•    European and U.S. foreign policy issues

Dr. Philip Gordon assumed the office as Assistant Secretary on May 15, 2009. From 2000 – 2009, he was a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, in Washington, D.C., where he focused on a wide range of European and U.S. foreign policy issues. Prior to joining Brookings, Dr. Gordon was Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton. At the NSC he played a key role in developing and coordinating NATO policy in the run-up to the Alliance's 50th Anniversary summit in Washington, DC. Dr. Gordon has also held teaching and research posts at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London; the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC; INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, France and Singapore; and the German Society for Foreign Affairs in Bonn.

He has published a number of books and articles on international relations and foreign policy and has been a frequent contributor to major publications such as the New York Times, Washington Post, International Herald Tribune, and Financial Times.