Al Santoli

Founder and Director of Asia America Initiative. Best-selling author, a nominee for both the Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award for History. Over three decades as a historian, journalist, soldier, an advisor in the U.S. Congress, Mr. Santoli has directly participated in seeking solutions to some of the most complex issues in the Asia-Pacific region including Cambodia, Afghanistan, Thailand, Tibet, Taiwan, and Burma. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Institute of World Politics in Washington, D.C., teaching the practicum of “Development for Peace” and is the director of the Institute’s Center for Culture and Freedom. He earned a martial arts black belt in Tae Kwondo.