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mission findsTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USTHE GUARDIANUS accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid dealBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!BRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingLE MONDE 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in investigation of killing of girl whose decomposed body was found in TeslaBRASIL WIREAnalysis: NYT’s bizarre coverage and omissions of Bolsonaro’s murderous coup plotTHE INDEPENDENTUkraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as Kyiv starts anti-drone netting across frontlineTHE GUARDIANRSF siege of El Fasher in Sudan has ‘hallmarks of genocide’, UN mission findsTHE DIPLOMATPeru’s Political Crisis Shows How China Could Militarily Use the Port of Chancay Against the USTHE GUARDIANUS accused of ‘shameless exploitation’ over proposed Zambian health aid dealBRASIL WIRENathália Urban Presente!BRASIL WIREInside Brazil’s X Ban: How Elon Musk Started–and lost–a Fight With Brazil’s JudiciaryTHE GUARDIAN‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragediesMAIL & GUARDIANEkurhuleni’s moment: Why a University of Applied Science cannot waitTHE DIPLOMATInside CCTV’s Lens: How China Frames the Iran ProtestsTHE DIPLOMATPax Silica and the China-US Critical Minerals CompetitionMAIL & GUARDIANSocial Grants get R292.8bn boostBRASIL WIREBolsonaro Takes Stand in Coup TrialMAIL & GUARDIANPolitical parties criticise budget speech amid stagnant growthTHE INDEPENDENTUS and Iran to resume nuclear talks amid Trump’s mounting military threatTHE GUARDIANRobert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder over Johannesburg shootingLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEThe United States' history of regime change — revisitedLE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUEMajor arms sellers and buyers
J. Michael Springmann

J. Michael Springmann

Former US Diplomat & Author

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.

Credentials

  • State Department Foreign Service (Germany, India, Saudi Arabia)
  • Head of US Visa Bureau, Jeddah (1987-1989)
  • Bureau of Intelligence and Research
  • JD, American University
  • MA International Relations, Georgetown University
  • Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, ADC (2004)