Candido Antonio Mendes de Almeida
President, Sociedade Brasileira de Instrução

Professor Candido Antonio Mendes de Almeida was born in 1928 in Rio de Janeiro and has worked extensively in the world of academia while serving as the head of many international committees.
President, Sociedade Brasileira de Instrução
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Law and Human Rights
Geographical Expertise - Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Non-Governmental
City: Rio de Janeiro
Country: Brazil
Continent: South America
Catharin Dalpino
Professor and Director of Thai Studies in the Asian Studies Program of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service

Catharin Dalpino is Visiting Associate Professor and Director of Thai Studies in the Asian Studies Program of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is also Director of the Aspen Institute’s Program on Agent Orange in Vietnam, and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States, where she directs a US-Europe-Southeast Asia Dialogue.
Professor and Director of Thai Studies in the Asian Studies Program of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Defense and Security, International Relations, Law and Human Rights, Media, Politics and Governance, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North America
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, International Relations, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North America
Languages: English, French, Italian
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Paris
Country: France
Continent: Europe
Christopher Davidson
Fellow of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Durham University

Dr. Christopher Davidson is a policy expert on the Gulf monarchies and specializes in the field of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Having lived and worked in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Beirut, Dr. Davidson has an extensive knowledge of this region of the world.
Fellow of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Durham University
Area of Expertise: Defense and Security, International Relations
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Think tank/Research center
City: Durham
Country: UK
Continent: Europe
Clive Schofield
Director of Research and Associate Professor, Australian Center for Ocean Resources and Security

Dr. Clive Schofield is Director of Research and Associate Professor at the Australian Center for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong, Australia. He a political geographer, with allied international law qualifications and expertise, whose research interests relate to international boundaries and particularly maritime boundary delimitation.
Director of Research and Associate Professor, Australian Center for Ocean Resources and Security
Area of Expertise: International Relations, Law and Human Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Oceania
Geographical Expertise - Country: Australia
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist, Think tank/Research center
City: Wollongong
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Cynthia Schneider
Former US ambassador to the Netherlands

Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Senior Non-resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution leading the Arts and Culture Initiative within the Saban Center for Middle East Policy. She was the US Ambassador to the Netherlands from 1998-2001 and a professor of Art History at Georgetown University for many years.
Former US ambassador to the Netherlands
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, International Relations, Media
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America
Languages: Dutch, English, French
Field of Work: Academia, Government
City: Washington DC
Country: USA
Continent: North America
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