National Board of Directors
Chairman
Ambassador Marc Grossman, Vice-Chairman, The Cohen Group, Washington, DC
Vice Chairman
A. Alex Lari, Chairman, Claremont Group, NY
Secretary
Mrs. Mimi Chapin Gregory, Naples Council on World Affairs, Naples, FL
Treasurer
Mr. Joe Melookaran, International Relations Council of Kansas City, MO
President & CEO
Mr. Kirk Talbott

Mr. Carlos Alvarez, President, Gambrinus Company, San Antonio, TX
Ms. Dixie Anderson, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Western Michigan, MI
Mr. Farhad Azima, Chairman and CEO, Aviation Leasing
Mr. David Bailey, Int'l Government Relation & Planning Manager, ExxonMobil Corporation, Washington, DC
Mr. Todd Culpepper, Executive Director, International Affairs Council of Raleigh
Mr. Gunay Evinch, Saltzman & Evinch, PC
Mr. Robert Fischer, Executive Director, St. Louis World Affairs Council, MO
Mr. Schuyler Foerster, President, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
Mr. Jonathan M. Fox, President Emeritus, Samuel Aaron International, Stamford, CT
Dr. Ward Fredericks, Chairman, World Affairs Council of the Desert, Palm Springs, CA
Dr. George Friedman, Strategic Forecasting, Inc., Austin, TX
Mr. Ken Furst, President, Momentum Group, Springfield, MA
Capt. Maurice Gauthier, President & CEO, VSE Corporation
Dr. Joseph M. Ha, Vice President, Nike, Beaverton, OR
Ms. Felicity Harley, Executive Director, World Affairs Council of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
Mr. James Lexo, Executive Vice President, VSE Corporation, Alexandria, VA
Mr. Howard Li, Chairman and CEO, Waitex, New York, NY
Mr. Michael Maibach, President, European-American Business Council, Washington, DC
Ms. Kathy Nealy, President, Kathy L. Nealy & Associates, Dallas, TX
Ms. Deanna K.W. Pelfrey, Chairman, World Affairs Council of Kentucky & Southern Indiana, Louisville, KY
Mr. Michael A. Phillip, Vice President, Merrill Lynch, Oxnard, CA
Mr. Sanjay Puri, President and CEO, Optimos, Chantilly, VA
Ms. Diana Sedney, Manager of International Government Relations, Chevron, Washington, DC
Ms. Angela Weck, Executive Director, Peoria Area World Affairs Council, IL
Mr. Peter C. White, Southern Center for International Studies, Atlanta, GA
Mr. Jonathan Widdis, President and CEO, Akmaaq LLC, Anchorage, AK
Mr. Richard Wilhelm, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA
Amb. Sharon Wilkinson, President, World Affairs Council of Arizona, Tempe, AZ
Ms. Maria Wulff, President, World Affairs Council of Oregon, Portland, OR

Patrons
Sir Eldon Griffiths, Orange County Council, CA
Dr. Jerry W. Leach, former WACA President
Dr. John Rielly, Northwestern University & former Chicago Council President