Commissioner Brookes was reappointed to the Commission by House Republican Leader John Boehner for a two-year term expiring December 31, 2011.
Commissioner Brookes served in the George W. Bush Administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs. Prior to joining the Bush Administration, Commissioner Brookes was a Professional Staff Member with the Committee on International Relations in the U.S. House of Representatives. Before his service in the Congress, Commissioner Brookes worked in the Central Intelligence Agency and for the State Department at the United Nations.
Now, Commissioner Brookes is a senior Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and works to develop and communicate the Foundation’s stance on foreign policy and national security affairs through media appearances, research, published articles, congressional testimony, and speaking engagements. Commissioner Brookes writes for the New York Post and is a contributing editor for the Armed Forces Journal and Townhall magazines. Commissioner Brookes has published more than three hundred articles in over fifty newspapers, journals, and magazines.
Commissioner Brookes is the author of A Devil’s Triangle: Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Rogue States. Commissioner Brookes has made many appearances as a commentator on television and radio, and has been quoted by many of the world’s largest newspapers and magazines. He is a frequent public speaker both in the United States and abroad; including testifying before both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on foreign policy, defense, and intelligence issues as an administration official and a private citizen.
Commissioner Brookes is a decorated military veteran, having served on active duty with the U.S. Navy in Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, the Defense Language Institute, the Naval War College, and the Johns Hopkins University.