Advisory Committee

These business, faith, military, and community leaders believe that Texas benefits when America leads in the world through investments in development and diplomacy.

Hon. Henry Cisneros U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Co-Chair Development, Secretary (1993-1997) City of , Mayor (1981-1989)

Hon. Rafael Anchia Angelique Bartholomew Dr. Steve Calhoun Texas House of Representatives MPACT Strategic Consulting, LLC Bayer Chairman of the Committee on International Vice President of Business Development Head of Regional Breeding and Global Trade Cotton Kelvin Beachum, Jr. Arun Agarwal New York Jets Byron Campbell Nextt NFL player Capitol Insights CEO World Vision Senior Partner Ambassador Farha Ahmed Jorge Canavati Farha Ahmed Law, PLLC Jon Bennett J. Canavati & Company Attorney at Law Catalyze President & CEO Vice-President, Business Development Julian Alvarez Carlo Capua Texas Workforce Commission David Berzina Rotary Club of Fort Worth Commissioner Representing Labor InsightsEDC President CEO Mark Alvarez* Sarah Carabias-Rush Co-Founder and COO Hon. Dennis Bonnen Dallas Regional Chamber Global Aid Consultants Texas House of Representatives Vice President of Economic Development Speaker of the House Aida Araissi James Cargas Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD New Energy, LLC Chief Executive Officer Baylor College of Medicine City of Associate Dean, National School of Tropical Former Senior Assistant City Attorney for Ish Arebalos Medicine Energy Coca-Cola Company North America Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Director of Public Affairs and John ‘JJ’ Casey Molecular Virology & Microbiology Communications Conduent Co-Head, Section of Pediatric Tropical Director of U.S. Operations Jenna Armstrong Medicine and Texas Children’s Center for Partnership Lake Houston Vaccine Development Ramiro Cavazos President & CEO US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Caroline Boudreaux President & CEO Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala* The Miracle Foundation City of San Antonio Founder JJ Cawelti Director, Office of Military Affairs DFW International Airport Nelson Bowman, II U.S. Marine Corps Assistant Vice President, Community UNICEF USA Retired Engagement Managing Director Azhar Azeez Joseph Cerami, Ph.D.* Stuart Bowen Islamic Relief, USA Department of National Security & Strategy, Texas Health and Human Services Director of Fund Development US Army War College Commission Chair (1998-2001) Armen Babajanian Inspector General (2015-2017) US Army World Affairs Council of San Antonio Liz Brailsford Colonel, Retired Executive Director World Affairs Council of Dallas - Forth Worth Stephen Chandler Geoff Bailey President & CEO Tenet Healthcare Oncor Electric Delivery Bill Brannon Director, Hospital Operations Director of Communications Democratic Party of Texas Mina Chang Jon Barela Former Executive Director Linking the World Borderplex Alliance Maria Calderon-Porter President and CEO President and CEO Texas A&M International University Amanda Childress Assistant Vice-President, Global Initiatives Grace for Impact CEO Texas Advisory Committee

Ambassador Gene Christy Mike Dietz Susan Gallagher U.S. Ambassador to Brunei (2002-2005) National Defense Industrial Association – Apple, Inc. Lone Star World Wide Technical Support Call Center Sergio Contreras President Director Rio Grande Valley President and CEO Robert S. Driegert Dr. Linda Garcia Dallas County Republican Party 2INgage Dr. Kathleen Cooper Chairman (1992-2002) Executive Director and Senior Vice SMU Tower Center for Political Studies President Director of International Politics and Kellie Duhr Economics Wal-Mart Hon. Richard Garcia U.S. Department of Commerce Director, Public Affairs & Government City of Edinburg Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Relations Mayor (2009-2017) (2001-2005) Darcie Durham Smiley Garcia* Steve Cotton The Boeing Company U.S. Small Business Administration Cotton Wealth Management Associates Senior Director of State and Local Development Specialist, West Texas President Government Relations Kathleen Gibson Ambassador James Creagan Matthew Elias* Southwestern Medical Foundation St. Mary’s University Business Executives for National Security President & CEO Eugene Scassa Visiting Professor of Texas Director Hon. Helen Giddings International Diplomacy U.S. Navy Honorary Consul to South Africa U.S. Ambassador to Honduras (1996-1999) Retired Former Texas State House of Ambassador Ryan Crocker O. Homer Erekson Representatives Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Tony Gius Former Dean of the Bush School of Dean, Neeley School of Business McGuire Woods Consulting Government and Public Service Bret Erickson Vice-President (2010-2016) Texas International Produce Association Richard Glancey Beth Cubriel President & CEO Glancey Public Affairs Michael Best Strategies Sarah Evans Managing Founder Director Well Aware Republican Party of Texas Matt Glazer Founder and Chair Executive Director (2012-2015) Matt Glazer Consulting Col. Tim Farrell* Founder & CEO Randy Cubriel National Association of Veteran-Serving Law Offices of Randy Cubriel, P.C. Neel Gonuguntla Organizations (NAVSO) Attorney and Counselor at Law US-India Chamber of Commerce of DFW CEO President Matt Curtis Loretta Fellers GPS Policy Group Judge Woodrow “Woody” Gossom, Jr. Dell EMC Global Business Operations Founder Wichita County Vice President, Customer Success County Judge Hon. Jim Darling David Firestein City of McAllen, Texas Gilbert Gonzalez George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.- Mayor Institute for Economic Development at the China Relations University of Texas at San Antonio Merrill Leigh Davis President and CEO Director Senior Vice President Henry Florsheim Mercury John Gonzales Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Minal Patel Davis President & CEO Director of Congressional and Public Affairs City of Houston Charles Foster Mayor’s Office of Human Trafficking and José María González Foster LLP Domestic Violence Cross-National Advisory Services Partner Director Partner Eric Fox Richard Dayoub Rev. Mark Gonzales Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Thunderbird Management Consulting U.S. Hispanic Action Network Senior Director, Government Relations Principal Consultant President Brandon Friedman * James Dickey Tommy Gonzalez* The McPherson Square Group Republican Party of Texas City of El Paso CEO Chairman City Manager

