Ambassador Ken Adelman was an active participant and is a lively and informative storyteller on how Pres. Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War. Adelman is the author of the highly acclaimed new book Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty Eight Hours that Ended the Cold War and executive producer of an upcoming feature film Reykjavik, starring Michael Douglas as Reagan and Christophe Waltz as Mikhail Gorbachev at that summit.

As the U.S. arms control director, Adelman accompanied Pres. Reagan on his superpower summits and was at his side at Reykjavik. He was previously a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and assistant to the U.S. secretary of defense.

Adelman translated for Muhammad Ali in the "Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship fight in Zaire (the Congo) in 1974 and accompanied the British Army on its expedition down the Congo River on the 100th anniversary of Stanley’s trip.

After serving in government, Adelman taught Shakespeare at Georgetown and George Washington Universities, and to corporate executives with his wife in their company, Movers & Shakespeares. For many years, Adelman was a top-rated YPO speaker and has appeared on all the major news shows on television over many years.

Ken Adelman will be the opening session speaker at AGC of America's 96th Annual Convention on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. For more details on the convention and to register, please visit convention.agc.org.