Earl Anthony Wayne is currently teaching as a Distinguished Diplomat in Residence and Professorial Lecturer at American University's School of International Service. Wayne is a former Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, a former U.S. ambassador to Mexico and to Argentina and a former Deputy Ambassador in Afghanistan. He left the U.S. diplomatic corps with the rank of Career Ambassador after 40 years of service. Wayne was co-chair of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center and then at the InterAmerican Dialogue's Mexico program through 2025.  He is a Senior Non-Resident Adviser at the Atlantic Council and was in a similar position at the Center for Strategic and International Studies until 2025.  Wayne serves on the board of the Public Diplomacy Council of America.  He is a member of American Academy of Diplomacy and participates in other international affairs organizations.  Wayne speaks, writes and consults on a range of international and management topics.