“Peace Through Strength”

This year, the American people will make their voices heard at the ballot box. The 2024 presidential election comes at a critical time in world affairs. The policies of the Biden-Harris Administration have invited conflict, diminished America’s standing around the globe, and imperiled our national security. Over the last four years, peace throughout the world has been upended by America’s emboldened adversaries.

The Biden-Harris Administration’s foreign policy has been marked by repeated failures. From a world at peace under President Trump, we are closer to a third world war than ever before under the Biden-Harris Administration. With multiple escalating wars around the world, an open border that allows terrorists to flood into the American homeland, and malign actors like China operating unabated, U.S. national security has been profoundly damaged by the failed policies of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.

By contrast, the Presidency of Donald Trump focused on restoring peace throughout the world. This was supported by a strong American military and resolute international diplomacy. Though often confronted with fraught situations. President Trump time and time again, presented himself as a peacemaker.

In October 2019, President Trump, through tough personal diplomacy, forged a ceasefire agreement between Turkey and our Kurdish partners in Syria. In September 2020, at President Trump’s invitation to the Oval Office, Serbia and Kosovo signed an important economic normalization deal despite longstanding disagreements. President Trump’s defining moment as a peacemaker took place on the South Lawn of the White House on September 15, 2020, when the historic Abraham Accords were signed by Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain, bringing peace to the Middle East. The agreement was later joined by Morocco, expanding its impact.

When President Trump took office, the war in Afghanistan had dragged on for almost 16 years. By February 2020, a peace agreement was reached, ensuring no American soldier was killed in combat until the end of the Trump Administration. This agreement held strong because the Taliban understood President Trump’s resolve and U.S. forces were prepared to ensure their compliance. The botched withdrawal from Afghanistan under the Biden-Harris Administration in 2021, led to the unnecessary deaths of thirteen brave American troops at Abbey Gate and left untold billions of dollars of high grade military equipment to the Taliban, making it the most well-armed terror organization in the world.

Securing peace is in the greatest tradition of American foreign policy and the Judeo-Christian principles upon which our nation was founded. In his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said, “blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9) Such is the legacy of the Trump Administration. For these reasons, we the undersigned individuals, endorse Donald J. Trump for President in 2024. Our nation is facing the most serious and grave threats it has faced in decades. A revival of American peace through strength coupled with a strategy that puts the American people first is necessary to restore peace and economic stability throughout the world.

Cabinet & Equivalent

Michael Pompeo, 70^th United States Secretary of State

Steven Mnuchin, 77^th United States Secretary of the Treasury

William Barr, 77^th and 85^th Attorney General of the United States

Edwin Meese III, 75^th Attorney General of the United States

Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien, 27^th United States National Security Advisor

Vice Admiral John M. Poindexter, PhD, U.S. Navy (Ret.), 12th U.S. National Security Advisor

Congressman Ryan Zinke, 52^nd United States Secretary of the Interior

Rick Perry, 14^th United States Secretary of Energy; 47^th Governor of Texas

Robert L. Wilkie, 10^th United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness

Russ Vought, 42^nd Director of the Office of Management and Budget

John Ratcliffe, 6^th Director of National Intelligence, Former Member of Congress

Robert E. Lighthizer, Former United States Trade Representative

Zalmay Khalilzad, 26th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan

Nikki Haley, 29^th United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Kelly Craft, 30^th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

John Barsa, Former Acting Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development and former Acting Assistant Secretary of DHS

Adam Boehler, Former CEO, United States Development Finance Corporation

Sean Cairncross, Former CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the White House Chief of Staff

Christopher C. Miller, Former Acting United States Secretary of Defense

Matthew Whitaker, Former Acting Attorney General of the United States

Peter O’Rourke Sr., Former Acting United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Chief of Staff of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Chad Wolf, Former Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security

Richard A. Grenell, Former Acting Director of National Intelligence and Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany

Tom Homan, Former Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

David Malpass, 13^th President of the World Bank

Gold Star Families

Kelly Barnett, Gold Star Mother of Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Coral Doolittle, Gold Star Mother of Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Darin Hoover, Gold Star Father of Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Cheryl Juels, Gold Star Aunt of Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Alicia Lopez, Gold Star Mother of Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Herman Lopez, Gold Star Father of Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Jim McCollum, Gold Star Father of Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Steve Nikoui, Gold Star Father of Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Mark Schmitz, Gold Star Father of Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Jaclyn Schmitz, Gold Star Stepmother of Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Christy Shamblin, Gold Star Mother-In-Law of Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Abbey Gate 8.26.21

Philip Miller, Gold Star Father of Staff Sgt. Robert Miller, KIA Afghanistan 1.25.2008

Maureen Miller, Gold Star Mother of Staff Sgt. Robert Miller, KIA Afghanistan 1.25.2008

Senior National Security and Foreign Policy Professionals

Alexander B. Gray, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, White House National Security Council

Major General Anders B. Aadland, U. S. Army (Ret.)

