Steven Craig Clemons (born 1962) is an American journalist and

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ger. In March 2022, he became Founding Editor at Large of ''

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'', Justin Smith and Ben Smith’s new media startup, to create their global events vertical. He spent three years as Editor at Large of '' The Hill''. Before that, Clemons was Washington

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of ''

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'' and

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of AtlanticLIVE, the magazine's live events series. Clemons also served as editor-at-large of ''

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'', a digital financial publication owned by

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. He is also the host of '' The Bottom Line'' that airs on the global network of

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. Clemons also published a political blog, ''The Washington Note'', through April 2015 and was previously CEO of the multi-arts platform The BeBop Channel. He is a former staff member of

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. Clemons is also served as Director of th
American Strategy Program
at the

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where he previously served as Executive Vice President, and the former director of the

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which he co-founded with

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. The New America Foundation has been described as

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in orientation, and Clemons characterizes himself as a "progressive realist".

Background

Clemons is the former executive vice president of

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, former executive director of the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom (now the

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), and served as

's Senior Policy Advisor on Economic and International Affairs. He has also served on the advisory board to the Center for U.S.-Japan Relations at the

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. Earlier in his career, Clemons was the executive director of the

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from 1987 to 1994. In 1993, Clemons was the technical advisor for the film '' Rising Sun'', which starred

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and

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. Clemons also had a role as a

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host. He also had a role in the film ''State of Play'', starring

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. Clemons serves on the board of advisors of the C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at

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in Chestertown,

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, and the Clarke Center at

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Blogging

Clemons is perhaps best known for his

''The Washington Note'', which focused on foreign policy issues and general US policy debates. In 2010, ''Time'' selected Clemons' blog as one of their "Best blogs of the year." His articles have also appeared in other blogs, such as ''

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'' and

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, and in major publications around the country.

Honors

Clemons is a Chevalier in French Legion of Honor.

References

Websites

* http://www.newamerica.net/people/steven_clemons Steven C. Clemons Director, American Strategy Program] -

Bio
JPRI - Officers
- Japan Research Policy Institute Bio
Cheney presses on despite diminished clout
Mercurynews.com, November 10, 2005
Steven Clemons Is Shrill (For Good Reason)
Discourse.net, November 8, 2005
Ben Merens' Radio show

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, June 20, 2005
John Bolton Suffers Setback In Bid to Become UN Ambassador
democracynow.org, May 13, 2005
Op-Eds, Articles and Think Tanks for Sale: Thoughts on the Corruption of Washington's Ideas Industry

The Washington Note Steven Craig Clemons (born 1962) is an American journalist and blogger. In March 2022, he became Founding Editor at Large of ''Semafor'', Justin Smith and Ben Smith’s new media startup, to create their global events vertical. He spent three yea ...

, December 16, 2005
UNSUBSTANTIATED ALLEGATIONS OF WRONGDOING INVOLVING THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION
US House of Representatives, March 2001

US House of Representatives, November 5, 1998
House GOP Releases Documents On Trie

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, February 26, 1998
talkingpointsmemo.com
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's blog, for which Clemons briefly wrote

External links

*
thewashingtonnote.com
- Clemons' main blog
Profile
at

*
Interview with Steven Clemons
at the

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Steven Clemons
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