Mr. Wisner has served as Vice Chairman, External Affairs of American International Group, Inc., an insurance and financial services company, since 1997, following his retirement as U.S. Ambassador to India. Mr. Wisner is also a director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. Mr. Wisner, who has also been an ambassador to Zambia, the Philippines and India, has experience in delicate diplomacy. In 2006 and 2007, he served as a special envoy for President George W. Bush, negotiating the independence of Kosovo and its recognition as a sovereign state by other countries.