A. Wess Mitchell

A. Wess Mitchell
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Assumed office
October 12, 2017
President Donald Trump
Preceded by Victoria Nuland
Personal details
Born Aaron Wess Mitchell
Texas
Spouse(s) Elizabeth
Children 2
Education Texas Tech University (BA)
Georgetown University (MA)
Free University of Berlin (PhD)

Aaron Wess Mitchell is an American policy analyst and government official who is the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Prior to assuming his current position, he was president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis. On July 19, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Mitchell as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate in September 2017.

Early life

Aaron Wess Mitchell is a sixth generation Texan. He received his B.A. in history and political science from Texas Tech University. He received his M.A. in German and European studies from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. While studying there, he was awarded the 2004 Hopper Award. He received his Ph.D. from the Free University of Berlin.[2][3]

Political career

Before founding the Center for European Policy Analysis in 2004, he was a research associate at the National Center for Policy Analysis. CEPA is a non-profit, non-partisan public policy research institute that studies Central and Eastern Europe.

In 2012, he was an adviser to the national security transition team for the Mitt Romney presidential campaign.[2]

Mitchell has co-authored two books, Unquiet Frontier: Vulnerable Allies, Rising Rivals and the Crisis of American Power with Jakub J. Grygiel and The Godfather Doctrine: A Foreign Policy Parable with John Hulsman. He serves on the advisory councils of the Richard G. Lugar Institute for Diplomacy and Congress, the Slovak Atlantic Commission, the Prague Center for Transatlantic Relations, the Atlantic Initiative, and the Alexander Hamilton Society.[2]

Personal life

He lives in Virginia with his wife and two children. He speaks German.

References

  1. ↑ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". The White House. July 19, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Bewig, Matt; Wallechinsky, David (August 15, 2017). "Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs: Who Is A. Wess Mitchell?". AllGov. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "A. Wess Mitchell". CEPA. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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