Stuart Holliday

Stuart Holliday served as U.S. Ambassador for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations and Coordinator (Assistant Secretary) of the U.S. International Information Programs. Previously, he was Special Assistant to the President at the White House coordinating all executive branch appointments in foreign policy, defense national security and intelligence and homeland security. He also served as Policy Advisor to then Governor of Texas on economic development, international trade, technology and military issues.

He is President and CEO of Meridian International Center, a leading non-partisan institution that seeks to advance global security and prosperity through effective leadership and diplomacy. Stuart also served as an intelligence officer in the United States Navy during Operation Desert Storm and is a regular contributor to CNN and Fox News.

Stuart earned his BSFS from Georgetown University and a masters from the London School of Economics.