Tristan Abbey, Former Director for Strategy, White House National Security Council

Dr. Mark Albrecht, Former Executive Secretary of the National Space Council and Principal Advisor on Space to President George H.W. Bush

Alexander Alden, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Thomas Alexander, Former Program Associate Director, Office of Management & Budget and Former Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense

Pedro Allende, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Major General Ronald K. Andreson, Senior Army Aviation Program Executive

Nicholas Andersen, Formerly PTDO Assistant Secretary of Energy for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response

Rear Admiral Philip S. Anselmo, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Jennifer Arangio, Former Senior Director, White House National Security Council, and Former Chief Advisor to the Acting Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development

Major General Joseph Arbuckle, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General John C. Arick, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Brigadier General Ernie Audino, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Major William P. Bagley, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Dennis Bartow, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Policy, U.S. Department of Defense

Marlon Bateman, Former Chief of Staff to the Office of Policy and Planning, Department of State

Rear Admiral Jon W. Bayless, Jr.  U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Michaael J. Bars, former White House Senior Communications Advisor, National Security Council Director of Strategic Communications, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs

General Burwell B. Bell, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Commander, United Nations Command; ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command; and U.S. Forces Korea

Robin Bernstein, Former U.S Ambassador to the Dominican Republic

Paul H. Berkowitz, Former Staff Director of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats and Former Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Bethart, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Erik Bethel, Former U.S. Director, The World Bank

The Honorable Marshall S. Billingslea, Former Special Presidential Envoy and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

Lt. General Rod Bishop, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Kenneth Blackwell, Former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Commission

Anita K. Blair, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Civilian Personnel Policy), and Former Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower & Reserve Affairs)

Lynda Blanchard, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia

Tom Blank, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Former Acting Deputy Administrator, U.S. Transportation Security Administration

The Honorable Pamela Bondi, Former Attorney General of Florida

T. Ulrich Brechbühl, 33^rd Counselor of the U.S. Department of State

Andrew Bremberg, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva

Michelle K. Brooks, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Peace Corps

Rear Admiral Peter J. Brown, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.), Former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President Trump

Lieutenant General Richard “Tex” Brown III, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Scott Brown, Former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and the Independent State of Samoa and Former U.S. Senator

Colonel William W. “Bill” Bruner III, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Assistant Administrator for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Brigadier General Frank Bruno, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Duke Buchan III, Former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra

Samuel Buchan, Former Director of International Economic Policy, National Economic Policy and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy

Rear Admiral Jack Buffington, CEC, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Chief of the Civil Engineer Corps and Former Commander of the Atlantic and Pacific Seabees

Vice Admiral Toney Michael Bucchi, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Brian Bulatao, Former Chief Operating Officer of the CIA and Under Secretary of State for Management

Alexei Bulazel, Former Director of Cyber Policy, White House National Security Council

Captain Charles T. Burbage, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral John T. Byrd, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Ralph Cacci, Formerly PTDO Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence and Security, U.S. Department of Defense and Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense

Major General Henry Canterbury, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Juan Caro, Former White House Policy Advisor for Natural Resources and Energy Security

Ambassador Tom Carter, Former U.S. Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization

Craig Caruana, Former Confidential Assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN RDA)

Rear Admiral James J Carey, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Brigadier General, Jimmy L. Cash, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Brian J. Cavanaugh, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director, White House National Security Council

Joseph Cella, Former U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu

Lt. General James E. Chambers, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Jason Chung, Former U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank

Mauricio Claver-Carone, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, White House National Security Council

