Judd Birdsall
Judd Birdsall is the founding chair of the State Department's Forum on Religion & Global Affairs and has covered the countries of Southeast Asia for the Office of International Religious Freedom since 2007. Prior to joining the State Department, Birdsall was managing editor of The Review of Faith & International Affairs. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, where he earned a B.A. in politics and an M.A. in American religious history.