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John Gastright, SVP of Government Relations, DynCorp International
2020 PSC Board Member
John Gastright Senior Vice President of Government Relations
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From March 2005 to December 2007, Gastright served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and the U.S. Interagency Coordinator for Afghanistan. From March 2003 to June 2005, he served as Special Assistant for South Asia to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
Prior to service at the State Department, Gastright served as a congressional staffer in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from 1995 to 2003. From 1988 to 1994, he was an officer in the United States Navy and from 1987 to 1988, he served as a City of Charleston South Carolina Police Officer.
Ga stright hold Masters Degrees from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
