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David A. Epstein was born in White Plains, New York. At 16, he began his higher education studies at Simon’s Rock College of Bard in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. David transferred to American University in his junior year and received a bachelor’s degree via an interdisciplinary program drawing together studies of Communication, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government. After graduating, David became certified as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) and taught in California, New York, and Buenos Aires, Argentina. David graduated from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York, New York in 2004. After a few years in the public and private sectors, David joined the United States Foreign Service. David has served in San Salvador, El Salvador; Jerusalem, Israel; Washington, D.C.; Kabul, Afghanistan; Sofia, Bulgaria; and is currently working at the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels, Belgium. Additionally, David served for two years as a visiting professor at the United States Air Force Academy. He is currently preparing for his next assignment in Vienna, Austria. He is the recipient of multiple State Department Meritorious and Superior Honor Awards. The views presented are his own and provided in a personal capacity that does not reflect official U.S. government policy.