David A. Merkel

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David A. Merkel is an Associate with LSE IDEAS and a Visiting Distinguished Fellow in Diplomacy and Global Leadership at the College of Charleston. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury and Department of State, as well as international consular to the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Director for South and Central Asia for the National Security Council.

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