Garden Views E. 56 International Diplomacy With a Former SEAL

J. LAWRENCE GRAHAM served as an officer in the U.S. Navy UDT/SEAL Teams for nine years (four on active duty). He was a founding director and an advisory board member of the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Center for Citizen Peacebuilding during the last two decades. A Berkeley PhD, Graham is an author and Professor Emeritus of International Business at UCI. For four decades he has provided expert advice and training on international negotiations to executive groups at Fortune 500 companies here and abroad, and government organizations including the U.S. Institute of Peace. In 2009 he was selected as International Trade Educator of the Year by NASBITE International. Graham has published more than sixty articles in journals such as the Harvard Business Review, Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Journal, the Journal of Marketing, and Management Science. His several books with partners have all been bestsellers on their respective topics; International Marketing, the most popular book in the world on the topic, has been translated into seven languages. He has also written articles for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Christian Science Monitor. His research and writing have been the subject of articles in Smithsonian, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Wall Street Journal, and coverage on NBC’s Nightly News, ABC’s Good Morning America, Fox News, the BBC, and NPR. His work has garnered more than 130 million media impressions. I don't usually provide the about the author portion before my description, but felt it was more important to understand who this guest is. We discuss International diplomacy, multiple situations around the world, and he even plays my space game with me.Please meet the author at https://tinyurl.com/2d42mudt. Graham has also exhibited his photography at art shows, businesses, and institutions in Southern California, including the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts. Please see www.GrahamGalleries.com