2020 marks my 30th year of living and working in Washington DC. I have worked for two presidents and on five presidential campaigns including the current Tru...

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As preparations are being made to receive the leaders of the 35-member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS), the following are a few tips o...

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Attempts to directly confront and eliminate ISIS have had limited success however, when air strikes and combat is successful in taking out I

Como Americano casado com uma Brasileira e que tem negocios no Brasil, passei mais de dezesseis anos vivendo, visitando e trabalhando neste, o maior país da ...

When I was an Assistant Secretary of Administration at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a part of Secretary Jack Kemp’s team several ...

As an American with business in Brazil and one who is married to a Brazilian, I have spent over sixteen years living, visiting and working in this, the large...

Donald Trump has won the 2016 Presidential election and will be the 45th president of the United States of America. The campaigning and election are now over...

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And now I start writing as I wait at the airport to fly back to Europe. After three weeks in Rio, I must admit, I can’t wait to get out and go home. It was g...

I used to have a saying that I lived by. “It’s nice to be important, but more important to be nice.” For the most part, living by this creed worked well for...

I love sports. I often use examples from the sports world in my business. Winning strategies, attitudes, and actions that are developed in sports can also b...

As an American who has lived and traveled extensively outside of the US, I find myself making comparisons between the US and other nations. Actually, there ...

Last year’s campaign activities from candidates for President of the United States were just a warm up compared to what’s in store for 2016. Now that we have...

I’ve often thought that if America's minorities - Asians, Latinos, African Americans, Arabs, Jews, and Native Americans - were to take a blind “taste” test o...

The volume of data created by governments is growing exponentially. According to a study by IDC, digitized data worldwide is doubling in size every two year...