David Pressman is an American

United States

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 human rights

Human rights

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 lawyer

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 and former aide to United States

United States

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 Secretary of State

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 Madeleine K. Albright. He advises a number of highly-visible individuals on foreign policy and related advocacy strategies. In 2008 Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

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referred to him as George Clooney

George Clooney

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's "consigliere." With George Clooney, Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

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, Matt Damon

Matt Damon

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, Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

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, and Jerry Weintraub

Jerry Weintraub

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, Pressman co-founded Not On Our Watch

Not On Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond

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, a leading advocacy and grantmaking organization focused on raising awareness about mass-atrocities.

Pressman served as an advisor to Secretary Janet Napolitano and Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. Recently he was appointed by President Obama to serve as the Director for War Crimes and Atrocities on the National Security Council at the White House, where he will coordinate the Government's efforts to prevent and respond to mass atrocities, genocide, and war crimes.