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Mr. Sambaiew's presentation focuses on how coordinated actions by groups of nations, international bodies, and nongovernmental organizations are essential to meeting global challenges of all types (nuclear threats, economic growth, human protections, etc.) in today's world. He also discusses specific arrangements such as the G-20, the premier forum for international economic development. Vladimir P. Sambaiew is president and chief executive officer at the Stanley Foundation. He joined the foundation September 4, 2007, following a 30-year US State Department career. As minister counselor for economic affairs at the US Embassy in Mexico City, Mr. Sambaiew was responsible for all aspects of economic and trade relations between the United States and Mexico. He served in similar positions at US embassies in Paris and Ottawa. Mr. Sambaiew directed the State Department's Office of Bilateral Trade during the time of China's entry into the World Trade Organization. In the mid-90's, Mr. Sambaiew was counselor for environment, science, and technology at the US Embassy in Moscow where he was in-country lead on the US-Russia program to control 'loose' Russian nuclear materials. He also oversaw three sessions of the Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sambaiew served for six years in Japan (1985-1991) and ran a US training program for Eastern European officials. He has planned or overseen numerous high-level foreign affairs events during his Foreign Service career. Mr. Sambaiew was a foreign affairs fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University where he focused on post-Cold War issues. He taught globalization while a diplomat in residence at the University of Oklahoma and spoke often at universities across seven Midwest states. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University and speaks four foreign languages: Russian, Spanish, French, and Japanese. More information on the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council can be found here.