Major General John L. Fugh, United States Army (Ret.), Alexandria, VA

John L. Fugh was born in Beijing, China. He was 15 when he migrated to the United States with his family. General Fugh was The Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army, retiring from that post in July 1993 as a major general. The Judge Advocate General manages the Army's worldwide legal organization, consisting of 4,700 active duty, reserve and civilian lawyers, and over 5,000 paralegal and administrative personnel. He was the first Chinese American to attain general officer status in the U.S. Army.

General Fugh is Chairman of the Committee of 100, a national, non-partisan group of prominent Chinese Americans who brings a bicultural perspective to U.S. relations with China and addresses the concerns of Americans of Chinese/Asian descent. In addition, he serves on the Executive Committee and as a director of the Atlantic Council of the United States. General Fugh graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the George Washington University Law School. He attended the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, the U.S. Army War College, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia.