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Peter van Buren is a former United States Foreign Service employee, and the author of two novels and two non-fiction books about military affairs.

Early life

Peter van Buren was born in New York City.

Career

Van Buren served in the U.S. Department of State for 24 years, including a year in Iraq as a team leader for two Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs).

After he released his book in 2012, We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, Van Buren claims to have experienced a series of escalating, adverse actions after the book release. He had been at the State Department for 23 years. The State Department had claimed van Buren had not properly cleared his book for publication under Department rules, and that the book contained unauthorized disclosures of classified material. The Washington Post noted that "Van Buren has tested the First Amendment almost daily." The Government Accountability Project and the ACLU help defend van Buren and the State Department eventually allowed him to retire with his standard pension and benefits.

Van Buren was associate producer for the film SILENCED (2014) by James Spione.

Bibliography

• Hooper's War: A Novel of WWII Japan). Luminis Books. May 15, 2017. ISBN 978-1941311127.
• Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the #99 Percent. Luminis Books. April 25, 2014. ISBN 978-1935462910.
• We Meant Well. Metropolitan Books. September 27, 2011. ISBN 9780805094367.
• Why Peace (as a contributor). Marc Guttman. April 23, 2012. ASIN B007WTUR6E.

References

1. "Peter Van Buren". The Nation. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
2. Salon.com
3. Seminara, Dave (July 31, 2012). "U.S. Foreign Service Officer Blacklisted for Scathing Exposé". washdiplomat.com. The Washington Diplomat. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
4. Davidson, Joe (October 27, 2011). "State's actions against Peter Van Buren offer a few lessons on use of classified info, power". washingtonpost.com. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
5. ^ Rein, Lisa (March 14, 2012). "State Dept. moves to fire Peter Van Buren, author of book critical of Iraq reconstruction effort". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
6. Diplopundit.net
7. "U.S. Envoy, Peter Van Buren, Takes Caustic Pen to Iraq War". The New York Times. 7 October 2011.
8. Van Buren, Peter (September 29, 2011). "How the State Department Came After Me (For telling the truth about what I saw in Iraq)". foreignpolicy.com. FP Group (Graham Holdings Company). Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
9. Tribecafilm.com
10. Nakededgefilms.com

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External Links

• Website (wemeantwell.com)
• Twitter account (@wemeantwell)

• Living people
• 1960 births
• American diplomats
• American political writers
• American male writers