HANS BINNENDIJK

CURRENT POSITION:

• Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council

 

GOVERNMENT SERVICE INCLUDES:

• Vice President for Research, National Defense University

• Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control, National Security Council

• Principal Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Staff, State Department

• Deputy Director/Legislative Director, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff

 

RESEARCH INSTITUTES:

• Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University (NDU)

• Director, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, NDU

• Director, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University

• Director, Center for the Study of Foreign Affairs, State Department

• Deputy Director and Director of Studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies

• Senior Fellow, RAND Corporation

• Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, SAIS

 

BOARDS AND HONORS:

• Former Chair: Humanity in Action

• Former Vice Chair: Fletcher School Board of Advisors

• Former Studies Committee Member, Council on Foreign Relations

• Current Board Member, American Civil War Museum

• Current International Advisory Council Member, U.S. Institute of Peace

• Three Distinguished Service Awards (Defense): Superior Service Award (State)

• German Cross of Merit

 

EDUCATION:

• BA in History: University of Pennsylvania

• MA, MALD, PhD: Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University

 

CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATO INCLUDE WORK ON:

• NATO Enlargement

• NATO Response Force

• The Comprehensive Approach

• 2010 Strategic Concept

• The Framework Nation Approach

• Enhanced Forward Presence

• Counter-hybrid Assistance Teams

• The Readiness Initiative