International business consultant

C la rence Alexander H udson, Jr.

**** ***** ********** ******, ********* 414

Alexandria, Virginia 22302

703-***-**** / ****************@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Dedicated, focused, and performance driven professional equipped with comprehensive experience in diverse areas

encompassing consulting, government relations, political strategy, and communications. Possess comprehensive

background working overseas as a leader in United States embassies, consulates, and other diplomatic missions

combined with in depth knowledge of formulating and implementing foreign policy of the United States. Demonstrated

proficiency in management principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and innovative problem solving skills.

Previously served as a Regular Army officer and retired from the Army Reserve in 1998.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES 1981 2009 (OCTOBER)

Center for Special Operations, U.S. Special Operations Command Department of NOV 2008

State Representative

Provided foreign policy input for the Center’s strategic and operational planning

Planned and coordinated the visit of the Center Director to the Department and office calls with the Deputy

Secretary and other senior leaders

Represented Department interests during the Center’s interagency meetings

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) Counselor for Political Military Affairs AUG 2006

Served as the Ambassador’s primary advisor on full range of national security issues and directed the Political

Military Affairs Section

Represented the Mission in the planning for and as a member of the bilateral Strategic Joint Planning Committee

that was co chaired by the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) and the Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense

Coordinated Mission bilateral engagements on such critical areas as the return of Saudi detainees from

Guantanamo and U.S. policies on the sales of arms and defense technology to the Kingdom

Advised the U.S. defense firms regarding their bids on contracts for weapons and defense systems resulting in

several billion dollars in new sales

Nominated by the Ambassador for the Department’s prestigious James Clement Dunn Award for Excellence

Baghdad (Iraq) Political Advisor to the Regime Crimes Liaison’s JAN 2006

Office (RCLO)

Provided policy advice to the RCLO in support of its assistance to the Iraqi High Tribunal in processing cases

against the Saddam Hussein regime

Mosul (Iraq) Deputy Regional Coordinator MAY 2005

Coordinated overall functional areas of daily operations of the Regional Embassy Office as well as the regional

team

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3602 South Fourteenth Street, Apartment 414

Alexandria, Virginia 22302

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Led the establishment of the first Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Iraq and hosted the Secretary of State

for its inauguration

Bogotá (Columbia) United States Consul and Non Immigrant Visa (NIV) Unit Chief JULY 2003

Managed a team of over 50 foreign service professionals in the delivery of visa services in a manner that replaced

public criticism with praise while maintaining strict standards

Guided the elimination of a 13 month backlog in visa appointments in an effort that completed up to 1300 visa

adjudications daily and resulted in the presentation of a Meritorious Honor Award (Group) to the NIV Unit

Proposed and co chaired a working group, consisting of Embassy and Foreign Ministry officers to enhance bilateral

communication on visa issues.

Osaka Kobe (Japan) United States Consul and Deputy Principal Officer JULY 2000

Managed the efficient delivery of American Citizen Services and NIV services within the districts of the United

States Consulate General at Osaka Kobe and the consulate at Nagoya, and NIV services for the consulate at

Fukuoka

Directed Consulate General operations in the absence of the Consul General

Served as the chairman of the Emergency Action Committee

Coordinated emergency planning with the Embassy, Consulates Nagoya and Fukuoka, and Marine Corps Air

Station Iwakuni

Doha (Qatar) United States Consul AUG 1995

Provided full range of consular services in Qatar

Held monthly luncheons with the Administrative Vice Presidents of U.S. oil companies to discuss their security

concerns and to provide a forum to consider the concerns of American citizens residing in Qatar.

Bureau of Political Military, United States Department of State AUG 1993

Political Military Affairs Officer

Served as the primary point of contact for arms transfer policy issues

Drafted and led interagency coordination of the Department’s annual report to Congress on proposed private and

governmental sales of weapons and defense systems abroad

OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY/ARMY RESERVE 1972 PRESENT

The Retired Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, US Army, Retired SEPT 1998

ODCS Operations, U.S. Army Pacific South East Asia Foreign Area Officer (IMA) AUG 1998

Drafted the update for the principal strategy document of the U.S. Pacific Command (the “Red Book”)

Served as a syndicate recorder for the annual Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS), an annual

collaboration of flag and senior representatives from throughout the Asia Pacific region

Intelligence Directorate (J2), The Joint Staff NOV 1993

National Joint Staff Intelligence Officer (IMA)

Analyzed field reporting on Latin American issues and prepared articles for the Joint Staff’s daily intelligence

product

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C la rence Alexander H udson, Jr.

3602 South Fourteenth Street, Apartment 414

Alexandria, Virginia 22302

703-***-**** / ****************@*****.***

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Foreign Service

Advanced Leadership Skills Course Japanese and Spanish Languages

Visayan Language (the language of the central Philippines)

Area Study Courses for Japan, the Southern Cone of South America, and the Near East and North Africa

Military

Defense Strategy Course of the Army War College

U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

National Security Management Course of the National Defense University

Defense Security Assistance Management Executive Course

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Foreign Service Association Military Officers Association of America

Reserve Officers Association Association of the United States Army

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