Foreign Policy and National Security Statement of Endorsement for Pete Buttigieg
We, the undersigned, are women and men from all walks of American life who have dedicated ourselves to global engagement. We come
from communities throughout the country, large and small, rural and urban, coastal and plains. Many of us have worked at the White
House and throughout government as diplomats and development professionals, intelligence officers and trade specialists,
counterterrorism, immigration and cyber-security experts, soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard personnel. Others of us have
worked in non-profit organizations and think tanks, universities and village schools, technology companies, small businesses and start-ups,
human rights and veteran service organizations, cultural institutions, refugee settlements, health and education initiatives and world
economic programs. And many of us have served our country in uniform and in civilian clothes on the frontlines in times of conflict, from
Vietnam to Iraq and Afghanistan. Our work has taken us to all corners of the globe.
Our paths have been varied, but we have pursued a common aim: to make a difference on behalf of the United States by creating a better
world—one with less strife, less hate, greater understanding. To that end, we have engaged with our counterparts abroad, celebrating the
cultural and religious differences among us, to jointly achieve economic opportunity, cleaner air and water, better access to education and
healthcare, less risk of nuclear war, and an appreciation for the common humanity that connects us all. These are the values and goals that
have motivated us as foreign policy and national security professionals. We have proudly represented a nation that has long stood for the
values, opportunities and promise to which so many around the world have aspired. And we have done so as American citizens who have
seen firsthand the ways in which our effective engagement abroad contributes to our safety and well-being at home.
That is why we have all watched with alarm and disbelief at the loss of American credibility and leadership around the world over the past
three years. Our nation, which has been a global beacon for, and enriched by, the hard work and contributions of immigrants from all over
the world, is now led by a President who has replaced our national symbol -- the Statue of Liberty -- with a wall. The United States, which
has brought other nations together in common defense and for common purpose, from preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to
fighting the challenges of climate change, is now led by a President who withdraws from treaties, berates our allies and praises
authoritarian leaders. Americans who once believed that engaging abroad on behalf of their country represented the highest calling of
public service are now leaving government in droves, their talents and services demeaned and dismissed, their service on the battlefield
used for partisan political benefit.
We believe in America’s international leadership, and in the values that underpin its capability to bring about collective security and
prosperity, as well as change for the greater good. So we cannot stand by and continue to watch all that we have stood and worked for
tweeted away. Over the course of the past year, we have watched the emergence of a young leader who shares our belief in America’s
leadership role and values. A man who has served his country on the battlefield in the tradition of his mother’s family; who himself is the
son of an immigrant father and a military family mother, who each became respected college professors; who has travelled the world and
served his country abroad; who has engaged deeply to learn about other cultures and learn their languages; who returned to the Midwest
to apply the benefits of his education and his experience to the betterment of his home town; and who understands that, at a time of
unprecedented change that has both shaped and buffeted his generation, we can and must find ways to ensure that change does not
victimize some among us but works for all of us.
Pete Buttigieg’s intelligence, steadiness, demeanor and understanding of the forces now shaping the world resonate profoundly with us.
We applaud the application of his long-term approach to the generational consequences of near-term decisions. He sees the big picture
and plays the long game: essential traits for implementing consistent and effective national security and foreign policies. When he spoke
about American engagement in the world at Indiana University in June, he demonstrated a grasp of the integrated idealism and
pragmatism that has been key to the success of American foreign policy initiatives from the Marshall Plan to the Paris climate accord. This
Midwestern native’s vision for the future of American global engagement – grounded in these values and in the interests of his fellow
Americans in communities throughout the country – defines the framework necessary to restore our country’s leadership abroad.
We are proud to stand with a leader who represents the hard work, values and hopes that have motivated us throughout our careers. And
we are proud to support Pete Buttigieg to be the next President of the United States.
