Directors of the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute are selected from its Executive Committee of senior faculty and in consultation with the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. There have been thirteen Institute Directors:
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SHIGEHISA KURIYAMA, 2023-present
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MARY C. BRINTON, 2018-2023
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KAREN L. THORNBER, Fall 2020
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THEODORE C. BESTOR, 2015-2018
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WESLEY M. JACOBSEN, 2014-2015
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THEODORE C. BESTOR, 2012-2014
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ANDREW D. GORDON, 2011-2012
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SUSAN J. PHARR, 2004-2011
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ANDREW D. GORDON, 2003-2004
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SUSAN J. PHARR, 2002-2003
- ANDREW D. GORDON, 1998-2002
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HELEN HARDACRE, 1995-1998
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AKIRA IRIYE, 1991-1995
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HAROLD BOLITHO, 1988-1991
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HOWARD S. HIBBETT, 1985-1988
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ALBERT M. CRAIG, 1983-1985
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DONALD H. SHIVELY, 1981-1983
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EDWIN O. REISCHAUER, 1974-1981