– The Liberation of Iraq and the Failure of Good Intentions (Encounter, 2007). Beginning in 2007, Agresto was asked to be a founding member of the Board of the American University of Iraq in Sulaimani. He subsequently also served in various administrative/academic positions (Academic Dean, Provost, Chancellor) from 2007–08 and again in 2009-10. In 2008-2009 he was a visiting fellow at Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. And, later (2013–14), he was named Scholar Scholar-in- Residence at Hampton-Sidney College in Virginia. Upon his retirement from AUIS, Agresto was called upon to be both Member and Chair of the New Mexico State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (2010-16.) In 2017, upon the resignation of his predecessor, Agresto was appointed to serve as Probate Judge for Santa Fe County. Books Mugged By Reality – The Liberation of Iraq and the Failure of Good Intentions. Encounter Books, February 2007. It was featured on CSPAN's book TV on June 17, 2007. The Supreme Court and Constitutional Democracy, Cornell University Press, 1984. (Reprinted for overseas distribution by Prentice Hall of India, 1986, and Ferozsons Ltd., Pakistan, 1987. Also translated and published by the China University of Political Science and Law Press (CUPL Press) 2012. Liberty and Equality Under the Constitution, editor and contributor. The American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association, 1983. The Humanist as Citizen: Essays on the Uses of the Humanities, co-editor and contributor. The National Humanities Center, with UNC Press, 1982. Tomatoes, Basil, and Olive Oil – An Italian American Cookbook. Wolfsbrunnen Press, 2011. Rediscovering America, Asahina and Wallace, 2015 In addition, works by Agresto include various contributed book chapters as well as articles published in journals over the years in the fields of politics, culture, religion, and education. Many of his essays and op-eds have been carried by The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary Magazine, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Professional associations Member, National Association of Scholars Member, Council of the National Alumni Forum Boards and commissions Member and Chair of the Academic Committee, Board of Trustees, The American University of Iraq in Sulaimani (2007-2010) Former Member, Board of Directors, The Ball Foundation, 1995–2001 Former Member, Independent Commission on the Arts (Presidential Appointment) Former Commissioner, Columbian Quincentenary Commission (Ex officio) Board of Trustees of the Pontifical College Josephinum, 1990–1996 Member, U.S. (Presidential) Delegation to