Hi all, we're introducing our first of many advisor AMAs. First up we have Clifford Hart, Former U.S. Ambassador.

Ford Hart is a former American diplomat whose involvement in U.S.-China relations stretched from the early days of reform and opening to the Xi Jinping era. He capped off a distinguished 33-year career with assignment as U.S. Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, an ambassadorial-level position. In addition to three postings to Mainland China, Ford also served overseas in the USSR, Iraq, and Taiwan. Before Hong Kong, he was the Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks on North Korean nuclear weapons, for which President Obama accorded him the personal rank of ambassador. Ford served at the White House as the National Security Council’s China and Taiwan Director, and at the Pentagon he was foreign policy advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations. In other assignments in Washington, Ford worked on U.S.-China relations, Taiwan policy, Kazakhstan, crisis management, and post-conflict stabilization. Ford is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and he is Senior Advisor to Bower Group Asia, a government relations consultancy. Ford is a recipient of the State Department’s highest commendation for diplomatic reporting, and he holds a master’s degree from the University of Virginia.

Why AirSwap?

As a career diplomat, I served through a period of of enormous change around the planet, and I enjoyed trying to make sense of it for my country. After leaving diplomacy, I was eager to continue to observe and participate in global change. Tech has always fascinated me, and blockchain blockchain's disruptive potential naturally caught my attention. I was delighted to join AirSwap in particular because of its compelling technology and business model, its focus on Asia, and, perhaps most important, the credibility of its management team.

Please ask one question per comment. Ford will be here on January 31 to answer all of your questions!

UPDATE: Ford will begin answering questions around Jan 31st 7pm EST / Feb 1st 8am HKT. His handle is ChuancaiFan!