Brian Hook
Brian Hook | |
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| Director of Policy Planning | |
| In office February 2017 – August 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Finer |
| Succeeded by | Kiron Skinner |
| Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs | |
| In office October 7, 2008 – January 20, 2009 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Kristen Silverberg |
| Succeeded by | Esther Brimmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of St. Thomas, Minnesota (BA) Boston College (MA) University of Iowa (JD) |
Brian H. Hook is an American lawyer and government official. As of 2017, he serves as Director of Policy Planning and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.[1]
During the George W. Bush administration, Hook served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs; Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Special Assistant to the President for Policy in the White House Chief of Staff’s office; and as Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, at the U.S. Justice Department.
Hook practiced corporate law at Hogan & Hartson in Washington from 1999-2003. He has also worked for Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and U.S. Congressman Jim Leach.
Career
Hook is the founder of Latitude, LLC, an international consulting firm based in Washington, DC. He serves on the advisory board of Beacon Global Strategies.[citation needed]
Hook worked on the 2012 Romney campaign staff as senior advisor on foreign policy. He chaired the foreign policy and national security task forces of the Romney Readiness Project. He was the foreign policy director of Governor Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign from 2010-2011.[citation needed]
In 2013, he co-founded the John Hay Initiative,[2] an anti-isolationist group intended to inform political leaders about foreign policy.
Hook serves on the board of trustees for St. John's Seminary in Boston and the board of directors for the National Civic Arts Society in Washington, DC.[citation needed]
Education
Hook received a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of St. Thomas in 1990, a master's degree in philosophy from Boston College, and a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.
References
- ^ "Brian Hook Biography". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2018-07-31.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ O'Connor, Patrick (2015-09-27). "John Hay Group Seeks to Shape Candidates' Foreign-Policy Positions - Washington Wire - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
External links
- Hook, Brian H. (2014-10-21). "Brian Hook: The U.N. Agency That Bungled Ebola - WSJ". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- Labash, Matt (2015-06-08). "Hawks of a Feather". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- "Lexington: Defending America". The Economist. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- Josh Rogin (2014-08-28). "Romney Foreign Policy Team Is Schooling 2016's Republicans". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- "The Romney national security transition team that might have been". Foreign Policy. 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- "President Bush Bids U.N. Farewell". NPR. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
