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The American College of National Security Leaders (ACNSL)

Through informed experts, ACNSL seeks to educate the public about national security, educate and prepare the next generation of national security leaders, and inform national security decision-making.

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Bruce Lemkin

@BruceLemkin
Former Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force   Crownsville, MD • United States English
Former Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, former chief negotiator for The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization, former career U.S. Navy, including command of two nuclear submarines.
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north korea
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Robert Riley

@robertriley
Ambassador (retired)   Athens, Georgia Spanish, French, English
Ambassador with expertise in North Pacific, IndoPacific, international affairs as 40 year Foreign Service Officer. Skilled in Crisis Management, Defense, Security, Government, International Relations.
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Annie Pforzheimer

@AnniePforzheim
Retired U.S. Department of State   New York, NY • United States English
Ms.Pforzheimer's thirty-year diplomatic career focused on security, rule of law, human rights policy, Afghanistan, Latin America, transnational crime, sanctions, and United Nations.
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Cameron Hume

@CameronHume
Ambassador (Retired)   Alexandria, VA • United States English
Chair of Maritime Humanitarian Aid Foundation (providing relief in Gaza and Sudan). Helped negotiate the return of prisoners from Russia, Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar. Conflict negotiations (UN SC).
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Paul Gregory Smith

@PaulGregorySm
Brig. Gen., Massachusetts Army National Guard (retired)   Ashburnham, MA • United States | Boothbay Harbor, ME • United States English
Dual-status commander for Superstorm Sandy, Joint task force commander for 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Expertise: Emergency Response, Counterterrorism Strategy, UN Peacekeeping (Paraguay).
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Charles Dulaney Harr MD

@CharlesDulaney
Chief Medical Officer WakeMed Health and Hospitals Raleigh, Thoracic Surgeon   Raleigh, NC • United States English
Recognized expert in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, he recently retired from the United States Navy Reserve (Rear Admiral, 18th Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, CO 4th Medical Battalion).
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Peter Cooke

@PeterCooke
2-Star Major General in the U.S. Army Reserves (retired)   Washington, DC • United States English
Cooke is a retired 2-Star Major General in the U.S. Army Reserves, a CEO and a Utah small business owner, and Utah’s former Director of Economic Development. Co-founder and President of ACNSL.
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veterans
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wartime
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Dennis Jett

@DennisJett
Ambassador (Ret.)   Pittsburgh, PA • United States English
State Department career diplomat: Ambassador to Peru, Mozambique, Senior Director for African Affairs on National Security Council; missions in Israel, Argentina, Malawi. Book: "Iran Nuclear Deal."
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united nations
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Joseph Medina

@JosephMedina
Brigadier General (Retired) US Marine Corps   Houston, TX • United States English
Expertise: China, INDOPACOM, India, Japan, NATO, The Quad Countries, port security, emergency response. CEO of The Asia Pacific Strategies & Solutions Group. Author: "BATTLEFIELD TO BUSINESS."
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Sanford Holman

@SanfordHolman
Major General of the United States Army (retired)   Columbia, MD • United States English
Participated in OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/STORM, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Vice Commander of the Joint Warfighting Center. Expertise: artificial intelligence in military.
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Amb. Hugo Llorens

@AmbHugoLlore
Ambassador (Ret.)   Marco Island, FL • United States English, Spanish, French
International business and security affairs consulting; providing advice to U.S., international firms on political and trade matters in Latin America, Europe, South Asia and the Western Pacific.
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Lewis Crenshaw

@LewisCrenshaw
Vice Admiral US Navy (Ret.); President at Crenshaw Consulting Associates   McLean, VA • United States English
Expertise: Defense Finances and Budget, Aviation Warfare, Aerospace and Defense, US Navy apparatus, intelligence gathering and services. Extensive deployment experience in Europe and the Middle East.
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Amb. Charles Ray

@AmbCharlesRa
Ambassador (Ret.)   Frederick, MD • United States English
Former Ambassador to Zimbabwe. Expertise: Africa, China, Foreign Development Aid, Foreign Military Sales and Assistance, INDOPACOM, International Relations, Foreign Relations and Diplomacy.
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Peggy Wilmoth

@PeggyWilmoth
Major General US Army (Ret.)   Chapel Hill, NC • United States English
Expertise: Public Health, Medical Readiness, Field Medicine, Health Policy, Nursing, Vaccines. Former Dean and now professor at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
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Bob McBrien

@RobertMcBrien
Senior Executive Service at U.S. Dept of Treasury (Retired)   Prescott, AZ • United States English
McBrien is a recognized expert on economic sanctions against nations, individuals and groups; illicit finance, counterterrorism, counter-narcotics, Continuity of Government.
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