Captain J. Ashley Roach, JAGC, U.S. Navy (retired), LL.M., George Washington University 1971, J.D. University of Pennsylvania 1963, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, 1988-2009, responsible for and has taught, advised and published extensively on law of the sea issues. Robert W. Smith, Ph.D., Univ. North Carolina (Chapel Hill); U.S. State Dep’t (1975-2006) where he was the government’s geographic expert on maritime boundary and jurisdictional issues. Since mid-2006 serves as an independent Geographic Consultant advising foreign governments, oil and gas companies and international law firms on all aspects of ocean policies and planning and including risk assessments.