Co Founder and Editor at Large at SEMAFOR, Contributing Editor at The Hill & Host of 'The Bottom Line'

Washington, DC, USA
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Steve Clemons Biography

Steve Clemons is a Founding Partner of Semafor and has served as Editor at Large of Semafor, The Hill, The Atlantic, National Journal and The National Interest. He is also host of "The Bottom Line," which airs on the global network of Al Jazeera English and is proprietor of the popular political blog, The Washington Note. He is also a frequent commenter on American politics and global affairs across the spectrum of news networks.

Clemons founded and served as Senior Fellow of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation where he previously served as Executive Vice President. Prior to this, Clemons served as Executive Vice for President of the Economic Strategy Institute, was Senior Economic & International Affairs Advisor to Senator Jeff Bingaman, and was the founding Executive Director of the Nixon Center, now renamed the Center for the National Interest. Clemons is also a Member of the Board of Directors of GLOBSEC, a European security think tank based in Slovakia and is a member of the Board of the C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the International Experience at Washington College.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/14/2025.

Steve Clemons Videos

Steve Clemons - King of the Hill: US Foreign Policy in America First Era

Steve Clemons - King of the Hill: US Foreign Policy in America First Era

Steve Clemons is a Senior Fellow and Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation, where he previously served as Executive...

Steve Clemons: President Donald Trump "Looks Comic" To Rest Of The World

Steve Clemons: President Donald Trump "Looks Comic" To Rest Of The World

The U.N. will hold its General Assembly meeting later this week. The Atlantic's Steve Clemons breaks down top priorities for President Trump in order...

Steve Clemons: "Trump and US-Japan relations"

Steve Clemons: "Trump and US-Japan relations"

Steve Clemons: Washington editor at large, The Atlantic

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