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	Hisham Elkoustaf Hisham Elkoustaf is a Program Officer for the Middle East and North Africa with the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) where he manages human rights and democratization initiatives in Iraq. Prior to joining the NED, Hisham was a corporate litigator with Morrison Cohen, LLP., and with NBC's in-house litigation group. Hisham earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and studied international relations as an undergrad at Columbia University and as a graduate student at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Hisham is fluent in Arabic and French.
	Christopher Elmes Christopher Elmes is Vice President, Business Development and Account Management for DBM, New York, a Thomson Company. DBM is a leading global human resources consulting firm, operating in 47 countries, specializing in employee retention and professional career transition. Chris lives and works in New York City at DBM worldwide headquarters. His primary focus is global financial markets. He spent six years as a flash qualified medic with the US Army 10th Special Forces Group. Chris graduated magna cum laude in 1989 with a BS in Communications from Fitchburg State College.
	Wendy Epstein Wendy is the Vice President of First Spice Mixing Company, Inc., an international manufacturer of seasonings to the food industry. Prior to joining First Spice, she was a corporate associate in New York City. Wendy was previously a staff assistant at the US Department of Defense, Office of Russian Eurasian and East European Affairs/Policy, the US State Department, Office of the Coordinator of Assistance to the New Independent States and the US Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division. She received a BS from Cornell University, an MGA from the Fels Center of Government at the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from Cardozo Law School.
	Andrew P. N. Erdmann Andrew (Drew) P. N. Erdmann is a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff, where he is responsible for counterterrorism, homeland security, and Central Asian issues.He is an adjunct professor at George Washington University, where he teaches international security policy. He has taught at Harvard University and served as a consultant to private industry and the U.S. Army. Drew received a B.A. in History and Political Science from Williams College, a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from Oxford University, and an A.M. and a Ph.D. in history from Harvard University.