James Bacchus Chairman, Global Trade Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Washington, D.C. Key Publications:Trade and Freedom (2004, Cameron). Previously Held Positions:Chief Judge, Dispute Settlements Body, World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; the United States Congress, serving two terms of office in the House of Representatives; Special Assistant to the United States Trade Representative Reubin Askew; Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. Education:B.A., History, Vanderbilt University; M.A., History, Yale University, and Woodrow Wilson Fellow; J.D., Florida State University College of Law.
Lawrence J Chastang Principal, LarsonAllen, a professional services firm that provides assurance, accounting, tax, consulting and advisory services to organizations and individuals managing business ventures and finance in the United States and internationally. Key Publications:Publisher of World Watch, a quarterly newsletter about international business trends. Previously Held Positions:Co-founder of Chastang, Ferrell, Sims & Eiseman, LLC; Manager in Charge, Tax Department, PricewaterhouseCoopers; various positions in the hotel industry. Education:B.A., University of Central Florida.
Amy Chua John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut. Key Publications:World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability (2002).The Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance ? and Why They Fall (2007) Previously Held Positions:Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review; Law Clerk for the Honorable Patricia M. Wald, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton; and Associate Professor, Duke University. Education:Education: A.B., Harvard University; J.D., Harvard University.
Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas Diplomacy Program Director, University of Central Florida. Key Publications: Previously Held Positions:U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, Chief of Mission to Guinea-Bissau; Acting Director of USIA; Cultural Attache, American Embassy in Athens; Country Affairs Officer for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus; Director of the American Press and Cultural Center, American Consulate, Istanbul, Turkey; and in other positions at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, the President's Appointments Office at the White House and the Foreign Service Personnel Office. Education:B.S., International Business, Simmons College; M.A., Public Diplomacy, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
Ambassador Myles Frechette Trade and Business Consultant, Washington, D.C. Key Publications: Globalization, Free Trade and the Americas (2005). Previously Held Positions:President and CEO of the Americans Society and Council of the Americas, New York City; U.S. Ambassador to Colombia; Special Coordinator for the Santiago Summit of the Americas; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa; U.S. Consul General, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Executive Exchange, International and Banking Sector, Manufacturers Hanover Trust, New York City; U.S. Ambassador to Cameroon. Education: B.A., University of British Columbia; M.A., University of California at Los Angeles.
Lt. Gen. (ret) Jay Garner
Key Publications: Previously Held Positions:President, SYColeman; Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq, 2003; U.S. Army careerist, with positions ranging from Commanding General of the U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command to Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Force Development. Education:B.A., History, Florida State University; M.P.A., Shippensburg University (Pa.).
Gerrit Gong
Special Assistant to the President, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, Senior Associate Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C.
Key Publications:Memory and History in East and Southeast Asia (CSIS, 2001), Taiwan Strait Dilemmas (CSIS, 2000). Previously Held Positions: Freeman Chair, China Studies at CSIS; Director, Asia Program at CSIS. Education:M.A., International Relations, Oxford University; Ph.D., International Relations, Oxford University. Gong is a Rhodes scholar.
Fiona Hill Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., and National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia, The National Intelligence Council Key Publications:The Siberian Curse: How Central Planners Left Russia Out in the Cold (The Brookings Institution Press, 2003), Putin and Bush in Common Cause? Russia's View of the Terrorist Threat (Brookings Review, 2002), Fueling the Future: The Prospects for Russian Oil and Gas, (Demokratizatsiya, Summer 2002). Previously Held Positions:Director of Strategic Planning, The Eurasia Foundation in Washington, D.C.; Associate Director, Strengthening Democratic Institutions Project (SDI) at Harvard University. Education: M.A., Russian and Modern History, St. Andrews University (Scotland); A.M., Soviet Studies, Harvard University; Ph.D., History, Harvard University.
Brian Michael Jenkins Senior Adviser to the President, RAND Corporation, and Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School Key Publications:Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves (2006); Aviation Terrorism and Security (ed., with Paul Wilkinson, 2005); Three Years After: Next Steps in the War on Terror (ed., with David Aaron, 2005); Countering al Qaeda: An Appreciation of the Situation and Suggestions for Strategy (2002); Deterrence and Influence in Counterterrorism (with Paul K. Davis, 2002). Previously Held Positions:Former Captain, U.S. Army Special Forces; Deputy Chairman, Kroll Associates; Member, White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security; Adviser, National Commission on Terrorism; Special Advisor to the International Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, ICC Commercial Crime Services; Member, U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Board. Education:B.A., Fine Arts, UCLA, M.A.; History, UCLA; additional studies at University of Guanajuato (Mexico) and University of San Carlos (Guatemala).
