William Ruger
Personal details
EducationCollege of William and Mary (BA, MA)
Brandeis University (PhD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

William P. Ruger[1] is an American academic serving as the president of the American Institute for Economic Research.[2] He was previously the vice president for research and policy at the Charles Koch Institute and the vice president for foreign policy at Stand Together.[3] On September 10, 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan.[4][5] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6]

Education

Ruger earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of William & Mary and a PhD in politics from Brandeis University. Ruger fought in the War in Afghanistan as a member of the United States Navy Reserve.[7][8]

Career

Ruger worked as a professor of political science at Texas State University and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.[9]

Prior to his nomination, Ruger had advocated for the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.[10][11] Ruger has been associated with the foreign policy realism movement.[12] In September 2020, Ruger was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan.[4][5] On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[6]

References

  1. "William P. Ruger". Defense Priorities. June 10, 2020. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  2. "William Ruger | AIER". www.aier.org. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  3. Gage, Beverly (September 10, 2019). "The Koch Foundation Is Trying to Reshape Foreign Policy. With Liberal Allies". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate the Following Individual to a Key Administration Post". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved September 19, 2020 via National Archives.
  5. 1 2 Ballhaus, Rebecca (September 4, 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | Trump Expected to Nominate a New Ambassador to Afghanistan". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "PN2234 - Nomination of William Ruger for Department of State, 116th Congress (2019-2020)". www.congress.gov. January 3, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  7. "Trump nominates war skeptic as ambassador to Afghanistan". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  8. Vella, Lauren (September 10, 2020). "Overnight Defense: Trump announces new US ambassador to Afghanistan | Pentagon officially withdraws plan to end 'Stars and Stripes' | Biden says Trump doesn't understand national security, intel officials 'don't trust' him". TheHill. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  9. "William P. Ruger, Charles Koch Institute's schedule for 26th SPN Annual Meeting". 26thspnannualmeeting2018.sched.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  10. Gramer, Jack Detsch, Robbie (September 10, 2020). "Will Trump's Troop Drawdown Plans Destabilize Iraq and Afghanistan (Again)?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved September 19, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Ruger, William (May 28, 2020). "President Trump Is Right On Afghanistan". The National Interest. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  12. "Why U.S. Foreign Policy Isn't Making America Safer". Retrieved September 19, 2020.


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