uniquely situated and endowed with faculty to reflect on these challenges and offer its students an innovative and effective, but most importantly, a deeply informed, professional training. I am simply delighted to be joining this faculty and university." Since returning to Harvard in 1977, Timmer has taught in four separate faculties of the University, including the Economics Department in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Nutrition in the School of Public Health, the Graduate School of Business Administration, and the Kennedy School of Government. He is also a faculty fellow in the Harvard Institute for International Development. Prior to joining the faculty at Harvard, Timmer held tenured professorships at Stanford University and Cornell University. Timmer earned his Ph.D. in economics, as well as his M.A. and A.B., from Harvard. Timmer has served as an advisor to the Governments of Indonesia, Vietnam, China, and the Philippines, in the areas of agricultural policy and economic development. He was awarded the Bintang Jasa Utama (Highest Merit Star) by the President of Indonesia in 1992. His work is among the most cited in the agricultural economics community, and he is widely recognized as the most prominent economist studying Indonesia. In 1984, he received the American Agricultural Economics Association's award for professional excellence in quality of communication for Food Policy Analysis. In addition to numerous articles, he is the author of the internationally acclaimed book, Getting Prices Right: The Scope and Limits of Agricultural Price Policy. His work has been widely reprinted and translated throughout East and Southeast Asia. "Peter Timmer is an enormously talented individual," said Marsha A. Chandler, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at UCSD. "I am confident he will provide wonderful and inspired leadership." Timmer succeeds Richard Feinberg, who assumed the directorship of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Studies Center in 1997, and Peter Gourevitch, the founding dean of the Graduate School. Interim Dean Miles Kahler will return to his research and teaching activities. Established in 1986, UCSD's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) is the University of California's only professional school of international affairs. The school focuses on the economic, political, and business relations of the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region. More information on the graduate school can be found at its web site at: http://www-irps.ucsd.edu. Marsha A. Chandler Senior Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs |