<span class="vcard">Diana Ohlbaum</span>

Diana Ohlbaum

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Diana Ohlbaum (@dohlbaum) is senior strategist and legislative director for foreign policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation, leading a team of 10 lobbyists seeking a more ethical and effective U.S. approach to national and global security.  She also chairs the board of the Center for International Policy.

Dr. Ohlbaum has nearly two decades of experience on Capitol Hill, where she served as a senior professional staff member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and earlier as an aide to Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD). During her time as a congressional staff member, she coordinated efforts to overhaul the outdated Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, improve oversight of arms sales and security assistance, and promote diplomacy and multilateralism.

Dr. Ohlbaum also has worked in the executive branch and the private and nonprofit sectors, including as deputy director of USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives, proprietor of an independent consulting firm, and director of public policy for InterAction. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in Russian studies from Amherst College.

Articles by this author:

People walk past missiles manufactured by Lockheed Martin displayed during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA)Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, DC, October 13, 2014.
Trump holds up a chart of military hardware sales as he meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office at the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C. The chart is titled, “12.5 billion in finalized sales to Saudi Arabia.” MBS is smiling.
Trump holds up a chart of military hardware sales as he meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office at the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

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