Heather Grace Eaton is a retired U.S. Foreign Service Officer who served for more than 20 years with the U.S. Department of State, with assignments in Japan, Pakistan, Italy, Afghanistan, Washington, D.C., and at U.S. Central Command. She led strategic communications and public diplomacy in support of U.S. foreign policy and later served as a strategic risk advisor on Middle East policy and regional security issues. A former Fulbright Fellow in Japan, Heather currently serves on the Mid-Florida Fulbright Association Board of Directors and is a member of the Tampa Bay Area Committee on Foreign Relations. She is also Vice President of Corporate Communications at MUFG. Drawing on a career dedicated to international engagement, she remains passionate about the role of educational exchange, cultural understanding, and people-to-people connections in strengthening relationships between nations.