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g his respects to a local squire。
The aim of the institution； the website said； was “to further Anglo…American relations and foster the timeless ideals of democracy and free speech for which our two nations have always stood in times of peace and war。” This was to be achieved “through seminars； policy programs； conferences； and leadership development initiatives；” as well as through the publication of a biannual journal； theArcadian Review； and the funding of ten Arcadia Scholarships； awarded annually； for postgraduate research into “cultural； political； and strategic subjects of mutual interest to Great Britain and the United States。” The Arcadia Institution had offices in St。 James’s Square； London； and in Washington； and the names of its board of trustees—ex…ambassadors； corporate CEOs； university professors—read like the guest list for the dullest dinner party you would ever endure in your life。
Paul Emmett was the institution’s first president and CEO； and the website usefully offered his life in a paragraph： born Chicago 1949； graduate of Yale University and St。 John’s College； Cambridge （Rhodes scholar）； lecturer in international affairs at Harvard University； 1975–79； and subsequently Howard T。 Polk III Professor of Foreign Relations； 1979–91； thereafter the founding head of the Arcadia Institution； president emeritus since 2007； publications：Whither Thou Goest： The Special Relationship 1940–1956； The Conundrum of Change ；Losing Empires； Finding Roles： Some Aspects of US…UK Relations Since 1956 ；The Chains of Prometheus： Foreign Policy Constraints in the Nuclear Age ；The Triumphant Generation： America； Britain； and the New World Order； Why We Are in Iraq 。 There was a profile inTime magazine； which described his hobbies as squash； golf； and the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan； “which he and his second wife； Nancy Cline； a defense analyst from Houston； Texas； regularly call upon their guests to perform at the end of one of their famous supper parties in the prosperous Harvard bedroom community of Belmont。”
I worked my way through the first of what Google promised would eventually prove to be thirty…seven thousand entries about Emmett and Arcadia：
Arcadia Institution…Roundtable on Middle East PolicyThe establishment of democracy in Syria and Iran…Paul Emmettin his opening address stated his belief…www。arcadiainstitution。org/site/roundtable/A56fL％2004。htm … 35k …Cached …Similar pages
Arcadia Institution… Wikipedia； the free encyclopediaTheArcadia Institution is an Anglo…American nonprofit organization founded in 1991 under the presidency of ProfessorPaul Emmett …
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Arcadia Institution/ArcadiaStrategy Group … Source WatchTheArcadia Institution describes itself as dedicated to fostering…ProfessorPaul Emmett； an expert in Anglo…American…
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USATODAY … 5 Questions forPaul Emmett Paul Emmett； former professor of foreign relations at Harvard； now heads the influentialArcadia Institution …
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When I got bored with the same old stuff about seminars and summer conferences； I changed my search request to “Arcadia Institution” ＋ “Adam Lang” and got a news story from theGuardian website about Arcadia’s anniversary reception and the prime minister’s attendance。 I switched to Google Images and was offered a mosaic of bizarre illustrations： a cat； a couple of acrobats in leotards； a cartoon of Lang blowing into a bag with the caption “soon to be humiliated。” This is the trouble with internet research； in my experience。 The proportion of what’s useful to what’s dross dwindles very quickly； and suddenly it’s like searching for something dropped down the back of a sofa and coming up with handfuls of old coins； buttons； fluff； and sucked sweets。 What’s important is to ask the right question； and somehow I sensed I was getting it wrong。
I broke off to rub my aching eyes。 I ordered another coffee and another bagel and checked out my fellow diners。 It was a light crowd； considering it was lunchtime： an old fellow with his paper； a man and woman in their twenties holding hands； two mothers—or； more likely； nannies—gossiping while their three toddlers played unheeded under the table； and a couple of young guys with short…cropped hair； who could have been in the armed forces or one of the emergency services； perhaps （I’d seen a fire station nearby）； sitting on stools at the counter with their backs to me； engaged in earnest conversation。
I returned to the Arcadia Institution website and clicked on the board of trustees。 Up they all came； like spirits summoned from the vasty transatlantic deep： Steven D。 Engler； former U。S。 defense secretary； Lord Leghorn； former British foreign secretary； Sir David Moberly； GCMG； KCVO； the thousand…year…old former British ambassador to Washington； Raymond T。 Streicher； former U。S。 ambassador to London； Arthur Prussia； president and CEO of the Hallington Group； Professor Mel Crawford of the John F。 Kennedy School of Government； Dame Unity Chambers of the Strategic Studies Foundation； Max Hardaker of Godolphin Securities； Stephanie Cox Morland； senior director of Manhattan Equity Holdings； Sir Milius Rapp of the London School of Economics； Cornelius Iremonger of Cordesman Industrials； and Franklin R。 Dollerman； senior partner of McCosh & Partners。
Laboriously； I began entering their names； together with Adam Lang’s； into the search engine。 Engler had praised Lang’s steadfast courage on the op…ed page of theNew York Times。 Leghorn had made a hand…wringing speech in the House of Lords； regretting the situation in the Middle East but calling the prime minister “a man of sincerity。” Moberly had suffered a stroke and was saying nothing。 Streicher had been vocal in his support at the time Lang flew to Washington to pick up his Presidential Medal of Freedom。 I was starting to weary of the whole procedure until I typed in Arthur Prussia。 I got a one…year…old press release：
LONDON—The Hallington Group is pleased to announce that Adam Lang； the former prime minister of Great Britain； will be joining the company as a strategic consultant。
Mr。 Lang’s position； which will not be full…time； will involve providing counsel and advice to senior Hallington investment professionals worldwide。
Arthur Prussia； Hallington’s president and chief executive officer； said： “Adam Lang is one of the world’s most respected and experienced statesmen； and we are honoured to be able to draw on his well of experience。”
Adam Lang said： “I welcome the challenge of working with a company of such global reach； commitment to democracy； and renowned integrity as the Hallington Group。”
The Hallington Group rang only the faintest of bells； so I looked it up。 Six hundred employees； twenty…four worldwide offices； a mere four hundred investors； mainly Saudi； andthirty…five billion dollars of funds at its disposal。 The portfolio of companies it controlled looked as if it had been drawn up by