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Hon. Gene Green Christopher Herring* Hon. Eric Johnson U.S. House of Representatives Global Chamber of San Antonio 62nd Mayor of Dallas (1992-2017) Executive Director Former Texas State Representative Dr. Steven L. Hall, USAF (Ret.)* Dr. Michael Hole Gina Ortiz Jones* Office of the Mayor of Houston, Texas The University of Texas at Austin Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Office of Veterans Affairs Dell Medical School | LBJ School of Public Director for Investment Director Affairs Senior Advisor for Interagency Trade Professor, Pediatrics & Population Health Enforcement Center Glenn Hamer Defense Intelligence Agency Texas Association of Business Hon. Justin Holland Special Advisor to the Deputy Director President & CEO Texas House of Representatives U.S. Air Force Representative Dan Hamilton* Retired Texas General Land Office John D. Holmes Dr. Mark P. Jones Special Advisor to the Texas Land Forcepoint LLC Rice University Commissioner General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Chair, Latin American Studies Lt. Gen. Russell Handy* Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Political Science City of San Antonio Baylor College of Medicine Hon. Jungus Jordan* Director of Aviation Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine Fort Worth City Council U.S. Air Force Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Councilmember Retired Molecular Virology & Microbiology Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair in Ambassador Robert Jordan* Hon. Linda Harper-Brown Tropical Pediatrics U.S. Ambassador Texas House of Representatives Co-Head, Section of Pediatric Tropical Saudi Arabia (2001-2003) Member (2003-2015) Medicine and Texas Children’s Center for The Tower Center for Political Studies Jake Harriman* Vaccine Development Diplomat-in-Residence Nuru International Ambassador Robert Hutchings, Ph.D. Galileo Jumaoas CEO University of Texas at Austin Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Darren Harrington Walt and Elspeth Rostow Chair in National Commerce Key Harrington Barnes, PC Security Executive Director Partner Shareholder Professor of Public Affairs Kerry Kelton Former Dean, LBJ School of Public Affairs Robert Hastings Jr. MidSouth Synergy Executive Vice President, Strategic Gerardo Interiano General Manager & CEO Communications and Chief of Staff Pericles Strategies Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Kendall* Department of Defense Founder and Managing Director JBK Integrated Solutions, LLC Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Frank Jackson President Affairs (2008-2009) Prairie View A&M University U.S. Air Force Tam Hawkins Assistant Vice Chancellor for State Relations Retired Greater Austin Black Chamber of Mabrie Jackson Margie Kidd Commerce Kingdom of the Netherlands Global Austin President and CEO Honorary Consul Executive Director Jeff Haynes* H-E-B/Central Market Amb. Ronald Kirk Global 21 Strategic Solutions Director of Public Affairs 16th US Trade Representative (2009-2013) President Ivan Jaime 57th Mayor of Dallas Robert Hayward II Walmart Megan Knox Chem-Energy Corporation Director of Government and Public Affairs FEMAP Foundation Chief Operating Officer Bob Jameson Executive Director Dennis Head Visit Fort Worth Joseph Kopser* SK & Co. Oil and Gas Partners President & CEO Grayline Group President Dr. Abraham Jaquez President Elaine Head Baptist University of the Américas Annette Soto Landeros Global North Texas President Fort Worth Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Andrew Johnsen President and CEO Jesse Hereford BNSF Railway John LaRue Director of Public Affairs Assistant Vice-President, Community Affairs Port of Corpus Christi North American Development Bank Executive Director

