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Judd Birdsall
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Judd Birdsall is a former US diplomat currently completing
his Ph.D. in International Relations at the University of Cambridge. He is also
an editorial fellow with The Review of
Faith & International Affairs. Prior to his doctoral study, Birdsall
worked at the State Department in the Office of International Religious Freedom
and on the secretary of state’s policy planning staff. He was also founding
chairman of the department’s Forum on Religion & Global Affairs. He wrote
speeches for secretaries of state Condoleeza Rice and Hillary Clinton and worked closely with the
Obama White House on religious engagement initiatives. Birdsall speaks
regularly on issues of faith and foreign policy. His articles have appeared in
the Washington Post, Guardian, and Christianity Today, and he writes regularly for the Huffington Post.