Phillip Linderman is a retired State Department senior Foreign Service officer. Over a three-decade career, he served abroad in U.S. embassies and consulates in Belgium, Mexico, Ecuador, Germany, Cuba, Chile, and Trinidad. He also represented U.S. interests at the Organization of American States and the European Union.

Linderman’s diplomatic duties often focused on international travel security and protecting national borders.  He collaborated with friendly foreign governments and worked with U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies on visa and passport fraud, human trafficking, terrorist travel, and watchlisting.  He serves as a board member and fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies.  Linderman has written widely on immigration and border security matters.