The Society cordially welcomes Mr. Richard Kaplan of Alexandria, Virginia, as an Associate Member.

Mr. Kaplan has long-served the US Federal government in various capacities, as well as in a number of UN-related field missions. His expertise range from Disarmament matter to Peacekeeping/Peace-buildings activities. He currently is with the US Department of Energy since 2007.

Mr. Kaplan has a Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from the San Francisco State University and a Bachelors degree in International Relations and Russian & Southeast European Studies, also from the San Francisco State University.  He is also a published scholar.