Colonel Charles R. Simmons, U.S. Army (Retired) is a permanent resident of Germany and a native of Pickens, South Carolina, an Eagle Scout, and a 1989 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Army War College with a Masters in Strategic Studies and he completed an Executive Education Program at Harvard University in 2012. He graduated from Purdue University Global in 2020 with the diploma of Executive Juris Doctor in Business Law. His career has carried him to Germany, Kuwait, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Afghanistan, Iraq, and most recently to Pakistan. He has served with the German, British, Dutch, Finnish, Albanian and Pakistan militaries and has a full 7 years overseas military service.As a Reserve Officer, Colonel Simmons retired from The United States Army, as a Deputy Foreign Policy Advisor for the Senior Foreign Service Officer of ambassadorial rank, who was the Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Commanding General of U.S. Africa Command. In this reserve position, he provided policy, guidance and coordination with multiple US Embassies on the continent of Africa as well as Senior Department of State Officials, Ambassadors and 50+ African nations. Earlier, Rick served as the Defense Chief of Protocol at the US Embassy Islamabad in Pakistan, working directly for the US Ambassador and a Navy Vice Admiral. Previously, his tour of duty in Iraq was with the United States Marine Corps, as the Rail Road Project Officer for Al Anbar Province, where he was charged with getting the rail road running again after many years of non-operation. He was also a Brigade Commander in Atlanta, Georgia, responsible for conducting war-fighting training to reserve and active units of 1500 to 5000 persons, slated for contingency operations.As a civilian, Colonel Simmons lives in northern Germany. A former Rotarian, he also served with the national advance team of a 2012 Presidential Primary Candidate which included support of a nationally televised debate and multiple public high-profile events. Charles is active in his German community and is a former member of the German-American Lawyers Association, and former member of the European Legal English Teachers Association. He is certified as an instructor to Teach English as a Second Language, and currently, serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Bielefeld Faculty of Law, teaching a self-designed course for American Legal English, Business Law and Cyber Law.