Daria Novak

Experience

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jun 1979 - Nov 1989

  Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary of State

  • POLITICAL APPOINTEE – Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary of State - East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1986 - 1989o Member, White House International Advance Team (1985 - for China trade and arms talks)o Senior Coordinator – Secretary of State’s Crisis Management Task Force Operations (Beginning with Iranian hostage crisis in 1979 and ending with the 1989 China Crisis)o Acting, State Department Spokesman for Crisis Management Operations - China 1989o Inter-agency Working Group – Soviet Disinformationo Appointed Member, Secretary of State's FOIA Board of Appeals• Public Affairs Officer to Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. 1985 - 1986.• Assistant to Director of Chinese Affairs. 1980 - 1985.• Research Analyst – Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Regional, Military and Theater Forces, Middle East Affairs and Dual Use Technologies. 1979.Led successfully the largest Departmental Crisis Task Force Operation since the Vietnam war, supervising over 310 Foreign Service Officers and received a Meritorious Honor Award for crisis leadership. Received a Meritorious Honor Award for crisis management concerning the US-China relationship and for work conducted with the US President and the Chinese government. Received a Superior Honor Award for saving American lives during a crisis in Haiti. Show less

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  ERUdyne, Inc.

  Mar 2000 - May 2022

  Executive Vice President

  In 2000 I founded ERUdyne as a forward-thinking, cross-cultural, business communications consulting and training company to help American companies negotiate and do business overseas. My area of expertise initially was US-China/Asia relations. After 9-11, I helped expand the firm to conduct work in the national and homeland security arenas, predictive behavior, protecting and improving the critical infrastructure of the United States. The ERUdyne Drone Academy is expanding again soon!ERUdyne provides advice on negotiations/trade issues, and other areas concerning global business, trade and national security. We help businesses transform how they plan, react to, and recover from challenges efficiently and effectively.A Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Certified CompanySWaM Certified, Woman-Owned Small Businesswww.erudyne.com Show less

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  The CCR Show

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  Radio Co-host

  Syndicated political talk radio show on current issues.

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  International Center for Great Power Studies and Diplomacy

  Nov 2012 - now

  President

  The International Center for Great Power Studies and Diplomacy and the Institute for American Politics combine to deliver expert services. Our mission is to promote the study and analysis of long-term political, military, and commercial relationships and trends, and provide insights into the impact of culture/history on great power competition. Our first-of-its-kind, Diplomatic ROTC Academy (D/ROTC), is designed to train the next generation of young American and foreign diplomats in the tradecraft needed to succeed in tomorrow's global environment. Participants from around the world will live and train together in an intensive environment designed to provide the skills and experience required to join and excel as a diplomat.Under the Institute for American Politics program we teach and study domestic politics and the US Constitution, based on the idea that an active and knowledgeable citizenry is the best guarantee for a free and civil society. Our goal is to incorporate the best ideas across the political spectrum with the understanding that no one segment can be left out of viable solutions for peace and security.Our newest project is the Space Law, Policy and Technology program. Our national security requires we support the development of advanced disruptive technologies to enable the US to remain strong and at the forefront of cutting edge science and global competitiveness. Show less

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  The American Political Zone

  Sept 2014 - now

  TV Show Co-Host

  On-Air Host of the American Political Zone, a weekly political affairs talk show centering on national security, defense, foreign affairs and economic policy issues. APZ discusses the issues mainstream media overlooks. Coast-to-coast on broadcast TV.

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  The Vernuccio-Novak Report

  Dec 2014 - now

  Radio Co-Host

  Co-host of a nationally-syndicated, terrestrial radio talk show which covers in-depth, foreign affairs, defense policy, global trade, security issues and domestic politics.

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  Candidate, US Congress CT-02

  Oct 2015 - Nov 2016

  Republican Congressional Candidate

  Endorsed for US Congress in 2016 by General Paul Vallely (ret), General Jerry Boykin (ret) and Admiral James "Ace" Lyons (ret), Steve Forbes, Larry Kudlow, Jack Kemp Jr., George Gilder, Hon. Ron Paul, Bill Walton, the New York Sun, etc.