Nicholas Kralev (born 1974) is an American author, journalist, analyst, speaker and entrepreneur specializing in international affairs and global travel. He has been particularly recognized for his work on

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and the

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He is currently the executive director of the Washington International Diplomatic Academy, an independent executive education center for diplomats, other government officials, and business leaders. Previously, he led Kralev International LLC, a consulting and training firm in the fields of international affairs, communications, and global travel. He also served as host and executive producer of the TV series on diplomacy "Conversations with Nicholas Kralev." He often speaks at conferences and other events around the world. His work has taken him to almost 100 countries. From 2001 until 2010, he was a diplomatic correspondent for the '' Washington Times'' and accompanied three United States Secretary of States (

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, diplomat, and former lawyer who served as the 67th United States Secretary of State for President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, as a United States sen ...

Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice ( ; born November 14, 1954) is an American diplomat and political scientist who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 66th Uni ...

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Colin Powell Colin Luther Powell ( ; April 5, 1937 – October 18, 2021) was an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African ...

) on foreign travel. He also wrote the weekly business travel column "On the Fly." Prior to that, he was a special correspondent for the weekend edition of the ''Financial Times''. Among his interviewees were

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, Sharon Stone, John Malkovich,

Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actor ...

, Larry King, and Walter Cronkite. He is the author of '' America's Other Army: The U.S. Foreign Service and 21st-Century Diplomacy'' and '' Decoding Air Travel: A Guide to Saving on Airfare and Flying in Luxury''. He is a contributor to ''The Atlantic'', ''Foreign Policy'' magazine, and ''The Huffington Post'', and has appeared on NPR, CNN, BBC, PBS, Fox News, C-SPAN, and other U.S. and foreign stations. He holds a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University's

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