Warrior Diplomat on the Hill

<p class="selectionShareable">Mike Waltz is a warrior and a diplomat. In 2014, he wrote a fascinating book called “Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan.” In 2015, he was a non-resident senior fellow at FDD. In 2018, he became the first Green Beret elected to Congress, taking the seat that had belonged to the now-Governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis.</p> <p class="selectionShareable">In the current session of Congress, Rep. Waltz serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Foreign Relations Committee, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.</p> <p class="selectionShareable">These assignments suggest that he’s thinking harder than ever about national security and foreign policy at a critical and dangerous moment.</p> <p class="selectionShareable">He joins host <a href='https://www.fdd.org/team/clifford-d-may/'>Cliff May</a> along with <a href='https://www.fdd.org/team/bradley-bowman/'>Bradley Bowman</a>, senior director of FDD’s Center on Military and Political Power, to discuss.</p> <p class="selectionShareable">MORE: <a href='https://www.fdd.org/podcasts/2023/02/10/warrior-diplomat-on-the-hill/'>https://www.fdd.org/podcasts/2023/02/10/warrior-diplomat-on-the-hill/</a></p>