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Kim ArisSon of Aung San Suu Kyi
Martin BaronFormer executive editor of The Washington Post
Ida Bagus Made BimantaraFormer chargé d’affaires, Indonesian Embassy in Washington
Juan Carlos IsazaExecutive director, Alianza Informativa Latinoamericana
Thomas CountrymanFormer U.S. assistant secretary of state
Nicholas CullProfessor of public diplomacy, University of Southern California
Christopher DellFormer U.S. ambassador to Angola, Zimbabwe and Kosovo
Joseph Donovan JrFormer U.S. ambassador to Indonesia
David EnsorFormer VOA director
Jupti Esther Managing director at Kardopa Group, Indonesia
Nuno FerreiraCoordinator at Radio Morabeza, Cape Verde
Daniel FriedFormer U.S. assistant secretary of state for Europe, former U.S. ambassador to Poland
Jeffrey GedminPresident and CEO, Middle East Broadcasting Networks
Archil GegeshidzeFormer Georgian ambassador to the United States
Rose GottemoellerFormer NATO deputy secretary-general
Jay HendersonFormer VOA East Asia Division director
Jeffrey HovenierFormer U.S. ambassador to Kosovo
Andrew HydeFormer U.S. diplomat
Tedo JaparidzeFormer Georgian ambassador to the United States
David KaninFormer CIA senior analyst
Adrian KarmazynFormer VOA Ukrainian Service chief
David KostelancikFormer U.S. diplomat
Richard KraemerCo-founder of U.S.-Europe Alliance
David KramerExecutive director of the George W. Bush Institute, former U.S. assistant secretary of state
Dan KubiskeCo-chair of the international community, Society of Professional Journalists
Michael KugelmanSouth Asia regional expert
Charles KupchanFormer National Security Council and State Department official
Ret. Lt. Gen. Douglas LuteFormer U.S. ambassador to NATO
Jim MaloneFormer VOA national, congressional and East Africa correspondent
Giorgi MargvelashviliFormer Georgian president
William McKenziePulitzer Prize-winning journalist; senior editorial adviser at the George W. Bush Institute
Roderick MooreFormer U.S. ambassador to Montenegro
Cameron MunterFormer U.S. ambassador to Pakistan and Serbia
Virginia PalmerFormer U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Malawi
Joao PintoDirector of Radio Nova, Angola
Daniel RosenblumFormer U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Gabriel RottmanVice president, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Daniel SerwerFormer U.S. special envoy for the Bosnian Federation, senior fellow at Johns Hopkins SAIS
Maja SeverPresident of the European Federation of Journalists
Jamie SheaFormer NATO official
David SimonAssistant dean, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Christine Todd WhitmanFormer Republican governor of New Jersey
Ret. Gen. Joseph VotelFormer commander, U.S. Central Command
Hoyt Brian YeeFormer U.S. deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs















