Matthew Hoh

Matthew Hoh is currently a fellow with the Eisenhower Media Network. He was previously the Associate Director.

In 2009, Matthew Hoh resigned in protest from his post in Afghanistan with the State Department over the American escalation of the war. Prior to his assignment in Afghanistan, Matt took part in the American occupation of Iraq; first in 2004-2005 in Salah ad Din Province with a State Department reconstruction and governance team and then in 2006-2007 in Anbar Province as a Marine Corps company commander. When not deployed, Matt worked on Afghanistan and Iraq war policy and operations issues at the Pentagon and State Department from 2002-2008.

Matt’s writings have appeared in online and print periodicals such as the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Defense News, the Guardian, the Huffington Post, Politico, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. He has been a guest on hundreds of news programs on radio and television networks including the BBC, CBS, CNN, CSPAN, Fox, NBC, MSNBC, NPR, and Pacifica.

The Council on Foreign Relations has cited Matt's resignation letter from his post in Afghanistan as an Essential Document. In 2010, Matt was named the Ridenhour Prize Recipient for Truth Telling and, in 2021, he was awarded as a Defender of Liberty by the Committee for the Republic. In 2022, he was awarded the Thomas Paine Award by Veterans for Common Sense. In 2023, Matt was recognized as the Peacemaker of the Year by North Carolina Peace Action.

From 2010-2024, Matt was affiliated with the Center for International Policy, first as a senior fellow and later as a senior fellow emeritus. Matt sits on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Public Accuracy and the Institute for the Healing of Memories, North America. He serves as an Advisory Board Member for the following organizations: Committee to Defend Julian Assange and Civil Liberties, Ellsberg Initiative for Peace and Democracy, Expose Facts, North Carolina Committee to Investigate Torture, The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice, Veterans For Peace, and World Beyond War. Matt is an Associate Member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS).

Matt is a disabled veteran and was certified by North Carolina as a Peer Support Specialist for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder.

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