Alexander Vindman
Former White House National Security Staffer Lt. Colonel (retired) Alexander Vindman appeared at The Progressive Forum to discuss his book, Here, Right Matters: An American Story, on October 13, 2022, at Congregation Emanu El, Houston, Texas.
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Background
Alexander Vindman is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel. Most recently he was the director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Russia on the White House National Security Council. He served in South Korea, where he led infantry and anti-armor platoons. He is a combat veteran of the Iraq War, where he sustained an injury from a roadside bomb and earned a Purple Heart.
Before the White House, he served the Joint Chiefs of Staff as the Political-Military Affairs Officer for Russia, as well as a military attache at the U.S. Embassies in Moscow and Kiev. While on the Joint Staff, he co-authored the National Military Strategy Russia Annex and was the principal author for the Global Campaign for Russia. He is currently a doctoral student and senior fellow for the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He’s also a Pritzker Military Fellow at the Lawfare Institute, executive board member for the Renew Democracy Initiative, and senior advisor for VoteVets.
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Alexander Vindman Updates
- "Q&A: National Security Council whistleblower tells immigrant’s story." Houston Chronicle, October 17, 2022.
- "A former national security official explores what could be next in the Ukraine war." Houston Public Media, September 18, 2022.
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