Audrey E. Kitagawa, J.D., is the President/Founder of the International Academy for Multicultural Cooperation, the Chair of the Anti-Racism Initiative and Co-Chair of the Gender Equality Working Group of the G20 Interfaith Forum,and former Advisor to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations. She is also a United Nations Representative for the United Religions Initiative, an Ambassador of Religions for Peace International, and Chair Emerita of the NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns.