John Thomas Schieffer is an American diplomat and entrepreneur who served as U.S. Ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2005 and as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2009.
Shevah Weiss was an Israeli politician who served as Knesset Speaker under Yitzhak Rabin. He was Israel's ambassador to Poland and chairman of Yad Vashem.
Mark Walter Olson was an American economist and bank executive who served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 2001 to 2006. Filling an unexpired term to end on January 31,2010,he resigned on June 21,2006,in order to run the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Sam Fox is an American businessman in St. Louis,and the owner of Harbour Group Industries. He was the United States Ambassador to Belgium from April 11,2007 until January 2,2009. President George W. Bush appointed Fox to the post by a recess appointment on April 4,2007.
Clifford Michael Sobel is an American business executive,financier,Republican fundraiser,U.S. diplomat and former ambassador.
Thomas Terry Connally was an American politician,who represented Texas in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives,as a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1917 to 1929,and in the U.S. Senate from 1929 to 1953.
Robert Michael Kimmitt was United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. He was nominated by President Bush on June 29,2005. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on July 29,2005,and he was sworn into office on August 16,2005. Kimmitt served through the end of the Bush administration,leaving office on January 20,2009.
Henry Edward Catto Jr. was an American businessman and public servant.
Shivshankar Menon is an Indian diplomat,who served as National Security Adviser of India under Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. He had previously served as the Foreign Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs. Prior to that he was Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan,and Sri Lanka and ambassador to China and Israel. He is currently Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. He is also Visiting Professor of International Relations at Ashoka University.
James A. Joseph was an American diplomat.
Larry A. Mizel is an American business executive and philanthropist based in Denver,Colorado. He currently serves as Executive Chairman of MDC Holdings.
Shlomo Grofman is an Israeli businessperson known for his work in the real estate industry. He serves as the active chairman of the Faire Fund,co-founded with former Israeli Ambassador Zalman Shoval. The fund,with a capital of 90 million US dollars,focuses on real estate development investments in Israel. Additionally,Grofman is the chairman of Shoval Grofman Real Estate Limited.
Arthur Louis Schechter is an American diplomat,attorney,and philanthropist.
Martin J. Silverstein is an American attorney and diplomat. He served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005.
Professor Alex Mintz,Director of the Computerized Decision Making Lab,and former Provost of IDC Herzliya,is a professor for decision-making in government,and former President of the Israeli Political Science Association.
Thomas Richard Nides is an American banker and government official who served as the United States ambassador to Israel from December 2021 to July 2023. From 2013 to 2021,he was the managing director and vice-chairman of Morgan Stanley,serving as a member of the firm's management and operating committee. Nides was previously appointed the deputy secretary of state for management and resources from 2011 to 2013 during the Obama administration. He has served in various financial and governmental roles throughout his life.
Abelardo L. Valdez is an American lawyer and diplomat. He is currently the President and Vice Chair of the Council of American Ambassadors. He is also a founder of the Council of American Ambassadors' Fellowship Program,which trains undergraduates for careers in diplomacy and international affairs. He practices international law in Washington,DC and San Antonio,TX.
Hari Shankar Singhania was the President of J.K. Organisation,a leading Indian industrial group,which has its roots extending nearly 100 years,and is one of the largest industrial groups in India. It has multi-business,multi-product and multi-location operations. Most of the companies in the group are public limited entities,with more than 40,000 employees. The group has more than 500,000 shareholders,with a nationwide sales and service network of over 10,000 distributors and many retailers and service centres. The group has export interests in nearly 90 countries across the globe.
Rafael Harpaz is an Israeli diplomat in the Israeli Foreign Service. In September 2021 Harpaz was appointed as Deputy Director General for Asia and the Pacific at Israel Ministry for Foreign Affairs. From 2018 to 2021 Harpaz served as the Israeli ambassador to the Philippines. From 2012 to 2015,he served as the Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan.
