Mr. James Patton is the Executive Vice President of the International Center for Religion and Diplomacy. He has worked designing, implementing and monitoring multi-stakeholder programs to promote economic development and mitigate violent conflict. Prior to joining ICRD, Mr. Patton worked as a Foreign Affairs Officer of the United States Department of State, with the USAID’s Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation and as Deputy Regional Director of the Andean region for the American Friends Service Committee. Mr. Patton holds a Master of Law and Diplomacy from Tufts University’s Fletcher School and a Master of Divinity focusing on social justice theology from Harvard Divinity School.