Diplomat Jim Patterson and the Politics of Foreign Policy

Foreign policy is playing a major role in the 2016 presidential election.

Foreign policy has traditionally been a strong political issue for the GOP. and it is proving so again this time. Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Lindsay Graham, Carly Fiorina are listening to the American people and articulating their leadership on the Middle East, China, Russia, a strong response to the growing terror threat of ISIS, and the longing and expensive cyber theft by numerous countries, Asian and Eastern European.

While foreign policy is usually a hard political sell to the American people, that is not proving to be the case in 2016. At today's TheHill.com I have a piece titled "Foreign Policy and the Presidency." I will enjoy your comments on this foreign policy thought piece.

Jim Patterson
Member California State Society
Member New York State Society
Life Member American Foreign Service Association

Note; Mr. Patterson, a contributor to TheHill.com, is a Life Member of the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA), Diplomatic and Consular Officers Reserve (DACOR), Friend of the Israeli Defense Forces (FDIF), the Bacon House Foundation, California State Society, Helen Keller International, New York State Society, Life Member Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, and Associate Member Korean War Veterans Association. He resides in Washington DC and New York. jepdiplomat@gmail.com