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U.S. Ambassador Nate Fick: Choosing a radio over a rifle in combat

U.S. Ambassador Nate Fick: Choosing a radio over a rifle in combat

Update: 2024-01-08
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As the United States’ first Ambassador-at-Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, Nathaniel Fick is leading a tech-centered global diplomatic mission. Nate brings extraordinary depth to this important role in contemporary foreign policy – not as a career diplomat, but from a wide range of experiences: a Classics graduate from Dartmouth, a Marine leader in Afghanistan and Iraq, a venture capitalist, and a CEO for a cybersecurity firm.

As we kick off 2024, we discuss his priorities for the year ahead, why he'd always choose his radio over his rifle, the parallels between philosophy and AI policy, and an inspiring call for each of us to find time for national service.

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U.S. Ambassador Nate Fick: Choosing a radio over a rifle in combat

U.S. Ambassador Nate Fick: Choosing a radio over a rifle in combat

Nathaniel Fick, Brad Smith