Summary of Key Qualifications:Ambassador Curtis A. Ward is an attorney at law and international consultant specializing in national and international security law and policy; counter-terrorism legal and operational capacity assessments and solutions; implementing AML/CFT mandates; implementing international sanctions; rule of law and governance (program development and execution); geopolitical strategy analyses; international business transactions; inter-business development and relations; and inter-governmental relations. He has travelled extensively throughout the world and has held meetings and discussions with high-level government officials and NGOs in many countries. He has visited several countries professionally, including: Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cameroon, El Salvador, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Haiti, Indonesia, Nigeria, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, The Gambia, United Kingdom, and Zambia.Ambassador Ward has participated in numerous fora as keynote speaker, and on numerous panels and in roundtables on: global security, terrorism, money laundering and terrorist financing, peace and security, international sanctions, rule of law and governance, peacekeeping, the role of the United Nations, economic development, and other related issues hosted by the United Nations and other inter-governmental organizations, governments, academia and other institutions, and NGOs, and has guest-lectured at a number of institutions.Specialties: National, regional and international counter-terrorism security - legal and operational capacity assessments and solutions; national and regional security analysis; UN sanctions implementation training; Inter-governmental relations and representation;Inter-business relations and development;Geo-political strategy analysis;Democracy, rule of law, and governance - program development and execution.