Greg Lebedev serves as Chairman of the publicly-funded Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), one of the four core institutes of the National Endowment for Democracy. CIPE’s mission is to promote free-market institutions and economic reform throughout the world. Lebedev is a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Chamber of Commerce, the largest business federation in the world, and a member of the Board’s Leadership Council. He is also Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Robertson Foundation for Government, a private family fund that supports talented men and women wishing to pursue governmental careers in national security and international affairs. He sits on the Editorial Advisory Board of Diplomatic Courier, a global affairs media network. Lebedev regularly advises on business strategy and international affairs and undertakes special projects involving trade, development, and global corporate governance. In 2008, Lebedev was President George W. Bush’s nominee to be US Representative to the United Nations for Management and Reform (with the rank of Ambassador).