James Lilley (United States)   


Former Ambassador to China, South Korea and Taiwan, Mr. Lilley was an intelligence officer at CIA, served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Affairs during the Clinton administration, teaches at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and has authored China Hands, China’s Military Faces the Future and Crisis in the Taiwan Strait


Niall Ferguson, PhD (Great Britain)   


Widely published British historian of modern imperialism, Dr. Ferguson is the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University, a Senior Research Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford University and a Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and specializes in financial and economic history.


Gen. Jovan Divjak (Bosnia)   


Retired Bosnian General Divjak has been responsible for saving the life of Bosnian President Isbegovich during the siege of Sarajevo in 1992. He currently is funding and running an organization for the welfare of the orphaned children of Bosnia.


Miljenko Dereta (Serbia)   


Mr. Dereta was politically engaged as a member of UJDI, later on in political party Gradjanski Savez Srbije , then in Socijaldemokratska unija. He has been acitve in nongovernmental sector since 1992 as an activist of Center of Anti-War Action and Belgrade Circle Since 1996, he has been Executive Director of Civic Initiatives.


Saad Al-Ajmi PhD. (Kuwait)   


Former Minister of Culture and Communication of Kuwait, Dr. Al-Ajimi holds a PHD in linguistics and he is the author of numerous books and articles on Middle East affairs.




Mr. Cheol-Hwan Khang (Korea)   


Former Noth Korean refugee and North Korean Gulag Survivor, Mr. Khang authored several books and articles on the state of North Korea and writes for the Research institute for Korea Reunification.



Hideyoshi Kase, PhD (Japan)   


Professor of Political Science at Tokyo University, former Foreign Policy advisor to Premier Nakasone, author of over 50 books and expert in Japanese history, Dr. Kase is the son of the first Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations.


Legislator Bi-Khim Hsiao (Taiwan)   


Ms. Hsiao is one of the youngest congresswomen in the Taiwanese parliament, a member of Taiwan ‘s Legislative Yuan and has been active in Taiwan politics for over a decade.