Jeffrey Prescott
jeffreyprescott.bsky.social
Jeffrey Prescott
@jeffreyprescott.bsky.social
Senior fellow @carnegieendowment.org. Former US Ambassador to the UN in Rome, State, NSC, WH. Personal account.
Congratulations to @nancygoodman.bsky.social for all the hard work getting the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act over the finish line. If you are not familiar (and even if you are) this is worth a read:

www.thebulwark.com/p/pediatric-...
Pediatric Cancer Bill Torpedoed by Elon, Rand, and Bernie Finally Passes
It had broad bipartisan support but passage still required years of heartbreaking lobbying by extraordinarily dedicated children.
www.thebulwark.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Major efforts in policy and diplomacy to address the fentanyl crisis in the United States have begun to see a remarkable decline in overdose cases.

@jeffreyprescott.bsky.social discusses this milestone: carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
Foreign Policy Outcomes Can Be Hard to Measure. This One Isn’t.
A new study found that a combination of policy and diplomatic focus contributed to a dramatic shift in fentanyl-related overdose deaths.
carnegieendowment.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:34 PM
It is rare in foreign policy to find hard proof of success. Rarer still for diplomacy to save thousands of American lives in short order. I wrote about new research here:

carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
carnegieendowment.org
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
“Don’t ever leave the U.S. chair empty.”

www.justsecurity.org/128658/unite...
The United States in Retreat
U.S. withdrawal from 66 international organizations marks a retreat from global leadership and an opportunity for adversaries ascend.
www.justsecurity.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Americans now spend more on Halloween candy than Trump does on feeding the starving. Gross. Sam Vigersky on Trump and Rubio's great humanitarian aid recession:

cfr.org/expert-brief...
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 AM
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The President of the United States just called for my arrest and execution.

In these moments, fear is contagious, but so is courage:
November 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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“The international order that the United States built and maintained for decades is coming to an end, and what follows is up for grabs.”

Read Jeffrey Prescott and Julian Gewirtz on China’s “new, more active diplomatic strategy”:
China Goes on Offense
Beijing’s plans to exploit American retreat.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM