Jeremy M. Weinstein, a Stanford University associate professor, has been appointed Director for Democracy at the National Security Council (NSC). He will be responsible for democracy and governance issues and also contribute to global development policies.
The administration recently announced a major development strategy review The State Department has already announced a Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review to assess State and USAID diplomacy and development programs.
“Jeremy brings a brilliant mind, inexhaustible energy, political savvy, and superb social science skills to his new position at the National Security Council,” said Larry Diamond, director of Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). “In addition, his recent service on the Committee on the Evaluation of USAID Democracy Assistance Programs and his field research and experiments on governance in Africa should help him bring a creative approach to U.S. policies to advance democracy and improve governance around the world.”
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