Chris T. Clem, Chief Patrol Agent (Ret.), U.S. Border Patrol

Major General David C. Coburn, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Ezra A. Cohen, Former Acting Under Secretary for Intelligence and Security, U.S. Department of Defense; Former Assistant Secretary for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense; and Former Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, White House National Security Council

Elbridge A. Colby, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategy and Force Development, U.S. Department of Defense

SaraLynn Colley, Former Deputy White House Liaison, U.S. Department of Defense

Cesar Conda, Former Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy, 2001-2003

Brigadier General James Coombes, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

David J. Copley, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iraq Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Captain Robert M. Cornicelli, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Executive Officer to the Director, Directorate or Operations, Defense Intelligence Agency

David Cornstein, Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary

Vice Admiral John G. Cotton, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Monica Crowley, Former Assistant to the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Christopher FF Cruden, Former Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Intelligence & Security, U.S. Department of Defense

Laura Cunliffe, Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN

Captain Stuart J. Cvrk, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Paul M. Dabbar, Former Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy

Tera Dahl, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, White House National Security Council

Kamran Daravi, Former Policy Advisor, White House Domestic Policy Council and Senior Advisor, Office of U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State

Captain Robert G Darling, MD, MC, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Rick Dearborn, Former Assistant to the President & White House Deputy Chief of Staff

Colonel Paul B. Deckert, JD, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

John Deming, Former Press Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of State; Former Deputy Press Secretary to U.S. Senator John McCain; Former Member of the Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC), U.S. Department of State

Michael George DeSombre, Former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand

Robert A. Destro, Assistant Secretary and U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State

Major General John Deyermond, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General James H. Dienst, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Thomas DiNanno, Former Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs

Rear Admiral James C. Doebler, CEC, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Douglas W. Domenech, Former Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

Michael Doran, Former Senior Director for the Near East and North Africa, White House National Security Council

Commander Robert A. Dorries, SC, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

J. Steven Dowd, Former U.S. Executive Director at African Development Bank and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Lt. Colonel Mark A. Draper, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Marianne B. Drew, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Force Support and Families

Brigadier General Philip M. Drew, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Michael Duffey, Former Program Associate Director for National Security, White House Office of Management and Budget, Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense

Hugh Dugan, Former Senior Director for International Organization Affairs, White House National Security Council

Troy D. Edgar, Former Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

John A. Eisenberg, Former Assistant to the President, Legal Advisor to the White House National Security Council, and Deputy Counsel to the President

Rear Admiral Ernest Elliot, SC, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Michael Ellis, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Intelligence Programs, White House National Security Council

Randy Evans, Former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg

Karen S. Evans, Former Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response, U.S. Department of Energy

Captain James Fanell, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Director of Intelligence and Information Operations, U.S. Pacific Fleet

David T. Fischer, Former U.S. Ambassador to Morocco

Fred Fleitz, Former Chief of Staff, White House National Security Council and Former Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency

Berney Flowers, Former Senior Advisor to The Department of Homeland Security

David Friedman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel

Taryn Frideres, Former Deputy to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

Major General John T. Furlow, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Commander Jay Furman, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Jim Gfrerer, former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ambassador Ronald Gidwitz, Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, former Acting Representative to the European Union

Ricky Gill, Former Director for Russia and European Energy Security, White House National Security Council

James Gilmore III, 68th Governor of Virginia and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Callista L. Gingrich, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See

Scott L. Glabe, Former Acting Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Former Special Assistant to the President; and Staff Director of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee

George Glass, Former U.S. Ambassador to Portugal

Bonnie Glick, Former Deputy Administrator, USAID

Colonel Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, National Security Council and Former Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Chadwick R. Gore, Former Acting Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement and Former Senior Advisor, Global Criminal Justice, U.S. Department of State

Peggy Grande, Former Executive Assistant to President Ronald Reagan

Trey Gowdy, Former U.S. Congressman from South Carolina

Dr. Thomas Grant, Former Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State

Dorothy Gray, Former Ambassador-Designate to the UN 74th General Assembly

Loretta Solon Greene, Former Associate Administrator, Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration

Robert Greenway, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs, White House National Security Council

Jamieson Greer, Former Chief of Staff to the United States Trade Representative

Major General Lee V. Greer, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

P. Wells Griffith, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Energy & Environment, White House National Security Council

Steven Groves, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Mission to the United Nations

