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programs are not FDD employees and join FDD’s National Security Network (NSN).
National Security Network Participant
National Security Network Participant
Grace Drexel
U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee
Biography
Last updated: Sep 30, 2025
Grace Drexel is currently a national security analyst at the Senate Republican Policy Commission. She was previously a professional staff member at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), a commission tasked since 2001 with documenting human rights abuses in China. Prior to working on the Hill, Grace worked in many international settings, including at a pro-democracy education center in China and a think tank in Tel Aviv. She holds an M.A. in human rights and transitional justice from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a B.A. in political science from UCLA.