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Dr. '''Peter Bourne''' is a physician, anthropologist, biographer, author and international civil servant with experience in several senior government positions.  He is presently chairman of the board of the American Association for World Health.  Bourne is also Professor and Vice Chancellor Emeritus at St. George's University Medical School, Grenada.   
 
Dr. '''Peter Bourne''' is a physician, anthropologist, biographer, author and international civil servant with experience in several senior government positions.  He is presently chairman of the board of the American Association for World Health.  Bourne is also Professor and Vice Chancellor Emeritus at St. George's University Medical School, Grenada.   
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Dr. Bourne was born in Oxford, England where he received his early education in the Dragon School.  Dr. Bourne graduated with an M.D. degree from Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia in 1962 and received an M.A. in anthropology from Stanford University in 1969.  After graduating, he entered military service where he served as a Captain in the US Army.  He was assigned to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) where he studied the psychological and physiological effects of stress on basic trainees and men in combat.  He spent one year in Vietnam as head of the Army's psychiatric research team, where he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and the Combat Medics Badge. After returning from Vietnam he was active in the anti-war movement.  
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Dr. Bourne was born in Oxford, England where he received his early education in the Dragon School.  Dr. Bourne graduated with an M.D. degree from [[Emory University]], Atlanta, Georgia in 1962 and received an M.A. in anthropology from Stanford University in 1969.  After graduating, he entered military service where he served as a Captain in the US Army.  He was assigned to the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) where he studied the psychological and physiological effects of stress on basic trainees and men in combat.  He spent one year in Vietnam as head of the Army's psychiatric research team, where he was awarded the Bronze Star, the Air Medal, and the Combat Medics Badge. After returning from Vietnam he was active in the anti-war movement.  
    
Bourne became active in Democratic politics in 1971 when he worked in the offices of the newly elected governor of Georgia, [[Jimmy Carter]]. Bourne was also influencial in convincing Carter to run for Presidency several years later, and became a deputy campaign manager for Carter in Washington.  
 
Bourne became active in Democratic politics in 1971 when he worked in the offices of the newly elected governor of Georgia, [[Jimmy Carter]]. Bourne was also influencial in convincing Carter to run for Presidency several years later, and became a deputy campaign manager for Carter in Washington.  
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