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).
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has no legitimate justification for the invasion of Ukraine, and his decision to commit force against a sovereign neighboring state not only lacks an historical basis but it violates Putin’s own declared standards for armed intervention.
Read MoreTestimony at the invitation of HFAC Chairman Rep. Ed Royce arguing for maintaining the P5+1 nuclear accord with Iran while acting against Iran’s non-nuclear threats. The advice was superseded the same day by President Trump’s announcement of the US withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Program of Action with Iran.
Read MoreInterviewed on CNBC Asia (hosts in Singapore/Dubai) one week before the US election, speculating on differences in foreign policy approaches between VP Biden and President Trump.
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