HM1 (SW/SCW) Scott E Grucza, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Major General Timothy Haake, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Zead A. Haddad, Former Deputy Executive Secretary, White House National Security Council

Rear Admiral Dale N Hagen, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Cameron D. Hamilton, Former Division Director, Office of Health Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Bradely Hansell, Former Senior Director, White House National Security Council

Miles Hansen, Former Director for Gulf Affairs, White House National Security Council

Brigadier General James W. Hart Jr., U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Kevin J. Harrington, Former Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Strategic Planning, White House National Security Council

Jon R.P. Harrison, 8th Chairman of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission

Colonel Derek J. Harvey, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Senior Director for the Middle East, White House National Security Council

David Harvilicz, Former Acting Assistant Secretary for CESER (Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response) in the U.S. Department of Energy

Brian Hasting, Chief Patrol Agent (Ret.), U.S. Border Patrol

Vice Admiral Peter M. Hekman, Jr. U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Christian Heller, Former Director for Strategic Communications, White House National Security Council

Troup Hemenway, Former Senior Advisor for the Office of the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense

Margaret C. Hemenway, Former Deputy Special Assistant to the Secretary for White House Liaison, U.S. Department of Defense

Dr. Jerry Hendrix, Former Director of the Secretary of the Navy’s Advisory Panel

Rear Admiral Larry Hereth, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.), Former Director of Port Security

Arthur Herman, Former Senior Advisor to the U.S. National Security Advisor

Bradford R. Higgins, Former Assistant Secretary for Resource Management, U.S. Department of State

John H. Hill, Former Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security

Colonel Kelly E. Hines, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Van Hipp, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army

Brigadier General Robert Hipwell, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Joshua S. Hodges, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, White House National Security Council

Pete Hoekstra, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands

Admiral James R. Hogg, U.S. Navy (Ret.), former Commander U.S. Seventh Fleet and U.S. Representative to the NATO Military Committee

Robert B. Holland, III, Former U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank (2002-2006)

Major General Bob Hollingsworth, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Jeffrey S. Homan, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Senior Intelligence Officer

Allison Hooker, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Asia, White House National Security Council

John M. Horne, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President

Kenneth A. Howery, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden

Major General James P. Hunt, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Major General Donald L. Jacka, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Ken Jackson, Former Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Administration & Finance, Millennium Challenge Corporation

Major General Alan D. Johnson, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Ron Johnson, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador

Robert Wood Johnson, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Brigadier General Gary L. Jones, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Quinn Jones, Former Special Assistant to the President and Aide to the White House Chief of Staff

Gregory Edward Kalbaugh, Former Deputy Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce and former Executive Director, SelectUSA

Ivan Kanapathy, Former Deputy Senior Director for Asian Affairs, White House National Security Council

Rear Admiral Steven B. Kantrowitz, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Dr. Lani Kass, Professor of Military Strategy and Operations, the National War College, National Defense University; Former Special Assistant to the 18th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force; Former Senior Policy Advisor to the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Frank Keating, 25th Governor of Oklahoma; Former Associate Attorney General of the United States; Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury

Lieutenant General J. Keith Kellogg, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Assistant to the President & Chief of Staff, White House National Security Council and Former National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States

Thomas E. Kelly, III, Former Deputy Under Secretary of the Army

Len Khordorkovsky, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Digital Strategy

Anne Kimberley Joiner, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Family and Community Policy

Steven B. King, Former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic

Lorrie King, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, Millennium Challenge Corporation

Lieutenant General Timothy Kinnan, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former U.S. Military Representative to NATO

Heino Klinck, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asia, U.S. Department of Defense

Richard Klinger, Former Legal Advisor, National Security Council, and Senior Associate Council to the President (2005 – 2007)

Andrew Kloster, Former White House Official and Acting General Counsel, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Robert W. Kohorst, Former U.S. Ambassador to Croatia

Bethany Kozma, Former Deputy Chief of Staff at the United States Agency for International Development

Keith Krach, Former Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment

Matthew Kroenig, Former Commissioner, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States

Rear Admiral Charles R. Kubic, CEC, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former National Security Policy Advisor

Brigadier General Charles E. Kruse, U.S. Army National Guard (Ret.)

