Dimitri Simes American political scientist of Soviet origin. President of the Center for National Interests since 1994 Country: USA

1. Biography of Dmitry Simes
2. Early Life and Education
3. Career and Emigration

Biography of Dmitry Simes

Dmitry Simes is an American political scientist of Soviet origin. He has been the President of the Center for the National Interest since 1994. He is the son of legal scholar and human rights activist Konstantin Simis and lawyer Dina Kaminskaya.

Early Life and Education

After completing high school, Dmitry Simes worked as a scientific and technical employee at the State Historical Museum for a year. He then enrolled in the day department of the History Faculty at Moscow State University (MGU). However, he had to switch to correspondence courses starting from the second year after engaging in a dangerous debate with a Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) history professor regarding the assessment of Lenin's works.

During his correspondence studies at the History Faculty, Dmitry Simes became interested in anthropology. In 1966, he joined the day department of the Biology and Soil Faculty at MGU. However, in January 1967, Simes was expelled from the day department of the Biology and Soil Faculty for "anti-Soviet statements" made during a youth debate condemning the U.S. war in Vietnam.

Career and Emigration

From 1967 to 1973, Dmitry Simes worked as a scientific and technical employee, and later as a junior research fellow at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO). He served as the deputy secretary of the Komsomol committee and received an award for the best project among young scientists.

In 1973, Simes emigrated to the United States. He directed the Center for Russian and Eurasian Programs at the Carnegie Foundation and held professorships at Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, and the University of California, Berkeley. He also served as an unofficial advisor to former U.S. President Richard Nixon on foreign policy matters.

Since 1994, Dmitry Simes has been the President of the Nixon Center (now the Center for the National Interest). He is also the publisher of the journal "The National Interest." Additionally, he regularly participates as an expert in Russian political television programs and print publications.