A Conversation with Ambassador Matthew Whitaker

Please join us for an in-person conversation with Ambassador Matthew Whitaker, the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO. Ambassador Whitaker is an American diplomat currently serving as the 26th United States Ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

During the discussion, Ambassador Whitaker will address the United States new national security strategy, the importance of defense spending and a strong defense industrial base, and how investing in modern capabilities supports U.S. manufacturing and American jobs. Tickets to the event are $20 per person. 

Ambassador Whitaker assumed his role as the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO on April 3, 2025. Before this appointment, he built a distinguished career in private practice and public service, including as Acting Attorney General of the United States from 2018 to 2019, following his tenure as Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Earlier, he was appointed by President George W. Bush as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, serving from 2004 to 2009.