Signed:
Suzie Abdou, Principal, Ma'at Global Strategies
Dr. James Acton, Nuclear Policy Expert
Amb. Charles C. Adams, Jr., Former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
Sergio Aguirre, Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Ambassador to the UN
Scott Anderson, Former Legal Advisor, U.S. Embassy Baghdad
Dr. Paul Angelo, Former Political Officer, State Department
RADM Tom Atkin, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
Nick Autiello, Former Special Advisor to Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo
Zack Baddorf, Former Lessons Learned Advisor, Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command - Afghanistan
John Bair, Former Chief of Staff, CIA Middle East Task Force
Jim Baird, Former Director of Communications, Stimson Center
Dan Baker, Former Peace Corps Senior Advisor for Programming, Training and Evaluation for Africa
Victoria Barber, Data Analyst
Tyson Barker, Former Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Christopher Barton, Former NSC Director for Latin America
Peter Bass, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic & Business Affairs
Chris Beecroft, Former Director, Global Security and Human Rights Initiative
Terence Bennett, Former Navy Intelligence Officer
Mickey Bergman, Vice President and Executive Director, The Richardson Center for Global Engagement
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 Dr. Molly Berkemeier, International Affairs & Nuclear Issues Scholar
Congressman Don Beyer, Member, U.S. House of Representatives
Josh Black, Former NSC Director for United Nations and Multilateral Affairs
Dr. Philipp Bleek, Former Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, US Department of Defense
Hon. Jeff Bleich, Former United States Ambassador to Australia
Yonahton Bock, Former Senior Humanitarian Assistance Advisor, USAID
Valentin Bolotnyy, Hoover Fellow, Stanford University
Dennis Bowden, Former Senior Intelligence Officer
Peter Brack, Managing Partner, Hypothesis Ventures
Dr. Tess Bridgeman, Former Special Assistant to President Obama and Deputy Legal Adviser, National Security Council
Capt. (Ret.) Steve Brock, Former NSC Director for Asia Security Affairs
Mayor Luke Bronin, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Treasury Department
Charles J. Brown, Former Senior Advisor, Atrocity Prevention and Response, Department of Defense
Dr. Ben Buchanan, Assistant Teaching Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Nicholas Cade, Attorney and U.S. Navy Veteran
Amb. (Ret.) David Carden, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Dr. Matthew Cebul, Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan
Caroline Chang, Associate, Global Trade Firm
Tarun Chhabra, Former NSC Director for Strategic Planning
Constance Chucholowski, Associate Director, 365 Sherpas Corporate Affairs & Policy Advice
Simon Clark, Senior Advisor, The Scowcroft Group
Michael Clyne, Former Senior Director, The Rothkopf Group
David Cohen, Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Matthew Cohen, Former White House Cabinet Affairs Staff
Jeffrey Collins, Former NSC Director for Turkish Affairs and Eurasian Energy
Todd Connor, CEO, Bunker Labs
Colin Cookman, Research Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace
Dr. Wayne Cornelius, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, emeritus, University of California-San Diego
Phillip Cornell, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
Fernando Cutz, Former Senior Advisor to the National Security Advisor
Jennifer Daskal, Former Counsel to the Asst. Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice
Professor Rebecca Davis Gibbons, University of Southern Maine
Dr. Raj M. Desai, Professor of International Development, Georgetown University
Malia Du Mont, Former Director of Strategy, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Talia Dubovi, Former Counsel, House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Dr. Elizabeth Economy, Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Jeffrey Edmonds, Former NSC Director for Russia
Dr. Joshua Eisenman, Associate Professor of Global Affairs, the University of Notre Dame
Jennifer Eldridge, Former Deputy Director, Center for the Study of the Conduct of Diplomacy, Foreign Service Institute
Rachel Ellehuus, Former Principal Director for European and NATO Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
Dr. Jackson Ewing, Senior Fellow, Duke University
Hon. Eric Fanning, Former Secretary of the Army
Yousef A. Farsakh, International Lawyer
Steven Feldstein, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, State Department
Leah Fiddler, Former NSC Special Assistant for Development, Democracy and Humanitarian Assistance
Million Fikre, Former Special Assistant, Treasury Department
Patrick Fine, Former USAID senior foreign service officer
Amy Finzi, Former Assistant United States Attorney SDNY (International Narcotics and Terrorism Unit)
Dr. Gustavo Flores-Macías, Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University
Lindsey Ford, Former Senior Adviser for Asia-Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense
Clark Frye, Institute for Defense Analyses
Amb. Peter Galbraith, Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia and Peace Negotiator
Vicente Garcia, Latino National Security & Foreign Policy Next Generation Leader, New America
Thomas Gary, Veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom (II, III)
Jeffrey Gelman, Former Senior Advisor, State Department
Alvaro Genie, Technology Policy Analyst
Dr. Tarek Ghani, Assistant Professor, Washington University in St Louis
Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff, Executive Director, PDC Inc.
