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Andrew L. Peek graduated from Princeton with High Honors in 2003 and received a Master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School in 2005, where he served as a research assistant for Dr. Graham Allison's U.S. Foreign Policy Course. He is a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a former Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Before joining the State Department, Peek had been a predoctoral fellow at the University of Texas's Clements Center while finishing his doctorate with Eliot Cohen at the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies.

He holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. His dissertation under Dr. Eliot Cohen focused on the proxy wars of Iran, Russia, and Pakistan.

Throughout Peek's tenured education he has been a frequent contributor to publications such as the Atlantic Council, The Observer, The National Interest Online, Real Clear Politics, and others.

Career
Peek had applied to SAIS during active duty as a U.S. Army intelligence officer in Afghanistan, where he served as a special advisor for the Commander's Initiatives Group of General John Allen in Afghanistan. Peek had been requested for this role by Allen's predecessor, General David Petraeus, and handled the intelligence, special operations, and Pakistan portfolios for the commander. He also served as a reserve intelligence officer for US special operations forces.

Following his Army career, Peek served as the senior director for European and Russian affairs at the National Security Council and the deputy assistant secretary for Iran and Iraq at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. In these roles, Peek was involved with critical elements of US foreign policy, including the re-imposition of Iran sanctions, Iraqi political engagement, American detainee recovery, Russian election interference, and ceasefire negotiations with Turkey.

Later, he served as one of Trump's head-Russia advisors. Peek entered the Trump administration after volunteering as one of the foreign policy advisers on the transition team at the State Department.

Peek is currently the National Security Advisor for Congressman Michael Waltz.