- Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Stimson Center, Washington, D.C.
- Senior Advisor to the United States Institute for Peace
- Member of Schwarzman College Faculty at Tsinghua University, Beijing
- U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan (2009 to 2011) after a 35-year military career with senior command and political/military postings in Asia, Europe and the United States
- Joined HD’s Board in 2020