Matthew Hoh

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Matthew Hoh

Iraq war veteran

Matthew Hoh is the director of the Afghanistan Study Group, a network of foreign and public policy experts and professionals advocating for a change in U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. A former State Department official, Matthew resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan over U.S. strategic policy in Afghanistan in 2009.

Prior to his assignment in Afghanistan, Matthew served in Iraq, first in 2004-2005 in Salah ad Din Province with a State Department reconstruction and governance team, and then in 2006-2007 in Anbar Province as a Marine Corps company commander. When not deployed, Matthew worked on Afghanistan and Iraq policy and operations issues at the Pentagon and State Department from 2002-2008. Matthew’s writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post and his resignation letter has been cited as an Essential Document by the Council on Foreign Relations. Matthew was recently named the 2010 Ridenhour Prize Recipient for Truth Telling.