Past FBA Presidents

The Foggy Bottom  Association was formed in 1955 as The Foggy Bottom Restoration Association.

 

1950s

John Gunther 1954-1956 ?  (photo listing from FBN 6/1972)

Herbert Socks, 1958-1959

 

1960s

James ‘Jim’ Justice, 1959-1960

Thomas Robertson, 1961

Pat Lauriat, 1962

Harriet Gruger, acting, 1962

Alexander Wiskup, 1962- 1963

William Simon, 1964-1965

Donald Carbone, 1965-1966

Alling Brown, 1966-1967

Charles Schoenenman, 1967-1969

 

1970s

Alfred Cottrell, 1969-1971

Les Janka, 1971-1972

Dennis Williams, 1972-1973

Dick Palco, 1973-1974,  1974-1975

Robert E. “Bob” Charles, 1975-1978

Al Cottrell, 1978-1979, 1979-1980 (resigned January 1980)

 

1980s

John Landgraf, 1980-1981

Rick Churchill, 1982-1983

Tom Miller, 1983

Elayne DeVito, 1983

Ellie Becker, 1984-1985

Robert C. Brewster, 1985-1987

Richard J. Price, 1987-1989

Elayne DeVito, 1989-1991

 

1990s

Christopher Lamb, 1991-1993

Elayne DeVito 1993-1994

Ellie Becker, 1995 – 2000

 

2000s

Michael Thomas, 2000-2001

Jackie Lemire, 2001-2002

Ron Cocome, 2002-2005

Joy Howell, 2005-2007

Asher Corson, 2008-2009

Samira Azzam, 2010

Marina Streznewski, 2012-2020

John George, 2021-

 

Note: The listing was compiled by research archived FBA newsletters (GWU Gelman Library), newspaper articles and contacting past FBA presidents. I believe the list to be accurate. Denise Vogt, FBA Board member, co-chair FBA History Project, 2021.