Gen. (ret) James Jones President and CEO, Institute for 21st Century Energy, Washington, D.C. Key Publications: Previously Held Positions:Former Supreme Allied Commander, Europe; 32nd Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. military careerist. Education:B.S., Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; National War College, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Najmaldin Karim Neurosurgeon, Falik & Karim, Greenbelt, Maryland, and President, Washington Kurdish Institute, Washington, D.C. Key Publications: Previously Held Positions:a founding member and former President of the Kurdish National Congress of North America; an advisor to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Department of State on establishing the Voice of America?s Kurdish service. Education:M.D., Neurosurgery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Jack Mendelsohn Professor, George Washington University and American University, Washington, D.C. Key Publications:"America, stop waving the nuclear threat at potential adversaries," The Christian Science Monitor, August 10, 2007. Contributed book chapters to: Science and Security (AAAS, 1986), The Race for Security (Lexington, 1987). Previously Held Positions:Olin Distinguished Professor, U.S. Naval Academy; Deputy Director, Arms Control Association; a senior U.S. Department of State official; and a member of the U.S. SALT and START delegations. Education:B.A., Dartmouth College; M.A., the University of Chicago and the Institute on East Central Europe at Columbia University.
Dr. Peter C. H. Pritchard Director, Chelonian Research Institute, Oviedo, Florida Key Publications:Tales From the Thebaide: Reflections of a Turtleman (2007). The Pinta Tortoise: Globalization and the Extinction of Island Species (2005). Galapagos Tortoises: Nomenclature and Survival Status (1996). Previously Held Positions:President, Florida Audubon Society Education:B.A., Chemistry, Oxford University; M.A., Biochemistry, Oxford University; Ph.D., Zoology, University of Florida
Shubhro Sen Entrepreneur and Consultant to Fortune 500 companies Key Publications:Financial Services Outsourcing Previously Held Positions:Founder and former Executive Director, Global Outsourcing Research Institute (Massachusetts); Founder, former President and CEO, SRR Solutions, Inc. (currently eCredit.com); Co-foundeer, Digiflex Ltd., Meteor Management Services, and Powershare, Inc. Education:B.A., Economics, Delhi University (India); M.A., International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University (India); M.S., Finance and International Business, University of Illinois; Ph.D., Marketing and Strategic Management, University of California.
Samuel M. Sheperd President of the National Association of Japan-America Societies, Washington, D.C. Key Publications: Previously Held Positions:Executive Director of the Japan-United States Educational Commission, Tokyo, Japan; Executive Vice President of the American Cultural Exchange, Seattle, Washington; Specialist Member of the Central Council on Primary & Secondary Education, Ministry of Education, Tokyo, Japan. Education:
Stephen Sloan Fellow in the Global Perspectives Office and University Professor, University of Central Florida Key Publications:Co-Author, Historical Dictionary of Terrorism (The Scarecrow Press, 1995), Co-Author, Corporate Aviation Security: The Next Frontier in Aerospace Operation (University of Oklahoma Press, 1993). Terrorism: The Present Threat in Context (2006) Previously Held Positions:Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation Presidential Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma; Senor Associate, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc.; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Aerospace Doctrine Research. Education:M.A., Comparative Politics, New York University; Ph.D., Comparative Politics, New York University.
Kenneth Stein Professor, Emory University, Athens, GA
Key Publications:Heroic Diplomacy (Routledge, 1999), Making Peace Among Arabs and Israelis (Washington, 1991). Previously Held Positions: Advisor to former President Jimmy Carter on Middle Eastern Matters; Middle East Fellow, The Carter Center. Education:B.A., History, Franklin and Marshall College; M.A., Near Eastern History, University of Michigan; M.A., Near Eastern Literatures and Languages, University of Michigan; Ph.D., University of Michigan
Anne Thurston Associate Professor, China Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C. Key Publications:Muddling Towards Democracy: Political Change in Grass Roots China (1998), The Private Life of Chairman Mao (1994). Previously Held Positions:Consultant, National Endowment for Democracy; Host, Views and Perspectives on Voice of America; Professional Lecturer at SAIS. Education:Ph.D., Political Science, University of California at Berkley
Sanam Vakil Middle East Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Johns Hopkins University Washington, D.C. Key Publications:Through the Looking Glass: An Analysis of U.S.-Iranian Relations (forthcoming). Previously Held Positions:Research fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations' Iran Project; Consultant to the World Bank Group's Middle East/North Africa Division; former public relations Account Executive at the Abernathy MacGregor Group, New York City. Education:B.A., Political Science and History, Barnard College, Colombia University; M.A., International Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS; Ph.D., International Affairs, Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Fareed Zakaria Editor, Newsweek International, New York, N.Y. Key Publications:The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (W.W. Norton Company, 2003) From Wealth to Power (Princeton University Press, 1998) Co-Editor, The American Encounter: The United States and the Making of the Modern World (Basic Books, 1997).
Previously Held Positions:Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs (foreign policy publication); Professor, Harvard University. Education:B.A., History, Yale University; Ph.D., International Relations, Harvard University.
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