{"id":86,"date":"2009-02-18T22:42:07","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T03:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/zhang\/?p=86"},"modified":"2009-03-08T09:16:42","modified_gmt":"2009-03-08T14:16:42","slug":"head-of-states-with-harvard-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/zhang\/2009\/02\/18\/head-of-states-with-harvard-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"head of states with harvard degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Head of state is an important job in the sense that they could take a day off in President&#8217;s Day. Seriously, they have to take in charge in the time of crisis and be accountable for anything happening in a country, occasionally abroad, even though they have their own jets, own staffs, and even own military. Harvard University is one of the place to produce head of state in the world.<\/p>\n<p>There are 13 schools to grant degrees at Harvard, including 4 Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) affiliated schools &#8212; the College, the Graduated School of Arts and Sciences, the Extension School, and the School of Engineering &#8212; and 9 individual professional schools, including the Business School, the Dental School, the Design School, the Divinity School, the Education School, the Kennedy School, the Law School, the Medical School, and the School of Public Health. Among these 13 schools, 7 schools have produced 23 heads of state in 15 countries and regions so far, including<\/p>\n<p>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">College (FAS)<\/span>&#8216;s <strong>Benazir Bhutto<\/strong>, Bachelor of Arts \u201973 Radcliffe College, Prime Minister of <em>Pakistan <\/em>(1988-1990, 1993-1996); <strong>John Fitzgerald Kennedy<\/strong>, Bachelor of Science cl 1940, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (1961-1963); <strong>Franklin Delano Roosevelt<\/strong>, Bachelor of Arts 1903, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (1933-1945); <strong>Theodore Roosevelt<\/strong>, Bachelor of Arts mcl 1880, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (1901-1909); <strong>John Quincy Adams<\/strong>, Bachelor of Arts 1787, Master of Arts 1790, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (1825-1829); <strong>John Adams<\/strong>, Bachelor of Arts 1755, Master of Arts 1758, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (1797-1801);<\/p>\n<p>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (FAS)<\/span>&#8216;s <strong>Miguel de la Madrid<\/strong>, Master of Arts \u201976, Doctor of Philosophy in Government \u201978 , President of <em>Mexico <\/em>(1982-1988);<\/p>\n<p>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Extension School (FAS)<\/span>&#8216;s <strong>\u00c1lvaro Uribe<\/strong>, Certificate of Special Studies in Administration and Management \u201993 , President of <em>Colombia <\/em>(2002-);<\/p>\n<p>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Law School<\/span>&#8216;s <strong>Barack Obama<\/strong>, Doctor of Law &#8217;91, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (2009-); <strong>Ma Ying-jeou<\/strong>, Doctor of Juridical Science \u201981, President of <em>Taiwan<\/em> (2008-), <strong>Rutherford B. Hayes<\/strong>, Bachelor of Laws 1845, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (1877-1881); <strong>Mary Robinson<\/strong>, Master of Law &#8217;68, President of <em>the Republic of Ireland<\/em> (1990-1997);<\/p>\n<p>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Business School<\/span>&#8216;s <strong>George Walker Bush<\/strong>, Master of Business Administration \u201975, President of <em>the United States<\/em> (2001-2009);<\/p>\n<p>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Kennedy School<\/span>&#8216;s <strong>Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201902, Prime Minister of <em>Mongolia<\/em> (1998, 2004-2006); <strong>Felipe Calder\u00f3n<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201900, President of <em>Mexico <\/em>(2006-); <strong>Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Figueres<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201991, President of <em>Costa Rica<\/em> (1994-1998); <strong>Jamil Mahuad<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201989, President of <em>Ecuador <\/em>(1998-2000);\u00a0<strong>Donald Tsang<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201982, Chief Executive of <em>Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region<\/em> (2005-); <strong>Lee Hsien Loong<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201980, Prime Minister of <em>Singapore <\/em>(2004-);\u00a0<strong>Ellen Johnson Sirleaf<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201971, President of <em>Liberia <\/em>(2006-), <strong>Carlos Salinas de Gortari<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201973, President of <em>Mexico <\/em>(1988-1994), <strong>Miguel de la Madrid<\/strong>, Master of Public Administration \u201965, President of <em>Mexico <\/em>(1982-1988);<\/p>\n<p>the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">School of Public Health<\/span>&#8216;s <strong>Gro Harlem Brundtland<\/strong>, Master of Public Health &#8217;65, Prime Minister of <em>Norway<\/em> (1981,1986-1989, 1990-1996); <strong>Thomas Davis<\/strong>, Master of Public Health \u201954, Prime Minister of the <em>Cook Islands <\/em>(1978-1983).<\/p>\n<p>Note: this list does not include Honorary Degree whatsoever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of state is an important job in the sense that they could take a day off in President&#8217;s Day. 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