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Joshua Lawton-Belous* Garrett Marquis Benjamin Montañez Health Hat LLC Southern Methodist University Norton Rose Fulbright US, LLP Managing Partner and Co-Founder University of Southern California Senior Associate Professor James W. Le Duc, Ph.D.* Susan Moore Public Affairs Consultant Galveston National Laboratory Advanced Micro Devices University of Texas Medical Branch Michael Marshall Corporate VP of Public Affairs Director Texas Christian University Bee Moorhead Director, Government Affairs Robin J. Lerner Texas Interfaith Center for Public Policy/ Texas International Education Consortium Pastor Herman Martir Texas Impact President and CEO Nations Worship Center Executive Director Senior Pastor Jonathan Levy Ambassador Luis G. Moreno Brown Advisory Bill Mateja U.S. Department of State Portfolio Manager Polsinelli PC U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica Attorney David Lewis* Taylor Moreno Energy Capital Vietnam Dr. Calixto Mateos El Paso Children’s Hospital Chairman and CEO North American Development Bank Director Managing Director Julie Linn Judge Jeff Moseley Shapiro Linn Strategic Consulting LLC Eddie McBride Texas Association of Business Partner Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Former CEO President & CEO Denton County Hon. J. M. Lozano County Judge (1991-1999) Texas State House of Representatives Robert McKinley Vice-Chair of Committee on International Institute for Economic Development at Tom Mullins Trade UTSA Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce/ Senior Associate Vice President Economic Development Council Anne MacDonald President & CEO Matterhorn Advisory Mark McClendon Founder and Principal Tarrant County College District Wilton Munnings CFO and Vice Chancellor of Finance Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce Matt Mackowiak President/COO (2012-2017) Potomac Strategy Group, LLC Cody McGregor* President FTI Consulting Brig. Gen. Robert Murdock* Travis County Republican Party Senior Director City of San Antonio Chairman Former Director of Military Affairs Brew McKenna U.S. Air Force Col. Glenn MacTaggart* University of Arizona Retired Prichard Young, LLP Senior Advisory to the President Of Counsel Dr. Laura Murillo Trent McKnight U.S. Army Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Agricorps, Inc. Retired President & CEO Founder Mark Madrid Norman Nadorff Alex Meade Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Brazil Texas Chamber of Commerce City of Pharr, Texas Commerce Board Member City Manager President & CEO Ambassador Larry Napper Bill Miller Ashok “A.K.” Mago Bush School at Texas A&M University Breedlove Foods Mago & Associates Senior Lecturer CEO Chairman & CEO U.S. Ambassador Jason Mock Kazakhstan (2001-2004) Diana Maldonado San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce Latvia (1995-1998) Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of President & CEO Commerce Sara Nathan President and CEO Mortada Mohamed Amigos de las Américas Former Texas State Representative World Affairs Council of Austin President & CEO President Maryanne Maldonado Andrew S. Natsios Texas International Business Council World Affairs Council of Texas A&M University Executive Director Executive Director Director of the Scowcroft Institute of Željka Momirovic International Affairs, the Bush School Hon. Dee Margo Houston Airport System City of El Paso, TX Mark Niblett Director of International Relations Former Mayor Weatherford VP – Global Security & Resilience 4 Texas Advisory Committee

