Edward Zellem

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About Edward Zellem

Retired U.S. Navy captain Re-joined civilian life in 2017 after 30 years of active duty service Winner of 12 international book awards Over 30 media and public speaking appearances in print, radio and television Demonstrated success in writing bids, grant proposals, B2B, B2G, B2C, technical writing, and sales copy that converts to Active PADI Master Instructor for Calypso Divers of Tampa Bay, a 5-Star PADI scuba training facility and Aqua Lung Partner Service Center. Founded and led Afghanistan's first-ever "White House Situation Room" inside the Afghan Presidential Palace for President Hamid Karzai and his National Security Council staff Success in U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, NATO and other high-level national and international security environments Handpicked for unique AFPAK Hands program, an "armed Peace Corps" for Afghanistan with elite training and experience in languages, cross-cultural communications, relationships and team building Security clearance and bio on request. Formal training and proven track record in a variety of writing styles that include B2B, B2G, B2C, RFP search and response, technical writing, direct response copywriting, web writing, nonprofit support, case studies, interviews, grant proposals, and scuba writing. Dari Persian (Afghan Farsi) speaker with strong, documented language learning ability Published 30+ written interviews of international celebrities and thought leaders for global audience Authored 3 award-winning bilingual books of Afghan proverbs, illustrated by Afghan high school students and published in 20 languages and over 100 countries. More information, media kits and writing samples at and Follow on Twitter @afghansayings.