Christopher Lamb, Former Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Resources and Planning (2000-2004)

Christopher Landau, Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico

Rear Admiral Richard Landolt, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Secretary of Defense Representative to Europe and Defense Advisor to the U.S. Mission to NATO

Frank LaRose, 51^st Secretary of State of Ohio

David F. Lasseter, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction

Robert Law, Former Chief of the Office of Policy & Strategy, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

Dr. Paul R. Lawrence, Former Under Secretary for Benefits, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs

Brigadier General Jerry L. Laws, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Christopher Lay, Former Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Reagan Administration

Rear Admiral Mark “Beave” Leavitt (Ret.), former Deputy Commander Naval Air Forces, Naval Air Forces Pacific

Simone Ledeen, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East

The Honorable Christopher M. Lehman, Sr. Ph.D., Former Special Assistant for National Security Affairs to President Reagan

Commander Joseph L. Leonard, Jr., U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)

Richard B. Levine, Former Director for Policy Develpment, White House National Security Council and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Technology Transfer and Security Assistance

Major General Lee Levy, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Paul A. Liberatore, CDR, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Captain, U.S. Marine Corps

Aryeh Lightstone, Former Special Envoy for Economic Normalization for the Abraham Accords

James Lloyd, Former Advisor, Homeland Security Council Staff

Major General John D. Logeman, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Noah Long, CEC, U.S. Navy Reserve (Ret).

Mayor Jondavid “JD” Longo, Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

Donald P. Loren, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Plans and Posture, U.S. Department of Defense and Former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mario Loyola, Former Foreign and Defense Counsel to the U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee

William Luti, Former Special Assistant to the President for Defense Policy and Strategy, White House National Security Council

Brigadier General Robert W. Lovell, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Derek Lyons, Former Counselor to the President and White House Staff Secretary

Rear Admiral John T. Lyons, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Sarah Makin, Former Deputy Assistant to the President, Senior Director for Strategic Engagement and Senior Advisor on International Religious Freedom, White House National Security Council

Brigadier General Ronald Scott Mangum, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Lana Marks, Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa

Mike Martin, Former Deputy Senior Director for Strategic Communications, White House National Security Council

William F. Martin, Former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy and Former Executive Secretary, White House National Security Council

Earl Matthews, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director, White House National Security Council; Former Acting General Counsel of the Army

Jeffrey McGuff, SSgt, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Michael P. McCraney, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Director of Public Affairs for the Strategic Air Command

Jamie McCourt, Former U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco

Tidal W. McCoy, Former Acting Secretary of the U.S. Air Force

Major Rhett Michael McDonnell, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Public affairs Advisor/Speech Writer/Spokesman for Commanders U.S. Forces Japan, Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Organization and Tactical Air and Special Operations forces

Kathleen Troia (KT) McFarland, Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor

Rear Admiral John H. McKinley, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Edward McMullen, Former U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland & Liechtenstein

Rear Admiral W. F. Merlin, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.), Former Chief of Coast Guard Command, Control, and Communications

Tim Meisburger, Former Deputy Assistant Administrator and Former Director of the Center for Democracy Rights and Governance, U.S. Agency for International Development

Frank Mermoud, Former Secretary of State’s Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs

Amanda Milius, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Major General John F. Miller, Jr., U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Chief of Staff, United States Atlantic Command

Brigadier General Michael W. Miller, Ph.D., U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Nathan Miller, Former Director, White House National Security Council

David Milstein, Former Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to Israel

Colonel Mark E. Mitchell, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Operations & Low-Intensity Conflict, U.S. Department of Defense

Matthias Mitman, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary, White House National Security Council

Kevin Moley, Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva

Vice Admiral Charles W. Moore, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Commander, U. S. Fifth Fleet

Mark Morgan, Former Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection

Hunter Morgen, Former Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Policy and Strategy

James Morehard, Former Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

Platte B. Moring III, Former Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense

Rear Admiral David R. Morris, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Georgette Mosbacher, Former U.S. Ambassador to Poland

Matt Mowers, Former Senior White House Advisor, U.S. Department of State

Dr. Mark Moyar, Former Director of the Office of Civilian-Military Cooperation, U.S. Agency for International Development

Major General Thomas B. Murchie, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Morgan W. W. Murphy, Former Press Secretary to the U.S. Secretary of Defense

J. Baylor Myers, Former Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Treasury Department

Mora Namdar, former Acting Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs), State Department