Charles Gilbert, Senior Intelligence Service (retired), Central Intelligence Agency
Grace Glasgow, Former Associate Deputy General Counsel, Intelligence, Department of Defense
Amb. (Ret.) James Glassman, Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Edward Goldberg, Author: The Joint Ventured Nation: Why America Needs A New Foreign Policy
Benjamin Goldsmith, Former Advisor to the Deputy Undersecretary for Cybersecurity & Communications, Department of Homeland Security
Prof. Glen Goodman, Clinical Assistant Professor of Brazilian Studies, Arizona State University
Will Goodwin, Director of Government Relations, VoteVets
Grant Gordon, Senior Director of Innovation Strategy, International Rescue Committee
Dr. Philip H. Gordon, Former Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region
Dr. Sharan Grewal, Assistant Professor, William & Mary
Amb. (Ret.) Michael Guest, Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania
Joshua Halpern, Former Foreign Service Officer and Founding Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce eCommerce Innovation Lab
Rebecca Hamilton, Associate Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law
Ken Harbaugh, Host, Burn the Boats (Evergreen Podcasts)
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 Sam Harding, Student Assistant to Pete For America Foreign Policy Volunteers
Amb. Keith Harper, Former Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Human Rights Council
Jacob Helberg, Policy Advisor, Google
Jennifer Hillman, former USTR general counsel
Kate Hoit, VoteVets
Sarah Holewinski, Former Senior Advisor for Human Rights, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Amb. Robert Holleyman, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
Dr. Dan Honig, Assistant Professor of International Development, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Cameron Hume, Former Ambassador to Algeria, South Africa, and Indonesia
Adam Hunter, Former Chief of Staff (acting), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
Amb. David Jacobson, Former United States Ambassador to Canada
Kevin Johnson, Board Director, American Resilience Project
Lionel C. Johnson, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Amb. (Ret) Ralph Johnson, Retired U.S. Ambassador, career Foreign Service Officer
Richard Johnson, Former NSC Director for Nonproliferation
Tony Johnson, Former Advisor for Special Operations and Irregular Warfare Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict
Stephanie Junger-Moat, President and CEO, Karcsi Global, LLC
Matt Kaczmarek, Former National Security Council Senior Advisor for International Economic Affairs
Jonathan Katz, Former Deputy Assistant Administrator for Europe and Eurasia, United States Agency for International Development
Julie T. Katzman, Former EVP and Chief Operating Officer of the Inter-American Development Bank
Dr. Sean Kay, Professor, Ohio Wesleyan University
Prof. Chimene Keitner, Former Counselor on International Law, State Department
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia, National Intelligence Council
Emilie Kimball, Former Staff Officer, National Security Council
Col. (Ret.) Richard Klass, USAF (retired)
Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld, Former CEO and Co-Founder, Truman National Security Project
Payton Knopf, Former U.S. Diplomat
Prof. Steven Koh, Boston College Law School
Prof. Sarah Kreps, Professor, Cornell University
Anthony Lake, Former National Security Advisor
Dr. Damian Leader, New York University Program in International Relations
Anka Lee, International Affairs Advisor, California State Government
Dr. William LeoGrande, Professor of Government, American University
Dr. Tara Leweling, Former Director for NATO and Western Europe, National Security Council
John Lindsay, Independent Trade Consultant
Fritz Lodge, Senior Associate, The Scowcroft Group
Michael Loughlin, Vice President, National Security Group, Yale Law School
Jackie Mahler, Program Officer, Center for European Policy Analysis
William Mahoney, Chicago Council of Global Affairs, Chairman’s Circle
Carter Malkasian, Former Special Assistant for Strategy, Joint Staff
Amb. Robert Mandell, Former US Ambassador to Luxembourg
Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff, Former State Department Advisor on Russia
Dr. Kimberly Marten, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College, Columbia University
Karen Mathiasen, Former U.S. Acting Executive Director, World Bank
Hon. Gerald McGowan, Former US Ambassador to Portugal
Alexandra Meise, Partner, Truman National Security Project
Jim Mitre, Former Principal Director for Strategy & Force Development, Office of the Secretary of Defense
Ryan Morhard, Former Branch Chief, International Partnerships, Department of Health and Human Services
Kim Morton, Former VSO Professional
Ian Moss, Former NSC Director for Human Rights and National Security Issues
Dr. James Muller, Co-Founder, International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, the organization awarded the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize
Hon. Patrick Murphy, CEO, Taking the Hill
Nathaniel Myers, Former Policy Advisor, U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Dr. John Nagl, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)
