Ralph Kader,
Chief Executive Officer
Ralph is a twenty two-years veteran of the United Nations. His tenure has included serving on diplomatic missions around the world as well as working on various peace initiatives with the
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
Ambassador Dr. Clovis Maksoud ,
Ambassador Clovis Maksoud is presently Professor of International Relations and Director of the Center for the Global South at American University in Washington, D.C. A Lebanese national, Dr. Maksoud was the Ambassador and Chief Representative of the League of Arab States in India and the United States.
Ambassador Peter Lloyd ,
Peter Lloyd was an Australian diplomat for 30 years and was Australian Ambassador to Iraq when the Iraqi Armed Forces occupied Kuwait in August 1990. He remained in his post until shortly before the commencement of Operations Desert Storm In 1991-92 he was a visiting Fellow at the Australian National University in Canberra when he assisted in founding the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies (CAIS) there.
John Ray Esq. ,
John Ray is a well-known practicing attorney in the New York Metropolitan area, where he has been a trial lawyer in many highly-publicized cases for over 27 years. These include famous civil and criminal cases, such as the Kaplan surrogate parent case, the Ocean Beach police brutality case, Pulinario, a rape trauma syndrome case, and Berrios, the witchcraft trial. Two of his trials were covered gavel-to-gavel on Court TV. He has appeared frequently on national TV as both an advocate and legal expert, and as a guest commentator on Court TV. His clients include numerous corporations, both national and international.
Salwa Kader,
President
As President, Sally leads efforts to build bridges between the United States and the Arab & Muslim world. Sally promotes women's rights and children's rights in addition to serving as the Director of the UN Women's Guild in Manhattan.
H.E.
Ambassador Dr. Riad Tabbarah,
Previously the Lebanese Ambassador to the United States, he is Director of the
Center for Development Studies and Projects and former Staff of the ESCWA /
United Nations.
Sr. Diane Marie Steele,
President of University of Saint Mary, President of Kansas Independent College Association, Building Committee member St. John Hospital, Leavenworth, Advisory Committee, Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, NAIA Council of Presidents, 2003-2006 Leavenworth/Lansing Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 2003-Current President, Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, Executive Committee, Kansas Independent College Association.
Robert C. McFarlane ,
Former National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1985, now chairs an energy development firm in Washington, D.C.
Mariana Thomas,
Ms. Thomas is an author, social activist, painter, poet, and speaker recognized among the Who's Who of American women as well as being named a Who's Who in the World in 2005.
Brigadier General Mr. Khalid Kibriya,
General Kibriya serves as the Secretary-General for the Pakistan Red Crescent Society in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has also served with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations in New York.
Libby Lloyd AM,
She is a past-president of UNIFEM Australia, which supports the United Nations Development Fund for Women. She is Chair of the Australian Government's
Violence Against Women Advisory Group, is a member of the Australian Government's Advisory Group on refugees and is a Board member of the Australian
White Ribbon Foundation. Recently she has been appointed a member of the Australian Council for Australian Arab Relations by the Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith.
