About
J. Michael Springmann served in the United States government at the Commerce Department and as a diplomat with the State Department's Foreign Service, with postings in Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. His last assignment was with the Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
He was the head of the American visa bureau in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 1987 to 1989. He left federal service and currently practices law in the Washington, DC area.
Springmann holds a JD from American University, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in international relations from Georgetown University and the Catholic University of America. In 2004, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee recognized him as one of its Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year.
He has been published in numerous foreign policy publications, including Covert Action Quarterly, Global Research, Foreign Policy Journal, and OpEdNews.