13 Facts About Julia Nesheiwat

Julia Nesheiwat is an American national security adviser who served as the 10th homeland security advisor in the Trump administration from 2020 to 2021.

The daughter of Jordanian Christian immigrant parents, Nesheiwat is one of five children; she was raised in Umatilla, Florida.

Julia Nesheiwat earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stetson University, a Master of Arts from Georgetown University, and a PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Julia Nesheiwat served consecutive deployments for which she was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Julia Nesheiwat subsequently served at senior levels on a White House commission, in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and in numerous senior economic and national security roles in the State Department spanning the Bush, Obama, and Trump Administrations.

Julia Nesheiwat was an international affairs fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations and served on the Governing Advisory Council for the World Economic Forum.

Julia Nesheiwat served on the Governing Advisory Council for Clean Energy at the World Economic Forum and was appointed as deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Energy Resources.

Julia Nesheiwat served as the energy policy advisor in the department's economic bureau, was the ex officio committee member for the Florida Ocean Alliance, as well as appointed as the Global Ambassador by the World Green Building Council.

Julia Nesheiwat was involved in efforts to keep families informed and win the release of US citizens held hostage on foreign soil, through a new office partnered with Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell which combines resourced from the Defense and State Department, the Central Intelligence Agency, and Treasury Department.

Julia Nesheiwat served as the former US Deputy Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs from August 2015 to August 2019.

Julia Nesheiwat has supported the scientific consensus on climate change and its impact on the state of Florida.

Julia Nesheiwat is serving as a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council focused on energy, climate, arctic policy, and national security and was appointed as US Commissioner on the US Arctic Research Commission.

On February 20,2020, Politico reported that President Donald Trump would select Julia Nesheiwat to be his new homeland security advisor, according to an administration official and another person familiar with the matter.