Darren Beattie
Darren Beattie | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office February 4, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Lee Satterfield (Acting) |
| Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office February 4, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Scott Weinhold (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | |
Darren Jeffrey Beattie is an American conservative author and diplomat working since 2025 as the acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
Beattie was a visiting professor at Duke University and served as a speechwriter in the White House during the first Trump administration until 2018, when his participation in a 2016 conference featuring white nationalist speakers resurfaced. He was later appointed to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad. He is the founder of the news website Revolver News.