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Bruce Chapman (born 1934 ) is the director and founder of the American Conservative Thinktank , the Discovery Institute , which has links to the Religious Right . He was previously a Journalist , a Republican Party Politician and a Diplomat . BIOGRAPHY Chapman was born in 1934 in Evanston Illinois . In 1962 he graduated from Harvard University . From 1962 until 1966 he was an editorial writer for the '' New York Herald Tribune ''. In 1966 Chapman moved to Seattle and wrote a book entitled ''The Wrong Man in Uniform'', arguing against Conscription . Chapman then became a politician, a member of the United States Republican Party . He was elected to the Seattle City Council in 1971 . In 1975 he was first appointed and then elected Secretary Of State for the state of Washington . He ran unsuccessfully for Governor Of Washington in 1980 , John Spellman being chosen as the Republican Party's candidate and winning the election. Chapman was Director of the United States Census Bureau between 1981 and 1983 . Between 1983 to 1985 he was Deputy Assistant to US President Ronald Reagan and Director of the White House Office Of Planning And Evaluation . From 1985 to 1988 he was appointed United States Ambassador to the United Nations Organizations in Vienna . His portfolio included Nuclear Proliferation , Refugee s, Economic Development , and the control of Narcotics . From 1988 to 1990 Chapman was a fellow of the Thinktank Hudson Institute , but in 1990 founded the Discovery Institute . The DI focuses on a range of issues, some associated with the Religious Right , particularly its stance on Intelligent Design . Chapman himself is a Roman Catholic . EXTERNAL LINKS
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