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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
Former Program Associate, Kleptocracy Initiative
Thomas Weldy was a Program Associate with the Kleptocracy Initiative.
Thomas Weldy was a Program Associate with the Kleptocracy Initiative. Weldy received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi in 2010 and a Juris Doctor degree with high honors from Mississippi College School of Law in 2013. As a student, Weldy worked abroad or in Washington, DC for the Department of State, Army JAG Corps and U.S. Helsinki Commission.