Vincent M. Nasti, Former Senior Federal Special Agent

Patricia Nation, Former Civil Rights Liberties Director, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Dan Negra, Former Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Colonel Grant Newsham, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Former Reserve Head of Intelligence, Marine Forces Pacific and Marine Attache, Tokyo

Paul Ney, Former General Counsel, U.S. Department of Defense

Jennifer DJ Nordquist, Former U.S. Executive Director, the World Bank

Captain Scott O’Grady (Ret.), F-16 Pilot, Purple Heart Recipient, Bosnian War

Matt O’Malley, Former Director of Strategic Initiatives, Department of the Air Force

Major General Ray O’Mara, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Morgan D. Ortagus, Former Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State

Chaplain (Colonel) Bob Owen, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Dr. Scott Pace, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the National Space Council

Paul Packer, former Chairman of U.S. Commission for the Preservative of America’s Heritage Abroad

Major Daniel J. Parent, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Brandt Pasco, Former Official, White House National Security Council, 2009-2011

Kash Patel, Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence

Jack D. (David) Patterson, Former Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Former Principal Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Comptroller, 2003-2008

Sergio de la Peña, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs

Rear Admiral Russell S. Penniman U.S. Navy (Ret.)

James T. Penrose, IV, Former Signals Intelligence Directorate Technical Director for Counterterrorism, National Security Agency

Major General Richard Perraut, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Deputy Assistant Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs

Pete Peterson, Former Candidate for California Secretary of State

J. Peter Pham, Former U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and for the Sahel Regions of Africa

Javier M. Piedra, Former Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development

Dr. Michael Pillsbury, Former Assistant Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Planning

Sean Plankey, Former Director for Maritime and Pacific Cybersecurity, White House National Security Council

Feliks Pleszczynski, Former Director for International Economic Policy, White House National Security Council

Tom Plofchan, Former Senior Counterterrorism Counselor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Former Counterterrorism and Intelligence Counselor, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Yleem D.S. Poblete, Ph.D, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance; Former Staff Director, U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Jason I. Poblete, President and Counsel, Global Liberty Alliance; 2020 James Foley Hostage Freedom Award recipient; former Co-Chairman, ABA National Security Committee Steering Group

Christopher B. Porter, former National Intelligence Officer for Cyber

Christopher Pratt, Former Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Max Primorac, Former Acting Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Agency for International Development

Pam Pryor, Former Senior Advisor and Acting Assistant Secretary for the International Organizations Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Rear Admiral JJ Quinn, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

John Rakolta Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates

Jim Richardson, Former Director of Foreign Assistance, US Department of State and Former Assistant to the Administrator, US Agency for International Development

Rear Admiral A. Kent Riffey, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Lee Rizzuto, Former U.S. Consul General

William D. Rodriguez, Rear Admiral (LH), United States Navy (Ret.)

Thomas Rose, Former Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist to Vice President Pence

Anthony Ruggiero, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterproliferation and Biodefense, White House National Security Council

Dan Runde, Former Bush Administration Official at U.S. Agency for International Development

Colonel Peter J. Rzeminski, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Ambassador Nathan Sales, Former Acting Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights; Former Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism; and Former Special Presidential Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS

Remzey Samarrai, Senior Advisor, Bureau for Verification Compliance and Implementation, Office of Nuclear Affairs, U.S. Department of State,

Camilo Sandoval, 3rd Chief Information Security Officer of the United States and Former Chair of the Federal Acquisition Security Council

Andrew Sanders, Former Director, White House National Security Council

Carla Sands, Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark

Major General Edward A. Sauley III, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Darin Selnick, Former Veteran Affairs Advisor, Domestic Policy Council (DPC) and Former Senior Advisor to the  Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Brigadier General Sharon A. Schaffer, JD, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Oubai Shahbandar, Former Senior Middle East Policy Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense- Policy

Dennis C. Shea, Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization; former Chairman, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Colonel Kurt Schlichter, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Chris Schank, Former Director of the Office of Strategic Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense

Captain Carl O. Schuster, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Rodney S. Scott, Former Chief, U.S. Border Patrol

Rear Admiral Paul S. Semko, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Matthew Shipley, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Brigadier General Stanley A. Sieg, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Command Sergeant Andrew Sigmon, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Mitchell A. Silk, former Assistant Secretary for International Markets of the U.S. Department of the Treasury

Cliff Sims, Former Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Strategy & Communications

