Introduction
Brian H. Hook is an American lawyer and government official.As of 2017, he serves as Director of Policy Planning and Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
During the George W. Bush administration, Hook served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs; Senior Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; Special Assistant to the President for Policy in the White House Chief of Staff’s office; and as Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, at the U.S. Justice Department.
Hook practiced corporate law at Hogan & Hartson in Washington from 1999-2003.He has also worked for Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and U.S. Congressman Jim Leach.
Career
Hook is the founder of Latitude, LLC, an international consulting firm based in Washington, DC. He serves on the advisory board of Beacon Global Strategies.
Hook worked on the 2012 Romney campaign staff as senior advisor on foreign policy.He chaired the foreign policy and national security task forces of the Romney Readiness Project.He was the foreign policy director of Governor Tim Pawlenty's presidential campaign from 2010-2011.
In 2013, he co-founded the John Hay Initiative, an anti-isolationist group intended to inform political leaders about foreign policy.
Hook serves on the board of trustees for St. John's Seminary in Boston and the board of directors for the National Civic Arts Society in Washington, DC.
Education
Hook received a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of St. Thomas in 1990, a master's degree in philosophy from Boston College, anda law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law.