Responsibilities: Lead HRW's advocacy in the US on the foreign policy and national security front and work with HRW colleagues to formulate and execute advocacy and media strategies on a range of foreign policy and national security issues and countries, and with the US Program on converging or overlapping domestic issues as needed; Promote and coordinate the work of HRW in the US to influence decisionmakers, mainly key high-level government officials in the White House, Department of State, Department of War, Department of the Treasury, and other departments and agencies as necessary, building access to and staying in regular contact with key policymakers and departments, working with members of Congress and providing evidence to congressional committees, speaking at public events and seminars, influencing think tanks and other policy/advisory bodies, representing the organization in the human rights movement on a national and international stage and otherwise leveraging the US to be a more consistent actor for human rights worldwide; With the US Senior Media Officer, strategize on promoting HRW's work effectively to traditional and social media in the US, building relevant relationships and contacts with journalists and media outlets to ensure HRW is as influential as possible, writing and speaking on human rights issues, telling compelling stories, crafting succinct soundbites and messages, and deploying diverse and innovative storytelling skills to promote human rights values to the broader public, maintaining leading role in advancing growth and engagement of the US audience. Collaborate with the various parts of HRW, including the Advocacy and Media teams around the globe, to identify and create opportunities that support research and advocacy efforts involving the US; Provide US political analysis, perspective, and guidance to the organization on appropriate policy responses; coordinate talking points and provide analysis for various global events and meetings related to US policy and core human rights concerns and respond to and/or anticipate relevant news events and policy debates by inserting HRW's voice and research.