Bio
Dr. David Caudill is currently serving as USAFA’s Department of State Visiting Professor in the Department of Political Science. Since joining the U.S. Foreign Service in 2005 with a specialty as a Political Affairs Officer, he has served in Santiago, Chile; Doha, Qatar; Baghdad and Erbil, Iraq; Paris, France; and several positions in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Dr. Caudill was a practicing attorney in Ohio and the Clermont County Clerk of Courts.
Dr. Caudill grew up in Williamsburg, Ohio in a family of public school teachers. He and his wife have two grown sons, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren. He enjoys hiking and fishing.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Politics, University of Leicester (England)
Juris Doctor, Law, University of Cincinnati
Master of Public Administration, Northern Kentucky University
Master of Arts, Political Science, University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Arts, History, Northern Kentucky University
Professional Experience
Political and Economic Section Chief, U.S. Consulate General Erbil (Iraq), 2022-2023
Midlevel Training Coordinator, Foreign Service Institute, 2021-2022
Foreign Policy Fellow, Office of U.S. Senator Todd Young (Indiana), 2020-2021
Course Coordinator, Foreign Service Institute, 2018-2020
Near Eastern Affairs Unit Chief, U.S. Embassy Paris (France), 2015-2018
Political Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General Erbil (Iraq), 2013-2014
Israel Desk Officer, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (Washington, DC), 2011-2013
Rule of Law Section Chief, Provincial Reconstruction Team Baghdad (Iraq), 2010-2011
Political Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Doha (Qatar), 2008-2010
Consular Affairs Officer, U.S. Embassy Santiago (Chile), 2005-2007
Honors & Awards
Multiple State Department Honor Awards (Individual and Group)
Secretary of State's Award for Expeditionary Service
Phi Alpha Delta Honor Society in History
Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society in Political Science
Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society in Public Administration
Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society in the Social Sciences
Research and Scholarly Interests
American Political Development
American Political Institutions
Constitutional War Power