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Former State Senate President, State Senate Majority Leader and Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia Mitch Carmichael Joins United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
April 29, 2025
Mitch Carmichael is a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4
from 2012 until 2020. Prior to his service in the Senate, Carmichael served in the West Virginia
House of Delegates representing District 12 from 2000 through 2012. Carmichael was also a
candidate for Governor of West Virginia in the 2011 West Virginia gubernatorial special election.
First Deputy Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and former Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Hryhoriy Nemyria Joins United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
April 9, 2025
Hryhoriy Nemyria has had a distinguished career, marked by his leadership in shaping
Ukraine’s foreign policy and advancing its international relationships. He served as Vice
Prime Minister for European and International Integration, playing a central role in
furthering Ukraine’s European ambitions.
Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Anatoliy Kinakh Joins United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
March 31, 2025
Anatoliy Kinakh has been at the helm of the Ukrainian Union of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs since 1997, providing visionary leadership in the promotion of Ukraine's
industrial and economic interests. He also serves as Co-Chair of the National Tripartite Social
and Economic Council, a key platform for dialogue between the government, employers, and
trade unions.
Former President of Serbia Boris Tadić Joins United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
March 24, 2025
Boris Tadić served two terms as President of Serbia. His extensive political career
includes key roles as Minister of Telecommunications of the Federal Republic ofYugoslavia and Minister of Defence of Serbia and Montenegro, where he played a
critical role in driving modernization and implementing significant reforms. As President,
Tadić was instrumental in advancing Serbia’s European Union integration, fostering
regional stability, and championing human rights.
International President of Transport Workers Union John Samuelsen Joins Lives Lives Aplified United World Leaders
March 5, 2025
TWU International President John Samuelsen represents over 150,000 members
across the airline, railroad, transit, universities, utilities, and services sectors.
Samuelsen is also the former President of TWU Local 100 in New York City – the
union’s largest local.
Former U.S. Congressman Steven Charles Watkins Jr. Joins United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
February 26, 2025
Steven Charles Watkins Jr. is a former military officer and served as the U.S.
representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district. Watkins helped to oversee
approximately $3.2 billion in contracts while expanding operations from the U.S. to the
Middle East and Central/East Asia, with a focus on minimizing fraud, waste, and abuse.
As CEO of Huxley Rock LLC, he continues to drive impactful change in policy and
strategy.
Former Prime Minister of Iceland Geir Haarde Joins United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
February 17, 2025
Geir Haarde is the first minister in Icelandic political history to have held all three major
ministerial positions, Prime Minister (2006-2009), Minister of Finance (1998-2005), and
Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2006). He has served as the Ambassador of Iceland to
The United States and several Latin American countries.
U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) Ned Siegel Joins United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
February 7, 2025
Ambassador Ned L. Siegel's business career encompasses over 40 years of
entrepreneurial experience as a developer, owner and manager of vast and diverse
holdings in residential and commercial real estate, witnessing first-hand both the best
and worst of economic times.
Chairman of President Trump’s Environmental Task Force Edward Russo Joins United World Leaders
February 3, 2025
Edward Russo will chair President Trump’s environmental advisory task force.
Russo served as an environmental consultant for President Trump for many
years. He and his business partner were nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
for using atmospheric water technology to create clean, healthy drinking water
from the air.
Former President of the Dominican Republic Joins the Board of United World Leaders: Lives Amplified
January 29, 2025
Leonel Fernández is a prominent Dominican politician, lawyer, and academic who
served as President of the Dominican Republic for three non-consecutive terms.