American Global Strategies names Andy Baker managing director

American Global Strategies LLC said Wednesday that Andy Baker has joined the firm as managing director.

The Washington advisory firm said Baker will advise clients on national security, foreign policy, geopolitical strategy and how international developments affect business and investment decisions.

In its release, AGS said Baker previously served as deputy national security adviser to President Donald Trump and as national security adviser to Vice President JD Vance. The firm said he has more than 15 years of experience in diplomacy, foreign policy and national security, with senior roles at the National Security Council, the Office of the Vice President, the U.S. Senate and the Department of State.

AGS said Baker joined then-Sen. Vance as national security adviser in 2023. It said he later moved with Vance to the White House and was closely involved in national security and foreign policy decision-making during the first 18 months of the second Trump administration.

The release also said Baker served more than a decade as a career Foreign Service officer at the State Department, including assignments in Afghanistan and at NATO headquarters in Brussels. It said he holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy in international relations from the University of Oxford.

Baker said in the release that he is excited to join AGS and looks forward to advising clients facing national security and foreign policy challenges.

AGS Chairman Robert C. O'Brien said Baker served at the center of national security and foreign policy decision-making during the second Trump administration. O'Brien said Baker brings judgment, intellectual depth and firsthand experience.

AGS CEO Alexander Gray said he has known Baker for years and described him as one of the most thoughtful foreign policy and national security professionals of his generation. Gray said Baker's addition strengthens AGS's team advising senior corporate leaders on geopolitical and policy issues.

AGS said it was founded by O'Brien and Alexander B. Gray and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

What happens next is that Baker begins work at AGS as managing director, according to the company.

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• PR Newswire release: Andy Baker joins American Global Strategies as managing director

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