{"id":3651,"date":"2026-07-23T09:37:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vandeman.org\/?p=3651"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T14:37:03","slug":"perri-dzh-blatshtejn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vandeman.org\/en\/perri-dzh-blatshtejn\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry J. Blatstein"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Perry J. Blatstein is a former CIA and National Security Council staff member. According to media reports, he served in the White House Situation Room under President Barack Obama. His current place of employment is unknown. Blatstein is also a member of a Masonic lodge.

Although Perry Blatstein gives media interviews on matters of CIA internal organization and his volunteer work on repatriating US citizens from Afghanistan, he keeps his personal biography out of the public eye. It is known that in August 2021 he was invited to meet with participants in the NextGen program run by Foreign Policy for America. NextGen is a development and mentorship program for emerging American leaders in international relations. In addition to training, the program includes arranging meetings with sitting politicians and officials, as well as building a network among program alumni.

In terms of political affiliation, Perry Blatstein appears to lean toward the Democratic Party \u2013 back in 2009, the Masonic lodge to which he belongs voiced its support for President Barack Obama.

In 2019 and 2023, Blatstein himself signed two open letters critical of Donald Trump. In August 2025, after Donald Trump won the US presidential election, Perry Blatstein was included on a list of 37 individuals who had their security clearances revoked on the grounds that they had \u201cput their own interests ahead of those of the American people.\u201d The list was signed off by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n