Past Presidents and Chairmen of the Board of Governors
Foreign Area Officer Association
Chairman of the Board of Governors*
1996 – 1999 MG John Ellerson, USA , Ret.
1999 – 2004 LTG Karl Eikenberry, USA, China FAO
2004 – 2005 BG Kevin Ryan, USA, Ret., Eurasia FAO
Presidents
1996 – 2000 LTC Joseph D. Tullbane III, USA, Ret., Eurasia FAO**
2000 – 2003 COL Michael Ferguson, USA, Ret., Africa FAO***
2003 – 2005 BG John Adams, USA, Ret., Europe FAO
2005 – 2009 COL Stephen R. Norton, USA, Ret., EuropeFAO***
2009 - 2011 COL Gary D. Espinas, USA, Eurasia FAO
2011 - 2021 COL Kurt Marisa, USAF, Europe FAO
*Since 2005, the President of the FAOA assumed the responsibilities of this position, which was officially eliminated by the current FAOA charter approved in 2009
**Founder of the FAOA
***Member, Defense Attaché System Hall of Fame