Major General Bernard "Burn" Loeffke, is the first White House Fellow to reinitiate diplomatic relations with China and Russia. He is the founder of Helping Others Today, a practitioner of missionary medicine around the world, the author of numerous inspirational books and a distinguished soldier and statesman with an illustrious career in the United States Army. Though active in various roles, in all capacities Gen. Loeffke pursues one goal single-mindedly: the deescalation of diplomatic tensions between nations and the promotion of peace through international understanding, the facilitation of cultural exchange and humanitarian service. His 2014 film, US & China: A General's Dream, advances this same mission through cinema. His awards include the Purple Heart for  wounds in combat, Silver Stars and Bronze Stars for Valor.