We were both Trustees for Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, which Al strongly supported, and he was a true advocate for Business Aviation as the National Business Aviation Association launched its No Plane, No Gainprogram in the 1990s.
For instance, when the US reacted to North Korea's 2006 nuclear and ICBM tests by reinstating the six-party talks in the hopes of appeasing Pyongyang, Iran learned that by exhibiting an interest in engaging the US on its uranium enrichment program it could gain valuable time.