Matthew G. Butler, Ph.D., Col., USAF
U.S. Air Force
Matthew G. Butler, PhD, Colonel, USAF, currently serves as an active-duty military officer. Matt previously commanded three squadrons, including a contingency response squadron and the defenses of the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East.
His overseas experience includes two tours in Baghdad, Iraq and one year in Qatar. He also served as the speechwriter for the Under Secretary of the Air Force and an airpower strategist with the U.S. Air Force Futures and Concepts Division (Skunk Works). Col Butler holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Miami University, a Master of Science in International Relations from Troy University, a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from National Intelligence University, a Master of Philosophy in Military Strategy from the U.S. Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, a Master of Science in National Security Strategy from the National War College, and Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations from Salve Regina University.
Originally a member of the World Affairs Council of Las Vegas, Matt joined the 1918 Society ten years ago following his first attendance at the WACA National Conference. He has sponsored several Howard University graduate students to also attend over the years who were bound for foreign policy careers. In addition to being newly elected as a national board member of the World Affairs Councils of America, Matt is an elected member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He has written on national security issues for publications such as The Strategy Bridge, The Experiment, and InkstickMedia.
For Matt, World Affairs Councils matter because they provide the only national network of forums where any American can question world leaders.
