About Our Co- Founders
Douglas "Pete" Peterson is an ex -fighter pilot and former P.O.W. , a businessman who became a three term U.S. Congressman and who was later appointed the first U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam following normalization of relations between the two countries in 1995. Vi Peterson's background in financial services and economics in the region led her to service with the Australian government's trade mission to Vietnam in the mid 90's.

Following Pete's resignation as Ambassador, they co-founded TASC in 2002. They have dedicated their lives to advocacy for children's health, recognizing that the prevention of child injury was a neglected area that they could make a real difference in.

The Peterson's spend their time between TASC 's project countries and the U.S. and Australia, raising the awareness on child injury and creating the real alliance needed to do something about it.

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