JAMES G. ZUMWALT II joins the SNVC Board with more than 35 years of broad-reaching experience. A distinguished veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he retired from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves as Lt. Colonel. He received eighteen military decorations for service in the Vietnam conflict, Panama , the Persian Gulf War, and peacetime service. His time in uniform and his family heritage continue to inspire Mr. Zumwalt to further his interest in foreign policy and human interest, especially those relevant to the Vietnam War.
He is a prolific freelance writer with a special emphasis on foreign policy/defense issues and human-interest stories, his articles have been featured in USA TODAY, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The San Diego Union, The Chicago Tribune, The Indianapolis Star, The Oregonian, Stars & Stripes , Navy Times, The Virginian Pilot, News & Observer, Defense News, Japan Times, Asia Times and magazines such as PARADE, Naval Institute Proceedings, and many others. He is also working on his first book, Bare Feet, Iron Will , based on interviews with almost 200 Vietnamese veterans, which examines the Vietnam war from the enemy's perspective. Mr. Zumwalt is one of 56 military professionals whose combat experiences are featured in Leading The Way by Al Santoli.
Mr. Zumwalt's civilian career is quite diverse and touches corporations and agencies worldwide. It includes the practice of law, international consultation regarding investment opportunities in overseas markets, and building the world's largest international aviation security firm. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush appointed him as Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs. He applied his expertise to the area of military policy relative to human rights.
Today, Mr. Zumwalt is the Vice President of Admiral Zumwalt & Consultants, Inc., in Reston , VA. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of The Marrow Foundation, The Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University and the Thurman-Zumwalt Foundation at North Carolina State University , and provides pro bono consulting services to the Mesothelioma Advanced Research Foundation and The Navy Memorial Foundation.
Mr. Zumwalt lectures on the Vietnam conflict, the Persian Gulf war and the Global War on Terrorism to various professional and business groups, military schools—such as the National War College—and universities. He also speaks on these same issues to high school classes as part of the nationally acclaimed program “Lessons of Vietnam/International Relations;” and has testified numerous times before Congress on veteran-related issues.
Mr. Zumwalt received the degree of Doctor of Laws Honoris Causa from Mercy College in New York , 1991, earned his Juris Doctorate from the Villanova School of Law in 1979 and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of North Carolina in 1970 . He and his wife reside in Herndon , VA.
Board of Directors
Tom DeWitt | Philip Chase | Otto Guenther | Ed Jesson | Bill Lytle | Mary Whitley | Jim Zumwalt |
