David Wilezol is the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Northeast Asia in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs, advancing the Trump Administration’s priorities for Japan, South Korea, North Korea, and Mongolia. David previously served on the staff of the National Security Council as a speechwriter for President Trump, and also served as the Chief Speechwriter to the Secretary at the Department of State from 2017-2021. He has also run his own strategic communications and ghostwriting firm and worked for the Republican National Committee and former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett. David is a former Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, and has also held fellowships with the Claremont Institute and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. David is a graduate of American University (B.A., History) and The Catholic University of America (M.A., Latin; Graduate Certificate, Ancient Greek).