Manisha Singh, Former Assistant Secretary of State

James Skinner, Former Special Assistant to the National Security Advisor

Kiron Skinner, Former Director of Policy Planning, U.S. Department of State

Rear Admiral Greg Slavonic (Ret.), Former Acting Under Secretary of the Navy, U.S. Department of Defense

Amber Smith, Former Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense

Kevin Smith, Former Director, White House National Security Council

Lara Smith, Former Chief of Staff of the Millennium Challenge Corporation

Dr. Jeanne J. Smoot, Former Director, Academic Programs, United States Information Agency, 1983-1988

Gordon D. Sondland, 20th US Ambassador to the European Union

Joshua Steinman, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Cyber, White House National Security Council

Chris Stewart, (Ret.), Senior member House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Defense Appropriations

James N. Stewart, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Thomas Stewart, Former Department of Defense Policy Board Member, 2020

John P. Stopher, PhD., Former Principal Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for Space; Former Budget Director, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Thomas Storch, Former Deputy Director for International Economic Affairs, White House National Economic Council

Michael Sweeney, Former White House Official

Heather Swift, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Naweed Tahmas, Former Special Assistant to the President, Office of Presidential Personnel

James M. Talent, Former U.S. Senator from Missouri

Donald R. Tapia, Former U.S. Ambassador to Jamacia

Rear Admiral Jeremy D. Taylor, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Former Director of Naval Aviation Plans and Requirements

Drew Teitelbaum, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Alex Titus, Former Advisor, U.S. Agency for International Development

Kip Tom, Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture

Trevor Traina, Former U.S. Ambassador to Austria

Captain Gerald D. Trennepohl, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

William C. Triplett, II, Former Chief Republican Counsel to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Former Deputy Assistant, U.S. Trade Representative

John D. Tullis, Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect & U.S. Navy Submarine Service (Ret.)

Ryan Tully: Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European and Russian Affairs

Eric Ueland, Former Acting Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights; Former Director, Office of United States Foreign Assistance Resources

John Ullyot, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Spokesman, White House National Security Council

Major General Paul E. Vallely, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Eddie Vasquez, Former Deputy Senior Director for NSC Strategic Communications & Senior Communications Advisor for International Negotiations

Captain Mark Vandroff, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director, Defense Policy Strategy, White House National Security Council

Ron Vitiello, Former Chief of U.S. Border Patrol and former Acting Director of the U.S.  Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Jake Vreeburg, Former Deputy Executive Secretary, White House National Security Council

Brigadier General Christopher S. Walker, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Rear Admiral James M. Walley, Jr., CEC, United States Navy (Ret.)

Erin Walsh, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Africa, White House National Security Council

E. Casey Wardynski, Former Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Lieutenant General Ronald L. Watts, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Patrick Weaver, Former Special Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security and Associate Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, White House National Security Council

Kenneth R. Weinstein, Former Chairman, Broadcasting Board of Governors, U.S. Agency for Global Media

Major General Kenneth W. Weir, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve (Ret.)

Reed Werner, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia

Brigadier General Bill Welch, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Anthony Welcher, Former Vice President of Compact Operations, Millenium Challenge Corporation

Hon. Joshua Whitehouse, Former White House Liaison to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense

Christian Whiton, Former Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State

Joseph Wier, Former Director and Defense Executive, White House National Security Council

Sergeant Major Charlene K. Wiese-Perisho U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Major General Richard O Wightman Jr., U.S. Army (Ret.)

David Wilezol, Former Chief Speechwriter, U.S. Department of State

Dr. Thomas M. Williams, Former Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs, White House National Security Council; Former Performing Duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

Rear Admiral H. Denny Wisely, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

Brigadier General William Welsh, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Pete Wilson, 36^th Governor of California, Former U.S. Senator

William E. Wolfe, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for House Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense

Major General Jessica Garfola Wright, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Frank Wuco, Former White House Senior Advisor, Department of Homeland Security, Director DHS Executive Order Task Force, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance, U.S. Department of State

Stephen Yates, Former Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, 2001-05

Dr. Christopher Yeaw, Former Chief Scientist, Air Force Global Strike Command

Major General Al Zapanta, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Chairman, Reserve Forces Policy Board; Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior

Adrian Zuckerman, Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania

Updated 10.14.24

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