United Risk Partners, LLC

Edward Widmer has spent his career supervising Global Risk, Executive Protection and International Terrorism issues. Mr. Widmer served abroad during his tenure with the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security. During this time, he directed security for the construction of one of the most advanced, high-tech U.S. Embassies in Georgetown, Guyana.

The United Nations, the Inter-American Development Bank and twenty sovereign state governments including Israel, Iraq, Canada, Brazil, and China have contracted Mr. Widmer for their security needs, including diplomatic protection, executive protection services, ambassadorial residence security, and physical security consulting. Mr. Widmer has also secured executive protection contracts with the United States Secret Service, including the safe guarding of President Jimmy Carter and the Carter Center while they promoted free elections worldwide.

Commercially, Mr. Widmer has provided security consulting and protective services for Chase Manhattan Bank, Esso Standard Oil, and IBM, among others, as well as four international Airlines.

He serves on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms committees dealing with domestic and international Terrorism.

Mr. Widmer’s life and work have been global in nature. American born, he attended High School in the Netherlands, University in Guyana, S.A. and Graduate school in Switzerland.

Mr. Widmer has been a frequent presenter at international security conferences, such as the ASIS International Conference and the Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) Global Conference. He has also lectured on social issues at the University of Beijing, China. He has been in 76 countries, including, most recently, North Korea, where he was a televised commentator on U.S.- North Korean relations for CNN.