Helmut Sonnenfeldt’s areas of focus include Russian and European affairs, executive-congressional relations and intelligence and national security issues. A veteran of the National Security Council staff, he has held several advisory posts in the U.S. government and the private sector.
Experience
Current Positions
- Director, Atlantic Council of the United States
- Trustee, Johns Hopkins University
- Member, Executive Panel of the Chief of Naval Operations
Past Positions
- Member, Executive Committee, International Institute of Strategic Studies (1988-1989)
- Visiting Scholar, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
- Counselor, U.S. Department of State (1974-77)
- Senior Staff Member, National Security Council (1969-74)
- Director, Office of Research on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, U.S. Department of State (1952-69)
Education
- M.A. (1951), A.B. (1950), Johns Hopkins University
Language Fluency