AICGS: ABOUT : Ambassador Richard Burt - AICGS Board of Trustees

Ambassador Richard Burt is Senior Advisor at Kissinger McLarty Associates. Before joining Kissinger McLarty Associates in April 2007, Ambassador Burt was Chairman of Diligence LLC, a commercial information and security services firm based in Washington, D.C., London, and Miami. He was United States Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1985-1989 and was stationed in Germany while working for the State Department as Assistant Secretary.

Ambassador Burt has served and is currently serving on a number of boards in both the non-profit and business fields, namely EADS North America (present) and the Lauder Institute at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

While at the State Department, Ambassador Burt was Director of Politico-Military Affairs, Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian Affairs, and Chief Negotiator for the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) with the USSR from 1989-1991. Ambassador Burt joined the Board in November 2005.