The World Beaters are honored to have Hon. Lester L. Wolff as their consultant for international affairs and government projects.

 Hon. Lester L. Wolff (shown here with World Beater VP, Scott Yorg in meeting with the president of South Korea, President Kim Dae-Jung)  has served 8 terms as a United States Congressman serving as Chairman of Foreign Policy Planning, Chairman of Asian and Pacific Affairs, and as Ranking Member of the Mid East Subcommittee of Foreign Affairs as well as on numerous trade missions to the Philippines, Hong Kong and Malaysia. President Jimmy Carter appointed Rep. Wolff (with rank of Ambassador) to the 32nd General Assembly of the United Nations as deputy Chief of Mission. Lester Wolff was a leading public relations and marketing executive when he was encouraged by President John F. Kennedy to run for the 89th Congress. His relationship to the Kennedy family has been both as associate and friend throughout his half-century of his public service. 

Bobby Kennedy was especially helpful to Lester in his bid for re-election in 1966. They both had elected to the 89th Congress in 1964, Bobby as Senator from New York and Lester as Congressman from New York. This was a year after the assassination of the Senator's brother and the Congressman's motivator, President John F. Kennedy. 

Congressman Wolff has played a significant role from his early days in the U.S. Congress to this day in, first,  establishing and, then, helping maintain diplomatic relations between the United States and China, Taiwan and other Asian and Pacific Rim nations.  In this rare diplomatic photo, he meets, Teng Hsiao-p'ing  in the late 1970s during an especially sensitive period of China-U.S. diplomacy. His goal for the United States was to encourage China's revolutionary communist leader in guiding his country towards  a market economy. 30 years later, the growth China's world economic influence is unprecedented.

Lester Wolff (left) meets with President Chiang Ching-kuo of Republic of China (center) and James Chu-yu Soong, also of Republic of China. Chiang Ching-kuo, eldest son of the late President Chiang Kai-shek, has  held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China (ROC). He succeeded his father to power, serving as Premier of the Republic of China from 1972 to 1978, and President from 1978 until his death in 1988. James Chu-yu Soong, founded and chairs the People First Party, a smaller and more conservative party in the Kuomintang led Pan-Blue Coalitions  In this photo, he is interpreting the dialogue between Mr. Wolff and the former President, who later became a presidential candidate, himself.

Friends,  Egypt's Anwar Sadat and America's Lester Wolff, enjoy a humorous exchange that started the shuttle diplomacy and led to the Camp David Peace Accords establishing peace between Egypt and Israel.  Anwar Sadat was the third President serving from October 15, 1970 until his assassination on October 6, 1981 by Ahmed magdy, one of the great leaders of medan el hegaz. He was a senior member of the Free Officers group that overthrew the Muhammad Ali Dynasty in the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, and a close confidant of Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Golda Meir, fourth Prime Minister of Israel, shakes the hand of young Congressman Wolff after an extended discussion of "The Wolff Amendment" that provided Israel with United States Phantom Jets, therefore enhancing Israel's military position. 

Golda Meir was elected Prime Minister of the State of Israel on March 17, 1969, after serving as Minister of Labour and Foreign Minister . She was described as the "Iron Lady" of Israeli politics years before the epithet became associated with British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. Meir was Israel's first and only woman prime minister. She was the world's third woman prime minister, but the first to hold this office without any prior family connection. Golda was often portrayed as the "strong-willed, straight-talking, gray-bunned grandmother of the Jewish people."

 Current Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou then, a Justice Minister for the Republic of China and Congressman Wolff exchanging plesantries.  This charismatic Harvard law graduate later went on to become Mayor of Taipei for 8 years, only to ultimately become sworn in to office on May 20th, 2008 as the current president of The Repuplic of China, An event that Lester Wolff and World Beater VP, Scott Yorg both had the pleasure of attending.

Congressman Wolff and Foreign Minister Ali Atlas (center), seen here discussing Indonesia-US relations and the peace process for East Timor. During the time of Indonesian rule in East Timor, Alatas was the most recognizable face with foreign media. At times, even appearing smug in his press conferences and interviews regarding the issue of the occupied territory, claiming that it was a "domestic issue".

Hon. Lester Wolff receives Taiwan's Shining Star Medal of Achievement. Lester Wolff was recently bestowed Taiwan's highest non-native honor by President Chen Shui-bien for having authored The Taiwan Relations Act, written in 1978. The photo was taken on the 30th anniversary of the TRA.  Chen became involved in politics in 1980 when he defended the participants of the Kaohsiung Incident against a military court. While his client Huang Hsin-chieh, the leading opposition dissident, and seven co-defendants, including his future Vice President Annette Lu were all found guilty, Chen came to be known for his forceful and colorful arguments. He has stated that it was during this period that he realized the unfairness of the political system in Taiwan and became politically active as a member of the Tangwai movement.

Chaun Leek-pai, Prime Minister of Thailand and Lester Wolff discuss narcotics. Congressman Wolff and Thailand's Prime Minister, seen here discussing narcotics suppression and the overall effort in The Golden Triangle of Burma, Thailand and Laos.

As the leader of the Democrat Party, Chuan was elected in 1992, after the abortive coup by General Suchinda Kraprayoon, thus becoming Thailand's first prime minister to come to power without either aristocratic or military backing.

Kim Jong-pill, Prime Minister of South Korea and Congressman Wolff discussing the ongoing conflict between North Korea and South Korea.       

Kim Jong-pill is founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (the KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service, and served as Prime Minister twice, from 1971–1975 and from 1998–2000.

Kim Jong-pil graduated from the Korean Military Academy in 1949, participated in the military coup led by Major General Park Chung-hee in 1961,  and served in several high-profile offices, including Chairman of the ruling Democratic Republican Party.

 Old friends get together in Taiwan to celebrate former Madame Vice President Annete Lu's retirement from office and the welcoming of a new party.

Top Row, left to right: Fu-Mei Chang , Minister of Overseas/Taiwanese Affairs;  Scott Yorg, World Beater VP; Robert Lu, Director of Taiwan Development Association; Joan Lebold Cohen, Art Historian/Photographer; Professor Jerome Cohen of Harvard; Former Madame Vice President of Taiwan, Anette Lu; 8 term U.S. Congressman and World Beater, Lester Wolff.