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National Security Task Force
Task Force Members 2023
Task Force Members 2022
Dr. Stephen Blank, senior fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute
General (Ret.) Philip Breedlove, 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and distinguished professor, Sam Nunn School, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ian Brzezinski, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy
Debra Cagan, former State and Defense Department official; distinguished energy fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network
General (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark, 12th Supreme Allied Commander Europe; senior fellow, UCLA Burkle Center
Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, former under secretary of state for global affairs
Ambassador John Herbst, former Ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan; senior director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former commanding general, U.S. Army Europe
Glen Howard, president, Jamestown Foundation
Dr. Donald Jensen, director for Russia and Europe, U.S. Institute for Peace
Dr. Phillip Karber, president, Potomac Foundation
David Kramer, former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor
Hon. Robert A. McConnell, former assistant attorney general; co-founder, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
Herman Pirchner, president, American Foreign Policy Council
Ambassador William Taylor, former ambassador to Ukraine
Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, former NATO deputy secretary general; former assistant secretary of defense; former ambassador to Russia and NATO
Task Force Members 2021
Dr. Stephen Blank, senior fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute
General (Ret.) Philip Breedlove, 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and distinguished professor, Sam Nunn School, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ian Brzezinski, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy
Debra Cagan, former State and Defense Department official; distinguished energy fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network
General (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark, 12th Supreme Allied Commander Europe; senior fellow, UCLA Burkle Center
Ambassador John Herbst, former Ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan; senior director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former commanding general, U.S. Army Europe
Glen Howard, president, Jamestown Foundation
Dr. Donald Jensen, director for Russia and Europe, U.S. Institute for Peace
Dr. Phillip Karber, president, Potomac Foundation
Hon. Robert A. McConnell, former assistant attorney general; co-founder, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation
Herman Pirchner, Jr., president, American Foreign Policy Council
Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, former NATO deputy secretary general; former assistant secretary of defense; former ambassador to Russia and NATO
Task Force Members 2019-2020
Ambassador John Herbst (Chair), former Ambassador to Ukraine and Uzbekistan; senior director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council
Nadia K. McConnell (Vice Chair), president, U.S.-Ukraine Foundation)
Robert A. McConnell (Vice Chair), former assistant attorney general; co-founder, US-Ukraine Foundation
Dr. Stephen Blank, senior fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute
General (Ret.) Philip Breedlove, 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe and distinguished professor, Sam Nunn School, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ian Brzezinski, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Europe and NATO policy
Debra Cagan, former State and Defense Department official; distinguished energy fellow, Transatlantic Leadership Network
Michael Carpenter, former deputy assistant secretary of defense, US ambassador to the OSCE)
General (Ret.) Wesley K. Clark, 12th Supreme Allied Commander Europe; senior fellow, UCLA Burkle Center
Peter Doran, senior adjunct fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, former commanding general, U.S. Army Europe
Glen Howard, president, Jamestown Foundation
Dr. Donald Jensen, director for Russia and Europe, U.S. Institute for Peace
Dr. Phillip Karber, president, Potomac Foundation
Herman Pirchner, president, American Foreign Policy Council
Hon. Robert A. McConnell, principal, McConnell & Associates
Herman Pirchner, Jr., president, American Foreign Policy Council
Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, former NATO deputy secretary general; former assistant secretary of defense; former ambassador to Russia and NATO
