Richard Allen Stengel (Rhodes 1977)
Managing Editor. Gov. Official. Princeton University. Rhodes Scholar, University of Oxford. Council on Foreign Relations.
Strategic Advisor for Snap, Inc.[3]
Wrote for The New Yorker, The New Republic, Spy and the New York Times and appeared on television as a commentator. One of the original on-air contributors for MSNBC.[3]
Under his leadership, Time has reported on significant world events such as its coverage of the Iraq war, which he describes in an editorial as necessary in order to remind people not to “turn away”, and the 2008 presidential campaign (Barack Obama).[3]
14 Feb 2014 to 7 Dec 2016 Present - Under U.S. Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs by President Barack Obama.
The role responsible for leading “America’s public diplomacy outreach, which includes communications with international audiences, cultural programming, academic grants, educational exchanges, international visitor programs, and U.S. Government efforts to confront ideological support for terrorism,” according to the State Department’s website.[3] As Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Stengel modernized the State Department’s communications efforts, including getting all embassies on social media and using new digital platforms to help America tell its story abroad. Stengel led the department’s counter-disinformation efforts, which included managing State’s counter-ISIS messaging center, The Center for Strategic Counter Terrorism Communications, and started the first counter Russian disinformation hub at the department. That ultimately led to an executive order creating the Global Engagement Center, the one entity in government tasked with countering disinformation globally. He also helped create a joint effort between the Peace Corps and the State Department called “English for All,” a whole-of-government effort to teach English around the world. In December of 2016, Stengel became the longest serving Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy in American history.[3]
Preceded by Tara Sonenshine (Phi Beta Kappa. Clinton [Rhodes 1968] Administration). Succeeded by Steve Goldstein.
2012, Stengel received a News & Documentary Emmy Award for his work as executive producer on Time.com’s Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience and, on behalf of Time Magazine, Stengel accepted the “Magazine of the Year” award at the National Magazine Awards.[3]
Nov 2010 - Stengel was listed as number 41 on Newsweek’s 2010 “Power 50” list. He also regularly appears on shows such as CNN’s American Morning and MSNBC’s Morning Joe to promote the magazine.[3]
17 Sep 2010 - Stengel was awarded Citizen of the Year at the Annual National Conference on Citizenship. He has also been presented with the 2010 Lifetime of Idealism Award, awarded to him by City Year Washington, D.C. for “his commitment to promoting and expanding opportunities for Americans to serve”.[3]
2010, Time chose another social media-oriented “Person of the Year”, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.[3]
12 Sep 2008, Stengel was a featured speaker at the Service Nation Summit in New York, along with Caroline Kennedy, Senator Hillary Clinton [Married to Rhodes 1968], First Lady Laura Bush [Married to George W. Bush S&B 1968] and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. In February 2009, he testified alongside Usher Raymond, former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford and others, in front of the United States House Committee on Education and Labor about the importance of national service, leading to the passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (H.R. 1388). Among other provisions, the bill helped to establish a Summer of Service Program, increase the number of AmeriCorps opportunities and establish a nationwide Call to Service Campaign.
2006 to 2013 - Managing Editor of Time magazine. Stengel oversaw Time magazine, which is one of the largest magazines worldwide, and Time.com, as well as Time Books, and Time for Kids.[3] His first major initiative was to change the magazine’s newsstand date to Friday, starting in early 2007. Following this, Stengel implemented an ambitious graphic redesign and changes in the magazine’s content, stating that he wanted the magazine to be more selective and to give the reader “knowledge” rather than “undigested information.” He increased reporting on war and politics, giving Time a more focused editorial profile. In his first year as managing editor, Stengel selected “You” — short for user-generated-content — as Time’s “Person of the Year”, which was the subject of much media coverage and debate.[3]
1 Mar 2004 - Chairperson and CEO of the National Constitution Center.
Preceded by Joe Torsella. Succeeded by Joe Torsella.
2000 - Returned and took on the role of managing editor of Time.com. As announced by Time Inc. in May 2000, Stengel replaced Richard Duncan in the role and took on the responsibilities of overseeing news coverage and editorial content. He later held several other roles at Time, including a period as national editor of the magazine.[3]
1999, Left time, to become a senior advisor and chief speechwriter for Bill Bradley [Rhodes 1965] who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2000 presidential election.[3]
1999 - Ferris Professor at Princeton teaching on “Politics and the Press”.[3]
1996 - Covered Presidential Campaign, Time Magazine.[3] (Bill Clinton Rhodes 1968 won)
1988 - Covered Presidential Campaign, Time Magazine.[3] (George H. W. Bush S&B 1948 won)
1981 to Mid 1980s - Joined Time Magazine. Included articles on South Africa, which he also covered for Rolling Stone magazine. He became a senior writer and essayist.[3]
From 1977 to ? - Rhodes Scholar, Christ Church College, University of Oxford.[1]
Note: Time - Founded by Henry R. Luce (S&B 1920) and Britton Hadden (S&B 1920)
LIFE, Fortune and Sports Illustrated - Founded by Henry R. Luce (S&B 1920)
[2]- FYI - Wiki - Richard Stengel
[4] - NPR.Org - State Department Doubles Down On Anti-ISIS Mesagaing - 20 Feb 2015
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