Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. founded Palmer Coates LLC in 2005. His education and professional career have centered on international affairs, including foreign policy and defense. A graduate of Harvard College (a.b. cum laude, 1974) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D., 1980) where he was Director of The Fletcher Forum, the school’s foreign affairs journal, he has served as a national security official in the administrations of Presidents Reagan, G.H.W. Bush and G.W. Bush.
Mr. Bloomfield was appointed by President Bush to be the U.S. Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction from 2008-09 with the rank of Ambassador. From 2001-2005 he was U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs, also serving as Special Representative of the President and Secretary of State for Humanitarian Mine Action. He previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (1992-93), Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs (1991-02), and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (1988-89).
Interviewed by Kimberly Underwood for article in SIGNAL magazine online, exploring the growing manifestations of aggressive action by strategic competitors of the US and allies, and suggesting the direction of national responses to the challenge.
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From Amb. Bloomfield’s prepared statement: “Russia’s hope is that our political differences can be exacerbated, and internal divisions sharpened, such that the left and the right, Republicans and Democrats, coastal elites and the red state heartland, will never find common ground….
Read MoreAugust 13 telephone interview with CNBC Asia aired as well on CNBC World, discussing implications of escalating trade measures by US against Turkey over the latter’s continued detention of an American pastor, causing a sharp decline in Turkish lira, and prospects for reconciliation
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