Mark Wallace
American businessman
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| 2021 | Mark Wallace founded the Turkish Democracy Project (TDP), a non-partisan international policy organization focused on encouraging democratic reforms in Turkey and addressing the country's turn towards authoritarianism. |
| October 2021 | The PaykanArtCar was censored and prevented from being exhibited at Asia Now art event. |
| October 4 2021 | Wallace unveiled the PaykanArtCar project featuring artist Alireza Shojaian's work at the Human Rights Foundation's Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami, using a Paykan automobile as a canvas to challenge LGBTQ+ community mistreatment in Iran. |
| June 23 2021 | The Turkish Democracy Project was targeted in a cyberattack by individuals associated with the Grey Wolves, a far-right group linked to President Erdoğan. Following the attack, TDP referred the case to the FBI and US Attorney General for investigation. |
| 2019 | Mark Wallace and Nicolle Wallace divorced after 14 years of marriage. |
| 2019 | Iran added UANI to its list of terrorist organizations, a day before the International Convention for the Future of Iran, which UANI helped facilitate and was attended by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. |
| March 2019 | FBI arrests Kim Anh Vo in Georgia for creating the ISIS threatening video targeting Wallace and CEP. |
| 2017 | ISIS releases a threatening 'kill list' video targeting Mark Wallace and the Counter Extremism Project, warning 'You messed with the Islamic State, SO EXPECT US SOON'. |
| September 19 2016 | UANI hosted an 'Iran Risk Summit' featuring prominent Middle Eastern officials, including UAE Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, Israeli lawmaker Tzipi Livni, and Bahraini diplomat Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa. |
| June 2016 | CEP unveils 'eGlyph' software tool, developed by Senior Advisor Hany Farid, designed to help internet and social media companies quickly identify and remove extremist content online. |
| June 2016 | UANI released an open letter signed by high-ranking former government officials calling on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to keep Iran on its blacklist. |
| November 2015 | UANI published an open letter in the Financial Times signed by prominent defense and foreign policy experts, calling on the global business community to consider risks of business ties with Iran. |
| August 2015 | Former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman became chairman of UANI. |
| September 2014 | Mark Wallace launches the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-partisan international policy organization dedicated to combating extremist ideology through research, advocacy, and digital disruption strategies. |
| August 2013 | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described UANI as 'the biggest active lobby against Iran'. |
| May 2013 | UANI publicly called on a Greek shipping concern to end its business relationships with the Iranian regime, which led to a defamation lawsuit against Wallace and UANI. |
| February 2013 | Publicly supported legal recognition for same-sex marriage by submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court with his wife. |
| 2012 | Became Chief Operating Officer of The Electrum Group, LLC, a private investment firm focusing on natural resources and precious metals. |
| May 17 2012 | Wallace testified before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, proposing legislation focused on Banking, Insurance and Reinsurance, Disclosure and Debarment and Shipping (UANI BIDS) to achieve an 'economic blockade' of Iran. |
| 2011 | Mark Wallace and Nicolle Wallace welcomed their son. |
| 2011 | Amarante Investments applied to the Polish government for nine mineral exploration concessions near Wroclaw and Kobierzyce. |
| 2011 | Commenced drilling program at Bolesławiec-Iłowa and Osiecznica-Nowiny concessions in Lower Silesia, Poland, and near Myskow through SKKGM. |
| 2011 | Sunshine Silver Mines filed S1 with the SEC, intending to go public on the NYSE and TSX. |
| February 2011 | Spoke at a meeting in California representing Electrum's Cougar Gold subsidiary about exploratory drilling in the Bodie Wilderness Study Area. |
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