Frederick Henry Fleitz Jr., born February 24, 1962, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, is an American national security expert with over 25 years of experience in U.S. government roles across the executive and legislative branches. Son of Frederick Henry Fleitz Sr. (1931-2021) and Mary Catherine Fleitz, he holds a BA in Politics from Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, PA) and an MA in Political Economy from Fordham University (New York). A Republican, he is married to Julie and has at least one child (Marie or Mary); he currently resides in Frederick, Maryland.

Career Highlights:

• CIA (19 years): Served as a political/military/WMD analyst and collection officer, supporting WMD defense at the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (Fort Detrick, MD) and MASINT projects for CIA/DIA.
• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA): Contributed to intelligence operations.
• U.S. Department of State (4 years, 2001-2006): Chief of Staff to Under Secretaries for Arms Control John Bolton (2001-2005) and Robert Joseph (2005-2006); U.S. delegate to IAEA Board of Governors and UN General Assembly arms control conferences.
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (5 years, ~2006-2011): Senior staffer and adviser to Ranking Member Peter Hoekstra, specializing in Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs.
• Private Sector and Think Tanks (2011-2018): Founded and directed Langley Intelligence Group Network (LIGNET) for Newsmax Media (2011-2013); Senior Fellow (2013-2015) and Senior Vice President for Policy and Programs (2015-2018) at the Center for Security Policy (CSP).
• Trump Administration (2018): Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (NSC) under National Security Advisor John Bolton (April-October 2018), serving as Deputy Assistant to the President.
• Post-White House: President and CEO of the Center for Security Policy (January 2019-January 2022); Vice Chair of the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) (January 2022-present).

Fleitz is a frequent media commentator on Fox News and Newsmax TV, and author of books including Peacekeeping Fiascoes of the 1990s (2002), Obamabomb (2016), and The Coming North Korea Nuclear Nightmare (2018). Active on Twitter as @FredFleitz.

Controversies: Criticized for anti-Muslim views and association with CSP, accused of promoting anti-Muslim rhetoric and conspiracy theories (e.g., claims that major U.S. Muslim organizations advance jihadist agendas and should be 'neutralized'). Defended far-right activists like Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller. Involved in 2005 Bolton confirmation disputes over pressuring analysts on Cuban bioweapons intelligence, described as Bolton's 'chief enforcer,' though no formal charges resulted. No criminal charges, lawsuits, or investigations found.