FDD sponsors educational opportunities for mid-career U.S. national security professionals. Alumni of these
programs are not FDD employees and join FDD’s National Security Network (NSN).
National Security Network Participant
National Security Network Participant
Will Smethers
Office of U.S. Representative Dan Meuser
Biography
Last updated: May 25, 2023
Will Smethers is the Legislative Director for U.S. