Stephen Robert Burant

Intelligence research specialist

Born Jun. 7, 1954, Milwaukee (WI), U.S; son of Leonard and Audrey (Borkenhagen); married Roxane (Sismanidis); children: Nicholas, Aniela.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Marquette University, Milwaukee, 1976; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1977, Ph.D., 1983, University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Career: in Washington (DC) - research analyst, 1984-87, senior research analyst, 1987-89, Library of Congress, associate editor, 1989-90, managing editor, 1990-93, Problems of Communism, United States Information Agency (USIA), intelligence research specialist, U.S. Department of State, 1993-.

Author: articles in: Political Science Quarterly, Problems of Communism, East European Politics and Societies, Europe - Asia Studies.

Member of: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS); American Academy of Political Science; Association for the Study of Nationalities; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).

Affiliation: Democrat.

Languages: English, Russian, Polish, German, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Belarussian.

Hobbies: American art, antiques.

Home: 2843 29th St. NW, Washington, DC 20008.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996