Jamie M. Fly[1][2] is an American media executive and former president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.[3]

Jamie Fly
NationalityAmerican
EducationAmerican University (BA), Georgetown University (MA)
OccupationAnalyst
EmployerPalantir Technologies
HonoursOffice of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service

Education edit

Fly holds a BA in international studies and political science from American University and a MA in German and European studies from Georgetown University.[4][5]

Career edit

From 2002 to 2004, he worked on European and national security issues as a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations. In 2004 he was a German Marshall Fund Manfred Wörner Fellow. He also worked at the World Bank and for the Republican National Committee on the 2004 re-election campaign of the 43rd president of the United States George W. Bush.[6] From 2005 to 2008, Fly served in the office of the United States Secretary of Defense. He received the Office of the Secretary of Defence Medal for Exceptional Public Service.[7] From 2008 to 2009, he served as director of anti-proliferation strategy at the United States National Security Council in the Bush's administration.[8] In 2009 he was a Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow.[6] From early 2009 to February 2013 Fly served as the executive director of the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI). From February 2013 to May 2017 he served as counselor for Foreign and National Security Affairs to Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL).[6] He also served as a senior fellow and co-director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy.[7]

From August 2019 to June 2020, he served as president and chief executive officer for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).[9] From September 2020 to February 2021, he served as director of the Future of Geopolitics and Asia programs at the German Marshall Fund.[7] He researched transatlantic relations, American foreign policy, democracy and human rights.[10] From February 2021 to June 2023 Fly served as president and CEO for RFE/RL.[9][11]

In May 2023, Fly announced his resignation as RFE president and CEO, effective June 30, 2023, and expressed the intent of returning to the U.S. for an opportunity in the private sector.[12] In August 2023, he started at Palantir Technologies full-time as a senior counselor.[13][14]

Fly is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[6]

Publications edit

Congressional testimonies edit

Articles edit

References edit

  1. ^ O. Noonan, John; M. Fly, Jamie (2011-02-14). "In defense of the Pentagon's budget". Politico. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  2. ^ "Jamie M. Fly". C-SPAN. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. ^ "Jamie Fly". Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  4. ^ "Jamie Fly". Alliance for Securing Democracy. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  5. ^ "Jamie Fly". Alliance For Securing Democracy. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  6. ^ a b c d "Jamie Fly". GLOBSEC. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  7. ^ a b c "Jamie Fly". USAGM. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  8. ^ "Jamie Fly". MEZINÁRODNÍ KONFERENCE VÝZVY PRO EVROPU (in Czech). Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  9. ^ a b "RFE/RL Welcomes Back Jamie Fly As President". Radio Free Europe. Washington. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  10. ^ "Silencing the Radio: Freedom of the Press in Russia". National Security Institute. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  11. ^ "GMF Senior Fellow Jamie Fly to Return to RFE/RL as President and CEO". German Marshall Fund. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  12. ^ "RFE/RL President and CEO Jamie Fly to Depart". RFE/RL. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  13. ^ Daniels, Eugene; Lizza, Ryan; Bade, Rachael (2023-09-06). "Playbook: An Obama vet's message on Biden bedwetting". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  14. ^ "Jamie Fly". Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "Written Statement of Jamie Fly" (PDF). Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  16. ^ Fly, Jamie M.; Rosenberger, Laura (2018-02-22). "How Silicon Valley Can Protect U.S. Democracy". Foreign Affairs. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  17. ^ Fly, Richard Fontaine, Jamie (2023-12-27). "Mike Pompeo Needs to Clean Up After Rex Tillerson". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ Fly, Erik Brattberg, Jamie (2023-12-27). "Two Cheers for European Defense Cooperation". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-12-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Fly, Jamie (2023-12-27). "Trump's China Policy Must Look Beyond North Korea". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  20. ^ Fly, Jamie (September 27, 2012). "Obama is Unwilling to Lead the U.S. Response to the Arab Spring". US News & World Report. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  21. ^ Fly, Jamie (March 5, 2012). "Obama Should Pressure Iran, Not Israel". US News & World Report. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  22. ^ Fly, Jamie (February 14, 2012). "Case for Intervention in Syria Stronger than in Libya". US News & World Report. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  23. ^ "The Case For Regime Change in Iran". Foreign Affairs. 2012-01-17. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  24. ^ Fly, Jamie (November 15, 2011). "Military Action Might Be The Only Option With Iran". US News & World Report. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  25. ^ Fly, Jamie (June 19, 2009). "Obama's Iran Election Ineptitude Worsens Nuclear Threat". US News & World Report. Retrieved December 24, 2023.