Vipin Narang, Associate Professor of Political Science, MIT
Blake Narendra, Former Special Advisor, State Department Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance
Dr. Vali Nasr, Professor and former Advisor to the State Department
Robin Nataf, Dean Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Caroline Netchvolodoff, Vice President Education, Council on Foreign Relations
Abraham Newman, Professor of Government, Georgetown University
Dr. Stephen Noerper, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Dr. Aaron O'Connell, Former NSC Director of Defense Policy & Strategy
Max Oltersdorf, Former USTR Director for Private Sector Engagement
Dixon Osburn, Co-Founder, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Thompson Paine, Stripe
H.K. Park, Former Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Homeland Security
Alex Pascal, Former NSC Senior Director of the Executive Secretariat
Patrick Pearsall, Former Official in the Office of the Legal Adviser, State Department
Randy Pestana, Florida International University
Dr. Margaret Peters, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, UCLA
Minh-Thu Pham, Former Executive Director of Global Policy, United Nations Foundation
Dr. John Plumb, Former NSC Director for Defense Policy
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 Jordan Poole, Student Assistant to Pete For America Foreign Policy Volunteers
A. Bradley Potter, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies
Ned Price, Former NSC Spokesperson, Senior Director, and Special Assistant to the President
Jomana Qaddour, Georgetown University Law Center
Martijn Rasser, Former CIA Officer
Leon Ratz, Former Fellow, National Nuclear Security Administration
Jessica Reitz Curtin, Vice President, DT Global
Jed Rich, Strategic Consultant
Prof. Glenn E. Robinson, US Naval Postgraduate School
Taylor Robinson, Co-Founder of Forum280
Dr. Dorothy Robyn, Former Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations & Environment
US Navy Captain (retired) Glenn Rosen, Formerly a senior Navy Foreign Area Officer (FAO) in Latin America and Pacific regions
Sophie Roth-Douquet, Military Family Advocate/Student
Josh Rubin, Former Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary of State
Adham Sahloul, Former Research Associate, Atlantic Council
Francisco Sanchez, Former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce
Prof. Orville Schell, Director, Center on US-China Policy, Asia Society
Hon. Witney Schneidman, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
Amb. (Ret.) Theodore Sedgwick, Ambassador (Ret.)
Prof. Jacob Shapiro, Princeton University
Dr. David Shirk, Graduate Director, Masters in International Relations, University of San Diego
Hon. Michael Signer, Founder and Chair, Communities Overcoming Extremism
Craig Singleton, National Security Expert and Former Diplomat
Dr. Varun Sivaram, Council on Foreign Relations, Former Director of Energy and Climate and Fellow for Science & Technology
Dr. Amanda Sloat, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Affairs
Hon. Tommy Sowers, Former Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs
Paul Staniland, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
Robert Stasio, Former Chief of Operations Branch, NSA Cyber Center
Dr. Aaron Stein, Foreign Policy Research Institute
Andrew Steinfeld, Former Foreign Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Devin Stewart, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council
Dr. Ariane Tabatabai, Columbia University
Caitlin Talmadge, Associate Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Nick Talwar, Partner, Apis Partners
Dr. Sue Terry, Former NSC Director for Asia
Trevor Thompson, Navy Veteran
Thea Uppal, Director Strategy & Development, International Affairs Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Urmila Venugopalan, Former Senior Adviser & Member of Policy Planning Staff, State Department
Zach Vertin, Former Policy Director, State Department
Alex Wagner, Former Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Army
Robin Walker, Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for South Asia
Dr. Celeste Wallander, Former Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for Russia/Eurasia
John K. Warden, Defense and Foreign Policy Analyst
BG (Ret.) Steve Warnstadt, Former Deputy Director, NATO Advisory Team - Kosovo
William Wechsler, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism
Daniel White, Former U.S. Army Captain
Joshua White, Former Section Chief for Human Rights and Corruption Targeting, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury
Dr. Joshua T. White, Former NSC Senior Advisor & Director for South Asian Affairs
Matthew Wigler, George J. Mitchell Scholar in International Politics, Trinity College Dublin
Col. (Ret.) Mark Wilkins, Former Director, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University
Prof. Michael John Williams, New York University
Hon. Douglas Wilson, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
Angelic Young, Former Senior Coordinator for Peace and Security, Office of US Foreign Assistance, Department of State
Matt Zeller, Co-Founder, No One Left Behind
Thomas Zimmerman, Programs Director, the Pacific Council on International Policy

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