John M. Rosenberg

As a long-serving Washington-based international affairs, national security, and government relations professional John Rosenberg possesses an in-depth knowledge of U.S. global relations at the highest levels. Exceedingly adept at bridging different cultures Rosenberg counsels foreign interests in their ever-crucial relations with the United States, in addition to representing U.S. interests abroad. 

Prominent within the African affairs community in Washington, Rosenberg has been an important architect of U.S. policy, across a broad spectrum of issues impacting the continent, including those of politics, security, sanctions lifting, development, and trade. 

During the first Donald Trump term Rosenberg was a prominent Africa and global policy figure, working on behalf of a wide range of international initiatives such as the 2017 U.S. path forward in Afghanistan, overall bilateral relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, to successfully assisting nations in confronting visa challenges to airline regulatory matters. 

In recent years Rosenberg has been a central figure in U.S. engagement with nations such as Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, and Nigeria.

For nearly four decades Rosenberg has favorably interacted with the U.S. Congress in addressing matters as diverse as the refugee crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and conflict resolution in Sudan, Somalia, Rwanda, Angola, Ethiopia/Eritrea, and Liberia. Working with senior U.S. officials in Washington along with the South African diplomatic corps Rosenberg assisted in engendering a smooth transition in bilateral relations during the changeover from apartheid to democracy. He was also instrumental in establishing official U.S. recognition of the MPLA government in Angola.

In addition to briefing congressional members/staff regarding developments across Africa, Rosenberg was a frequent figure on Capitol Hill delivering insights on Iraq and Afghanistan, where he served five tours in various intelligence and communications capacities.

During Operation Iraqi Freedom Rosenberg was a senior Department of Defense official at the Pentagon and U.S. embassy in Baghdad, working upon the $17.3 billion Iraq reconstruction. In 2005- 2006 he returned to Baghdad, managing the flow of critical information and strategic messaging on behalf of Multi-National Force Iraq.

In 2009 Rosenberg was an advisor to the International Joint Command (IJC), United States Forces Afghanistan, Information Operations (IO) Directorate (J2), standing up the counterinsurgency initiative in preparation for Operation Moshtarak, Helmand Province.

Following the IJC assignment Rosenberg was a senior advisor to the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense, where he assessed capabilities and provided counsel to the Afghan National Army regarding their strategic communications resources. In 2010 he was assigned to Kandahar Airfield as senior analyst within the Regional Command-South area of responsibility. 

Rosenberg has promoted cross-border security programs in the Gulf of Guinea and facilitated introductions between electric energy interests and decision-makers within the U.S government. In 2013 he was sent to Bogota in order to engage with select Colombian military officers on behalf of a Washington-based security interest and shortly thereafter lived and worked in Indonesia, advising the Commander of the National Armed forces (TNI) of Indonesia.