Ben Rhodes
Writer and former Obama advisor
Ben Rhodes is an American writer and political commentator who served as a senior foreign policy aide to President Barack Obama. He wrote the memoir The World as It Is.
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American Born 1977 in New York City, United States
About Ben Rhodes
Rhodes served in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017 as deputy national security advisor, with responsibility for strategic communications and speechwriting. He earlier worked as a speechwriter and foreign policy advisor on the Obama campaign, and from 2002 to 2007 he worked for congressman Lee Hamilton. His memoir The World as It Is is described as a best-selling book. He also co-wrote Without Precedent with Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton. Rhodes co-hosts the podcast Pod Save the World and contributes as a commentator to NBC News. He also co-chairs National Security Action, a political non-governmental organization, with Jake Sullivan.