Josh Paul

Background

About Josh Paul

Josh Paul is, along with Tariq Habash, leader of A New Policy, a nonprofit lobbying organization dedicated to making American policies towards Palestine and Israel align with our national interests and reflect the best of our values. Josh resigned from the State Department in October, 2023 due to his disagreement with the Biden Administration's decision to rush lethal military assistance to Israel in the context of its war on Gaza. He had previously spent over 11 years working as a Director in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, which is responsible for U.S. defense diplomacy, security assistance, and arms transfers. He previously worked on security sector reform in both Iraq and the West Bank, with additional roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Army Staff, and as Military Legislative Assistant for a Member of the House Armed Services Committee. Josh grew up between London and New York, and holds Masters degrees from the Universities of Georgetown and St Andrews, Scotland. He is a Non-Resident Fellow at the organization Democracy Now for the Arab World (DAWN), a Community Scholar at the University of Denver, and a recipient of the 2023 Callaway Award for Civic Courage.