David Mandel-Anthony

David Mandel-Anthony serves as the Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice in the Office of Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) at the U.S. Department of State.  He provides expert policy advice to the Ambassador-at-Large and senior Department leadership. Previously, he served as Acting Director and Senior Advisor in GCJ, where he led and oversaw portfolios to advance U.S. foreign policy on transitional justice, international and hybrid courts, atrocity prevention, and international humanitarian and human rights law. In GCJ, he has also directed portfolios related to Africa, Central America, Near Eastern Affairs, and Ukraine. He has more than 15 years experience working on foreign policy, human rights, and transitional justice at  leading non-governmental organizations, the U.S. Congress, and international courts and institutions. He also taught transitional justice as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center. He has published on emerging trends related to accountability for atrocity crimes and is a frequent public speaker.  He holds a JD from Fordham University and a BA in Plan II from the University of Texas at Austin.