IIMSAM Secretary General’s International Facilitators/Advisory Council on Institutional Development and Programme Support

International Law/Legal Senior Adviser of Secretary General
Now a University Professor at the University of Denver, the former Dean (1996-2010) of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver is also the former President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States OAS), the first American ever to head a principal organ of the OAS.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Special Adviser of the Secretary General Security & Logistics
John Phillips is the former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Logistics). He was Vice President of the Home Depot Government Solutions Group, which he formed. The organization propelled Home Depot into the federal business, growing to over $100M in the first 12 months of operations. He is now president of Phillips Defense Consultants.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Special Adviser/Legal Counsel of the S.G. of IIMSAM
Edward Correia is President of Correia & Associates, P.C. His practice focuses on antitrust, advertising and marketing regulation, and international business issues. He also represents clients before Congress and Federal Executive Branch agencies as well as State Legislatures and agencies.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Legal Adviser
Dr. Raúl Benítez-Alías is a lawyer and expert on international affairs, business negotiations and an e-business consultant. For more than 20 years he has been trained and worked within the United Nations system on International Affairs on issues related to Justice and Development and International Education.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Adviser on CampMARADONA and Liaison To Boca Jr. Football Club
Mr. Yoiseif Baumgarten, Advisor and Facilitator for the Global Sports for Peace Initiative, joins IIMSAM as a seasoned professional in humanitarian affairs. He has worked throughout the US and Latin America as a spiritual leader, teacher, and advisor for youth soccer programs, and developed summer programs for children.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Goodwill Ambassador
As a leader in the Puerto Rican community, Miguel D. Lausell has a diverse background in international trade, environmental issues and telecommunications. He has served as a key advisor to several international presidents, and has served as President and CEO of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Telephone Authority, member of the Governor of Puerto Rico's Economic Strategic Council, President of the Export Policy Commission of Puerto Rico, Undersecretary of the Department of the Treasury of Puerto Rico, and Chairman of PonceBank.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Special Senior Adviser
Mr. Noel Miller is a certified Football/soccer coach, also actively involved in sports & entertainment as a promoter of international football/soccer matches, track & field, cricket, basketball, music and dance concerts. He established several businesses in the US, along with the Global Youth Development Foundation (GYFD) that is a charitable organisation committed to the holistic development of children throughout the Caribbean and of the world.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Special Adviser to the Secretary General

Hon. Ambassador at-Large (Jordan)
H. E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al Abdullah is an eminent citizen of the Republic of Iraq and a Naturalized Jordanian who has an MSc degree in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Business Development. Dr. Abdullah has a profound experience in a variety of business activities and is the chairman of the famous Al Dahir Group that has a transnational presence in many countries.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Sp. Adviser of the Secretary-General and Liaison to the Ministry of Agriculture
Eng. Amgad Aref Khundakji is the present Director of Agriculture Crisis Management unit at the Minister of Agriculture in Jordan. He has an extensive expertise and knowledge on agriculture related matters, being the head of the Division Governor Affairs and the head of Directorate Performance/ Monitoring and Evaluation Unit at the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan. [ READ FULL BIO ]

Special Adviser of the Secretary General
Born in 1967 in Hamburg, Germany Frank has been involved in multiple business sectors. Currently, Frank lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is focused on providing Consulting Services to Institutions and Businesses who wish to enter the Oil & Gas (limited), Automobile, Hotel, Construction, Real Estate, and General Trade Sectors.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Ambassador in India and to South Asia-of the Secretary General Strategic-Partnership Initiatives: IIMSAM Spirulina Farms, IIMSAM Global Knowledge Centre & the IIMSAM Spirulina Pledge Campaign
H.E. Ambassador Kunwar Vikrant Sandal is a Social Entrepreneur and a Senior Diplomat with IIMSAM. He is an Oxford University Alumnus (Hertford 2008), where he read for Social Entrepreneurship, before which he attained an Honor’s degree in Engineering from Coventry University.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Hon. Ambassador – Institutional Development
International Entrepreneur H.E. Mr. Prateek Kumar is the founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Radius Circle Holding, a venture capital fund. His Vision and energetic personality led to formation of Renewable Energy, Aviation and IT and communication business across global markets. H.E. Mr. Kumar is a passionate philanthropist and is providing medical assistance to the poor in India and abroad. [ READ FULL BIO ]

Sp. Adviser to the Secretary-General
Mr. Bhat is a seasoned Ex-Officio Civil Servant. He held various posts with governmental entities in India.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Special-Adviser Institutional Development (Pakistan)

H.E. Dr. Donald Kaberuka former President of the African Development Bank Group. As President of the Bank Group, H.E. Donald Kaberuka chaired the Boards of the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund, the soft loan arm of the Group. As minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Kaberuka was the Governor for Rwanda at the World Bank (WB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank.[ READ FULL BIO ]

Principal Special-Adviser of the Secretary General (Institutional-Development in Republic of Central African Republic)