Daniel Hall is Director of Peace and Community Relations (West Territory) for the Soka Gakkai International-USA Buddhist Association where he directs awareness raising initiatives centered on the U.N. Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace, nuclear disarmament, sustainable development, and human rights education. Mr. Hall received a Master of Public Diplomacy from the University of Southern California. He has published book chapters and articles on Buddhism, engaged religious communities and faith diplomacy. In 2013, Palgrave Macmillan published his article titled "Pope John Paul II, Radio Free Europe and Faith Diplomacy" as part of a new volume on religion and public diplomacy.