The Presidency of the ISA changes annually and has been held by the distinguished scholars listed below:
David A. Lake
2010-2011
University of California, San Diego
Thomas G. Weiss
2009-2010
The Graduate Center,
The City University of New York
Nils Petter Gleditsch
2008-2009
International Peace Research Institute,
Oslo, PRIO
Jack S. Levy
2007-2008
Rutgers University
J. Ann Tickner
2006-2007
University of Southern California
William Thompson
2005-2006
Indiana University
Jacek Kugler
2004-2005
Claremont Graduate University
Steve Smith
2003-2004
University of Exeter
John A. Vasquez
2002-2003
Vanderbilt University
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
2001-2002
Stanford University
Craig Murphy
2000-2001
Wellesley College
Michael Brecher
1999-2000
McGill University
Margaret G. Hermann
1998-1999
Ohio State University
James A. Caporaso
1997-1998
University of Washington
Davis Bobrow
1996-1997
University of Pittsburgh
Susan Strange
1995-1996
University of Warwick
Ted R. Gurr
1994-1995
University of Maryland
Charles Kegley, Jr.
1993-1994
University of South Carolina
Hayward R. Alker, Jr.
1992-1993
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Maurice East
1991-1992
The George Washington University
Helga Haftendorn
1990-1991
Free University of Berlin
Charles F. Hermann
1989-1990
Ohio State University
Robert Keohane
1988-1989
Harvard University
Harold Guetzkow
1987-1988
Northwestern University
Kal J. Holsti
1986-1987
University of British Columbia
J. David Singer
1985-1986
University of Michigan
James N. Rosenau
1984-1985
The George Washington University
Bruce Russett
1983-1984
Yale University
Harold K. Jacobson
1982-1983
University of Michigan
Henry Teune
1981-1982
University of Pennsylvania
Dina Zinnes
1980-1981
University of Illinois
Ole K. Holsti
1979-1980
Duke University
Chadwick F. Alger
1978-1979
Ohio State University
Herbert Kelman
1977-1978
Harvard University
Vincent Davis
1976-1977
University of Kentucky
Richard Rosecrance
1975-1976
Cornell University
Kenneth Boulding
1974-1975
University of Colorado
Alexander George
1973-1974
Stanford University
William T.R. Fox
1972-1973
Columbia University
Richard C. Snyder
1971-1972
Ohio State University
Norman Palmer
1970-1971
University of Pennsylvania
Robert North
1969-1970
Stanford University
William Olson
1968-1969
American University
H. Field Haviland, Jr.
1967-1968
Tufts University
Vernon Van Dyke
1966-1967
University of Iowa
John Grange
1964-1966
University of Oregon
Ross Berkes
1963-1964
University of Southern California
Fred Sondermann
1962-1963
Colorado College
Wesley Posvar
1961–1962
University of Pittsburgh
Minos Generales
1959-1961
San Diego State College
