Ted Osius is an American diplomat and business leader with over thirty years of experience in the U.S. Foreign Service. He joined the Foreign Service in 1989, with early postings in Manila, Vatican City, and the United Nations. Notably, in 1996, he was among the first U.S. diplomats to work in Vietnam after the Vietnam War, contributing to the establishment of the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City in 1997. Osius held various significant roles including advising Vice President Al Gore on Asian affairs, serving as regional environmental affairs officer in Bangkok, and deputy chief of mission in Jakarta. He was also political minister-counselor in New Delhi and deputy director of the Office of Korean Affairs in Washington, D.C. From 2014 to 2017, Osius served as the U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, where he led a team of 900 to deepen economic, security, and cultural ties between the two countries. After his ambassadorship, he transitioned to the private sector as Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google Asia-Pacific, overseeing policy across 19 Asian nations from Singapore. He also served as senior advisor at the Albright-Stonebridge Group and was the first Vice President of Fulbright University Vietnam. Osius has held academic positions including associate professor at the National Defense University and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Since August 2021, Ted Osius has been President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council. In 2021, he published the book *Nothing Is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam*, documenting the evolving relationship between the two countries. His career is marked by pivotal roles in U.S. diplomacy in Asia, particularly in fostering U.S.-Vietnam relations and advancing regional cooperation and business ties[1][3][6][7][5].