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Yevgeny Vindman, is a former U.S. Army Colonel who served as the deputy legal adviser on the White House National Security Council. His portfolio included NATO, the International Criminal Court, African affairs, international organizations, emerging technologies, international humanitarian law, human rights, and ethics. He currently serves as Director of the Military Analysis and Prosecution Support (MAPS) cell at the Atrocity Crimes Advisory (ACA) Group. This U.S., EU, and UK program assists with war crimes investigations in Ukraine. As Director of ACA MAPS he regularly interacts with senior leadership in the Prosecutor Generals office, the military and police and security services. Prior to the National Security Council, he served in a variety of roles in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps, including senior policy attorney-adviser at the Pentagon, senior prosecutor for Fort Hood, and as an operational law attorney for U.S. Forces-Iraq. During the course of his career he trained thousands of soldiers and scores of units on IHL. He served for 12 years as an infantry officer, including an assignment as an airborne infantry platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division. He has a master’s degree in administration and an L.L.M.. and is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law and Binghamton University.