H. Andrew Schwartz is an American journalist and chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank. [1]
In 1986 Schwartz enrolled at Tulane University where he earned a B.A. in political science in 1990. In 1995 he obtained an M.A. in broadcast journalism and public policy from American University. [2]
Schwartz started his career as research assistant to Stuart E. Eizenstat, the former Carter domestic policy adviser, at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer, and Murphy LLP. [3]
He also was a legislative fellow in the offices of Senator J. Bennett Johnston (D-La.) [4] and Representative Lindy Boggs (D-La.).
Schwartz later worked for Fox News. He was a producer for the channel's Special Report with Brit Hume and afterwards became one of the network's White House producers. He has written for The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and other national newspapers and magazines. [3]
In August 2005, Schwartz became deputy director for external relations at CSIS where he is currently chief communications officer. [2]
At CSIS he serves as spokesman and is responsible for media relations, digital strategy and production, publications, events and external matters. In addition, he oversees the iDeasLab, [1] a collaborative think tank space and multimedia production facility. [5]
Schwartz writes The Evening daily brief for CSIS. [1] He co-hosted the podcast About the News together with CSIS trustee Bob Schieffer from 2016 to 2017. [6] Schwartz is currently the host of four CSIS podcasts; The Truth of the Matter, The Trade Guys, The Impossible State, and Geotech Wars. [7] [8]
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