Wolfgang Niedert Jim Perschbach Katie Cook Romano Strauss Center for International Security and Port San Antonio Archer Center - University of Texas System Law at the University of Texas – Austin President & CEO Director Lecturer Hon. Jeanne Phillips Miguel Romano Gabriel M. Ojeda Hunt Consolidated, Inc. Associated Republicans of Texas Fritz-Pak Corporation Senior Vice President of Corporate Former President President Engagement & International Relations Matthew Rooney Hunt Global Partnerships Ambassador Lyndon L. Olson, Jr. George W. Bush Presidential Center President U.S. Ambassador Director, Economic Growth Former U.S. Ambassador to the Sweden (1998-2001) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Craig Roshaven Hon. Amir Omar Development RESULTS City of Richardson Group Lead Betsy Price Councilman (2009-2013) City of Ft. Worth Carl Salazar* Terence A. O’Neill Former Mayor Greater Houston Partnership Division Manager Director of Regional Workforce Recovery Brian Ragan Office of New Americans & Immigrant Sinevant Group David Sanders* Communities Founder & CFO Dallas Advisory Partners LLC City of Houston Founder Shanthi Rajaram Rick Ortiz Amazech Solutions Joseph Sankoh Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of President & CEO African Relief in Action Commerce President & CEO President & CEO Bede Ramcharan* San Antonio Veterans Institute Jenifer Sarver Rolando Pablos Chairman of the Board Sarver Strategies Secretary of State President State of Texas (2017-2018) Cindy Ramos-Davidson El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Jenna Saucedo-Herrera David Parker President & CEO San Antonio Economic Development Longbow Partners Foundation Director Ben Ramirez President and CEO World Affairs Council of Austin Mattie Parker Vice President Ambassador Thomas Schieffer Office of Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price Envoy International Chief of Staff Annette Ratliff Founder & CEO Office of Texas State Senator John Carona Chris Parvin Texas Rangers Baseball Club Former District Director Emmert & Parvin, LLC President (1991-1999) Managing Partner Asusena Reséndiz Hon. Connie Schroeder Texas Department of Housing and Dr. Beto Pallares* City of Bastrop Community Affairs Joseph Advisory Services Mayor Gubernatorial Appointee President & CEO Joel Schwitzer Dr. Albert Reyes Dr. Dennis Patterson American Jewish Committee Buckner International Texas Tech University Regional Director, Dallas President & CEO Chair, Political Science Department Zach Sherman Ingrid Robinson Dr. Mike Peng Lockheed Martin Aeronautics President University of Texas at Dallas Director of Strategic Development Houston Minority Supplier Development Jindal Chair of Global Strategy Council Aftab Siddiqui Bob Penn Dallas Peace & Justice Center Maj. Gen. Charles Rodriguez* Penn Resources, Inc. Board Member and Former President State of Texas President Adjutant General (2005-2009) Stephanie Simpson Richard Perez U.S. Army Reserve Sanofi San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Retired Director, State Government Relations President Leonard Brennan Rodriguez Richard Sindelar Chris Perkins San Antonio Westside Development University of St. Thomas Wilson Perkins Allen Research Corporation Coordinator, Distinguished Diplomat Partner President Program

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Randy Skinner Brent Thompson Wyntress Ware FEED 3 Thompson Kagan Energy Group Ware and Associates Executive Director Founder & CEO President & CEO Joseph O. Slovacek Val Thompson Jeff Watkins* Hoover Slovacek, LLP Houston International Trade Development YMCA of Greater Houston Chairman Council, Inc. Chief International Initiatives Officer President & CEO Maj. Gen. Annette Sobel, MD* Jackson Wise Texas Tech University Health Sciences Hon. William “Mac” Thornberry CP Energy Center U.S. House of Representatives (1995-2021) Senior Vice-President Executive for Health Security Linda Toyota Ken Wisian, Ph.D. Russ Spears* Houston Community College University of Texas at Austin IGCS International Associate Vice Chancellor of Executive Director, Disaster Research Founder & CEO Communications Program Asian Chamber of Commerce of Houston Todd Speer* John Wood President & CEO (2011 – 2017) Global Aid Consultants Motorola Solutions Co-Founder and CEO Hon. Oscar Trevino, Jr. Senior Account Executive City of North Richland Hills Katy Spicer James Wilkinson Former Mayor Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations TrailRunner International CEO Alex Triantaphyllis Chairman and CEO Office of Harris Counter Judge Hon. Charles Starnes, Ph.D.* Hon. Pam Willeford Chief of Staff City of Plainview U.S. Ambassador Mayor J. Wayne Trimmer* Switzerland and Lichtenstein GALOSI International (2003-2006) Sean Strawbridge Executive Vice President Port of Corpus Christi Michael Williams CEO Vince Trovato Texas Electric Cooperatives U.S. Department of Energy President & CEO Harold Strong Former Senior Advisor on International Medical Innovation Collaborative Justin Yancy Affairs President Texas Business Leadership Council Hon. Ellen Troxclair President Jake Stroud Austin City Council Axiom Minerals Michael Young Councilmember President Dell, Inc. Scott Turner Director of Global Government Affairs and Dr. Sana Syed Turner and Turner Consulting Public Policy Kimiya International President & Co-Founder Founder and CEO * Indicates Veteran of the Nicholas Residential LLC Walter Ulrich U.S. Armed Forces Executive Vice President Medical Bridges President & CEO Mustafa Tameez As of August 11, 2021 Outreach Strategists Gabriel Vallejo Managing Director IBC Bank Vice President, International Department Ann Tanabe Chief Executive Officer Olivia Varela BioHouston, Inc. Laredo Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Kerry Tassopoulos Sunwest Communications Leo Vasquez Of Counsel Cadeco Industries Executive Vice President Nicholas Tejeda Hospitals of Providence Toya Walker Market CEO Waters, Kraus & Paul Appellate Paralegal Hon. John Terrell DFW International Airport Chris Wallace VP of Commercial Development North Texas Commission President & CEO A.F. “Tom” Thomas* United States Army Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army 6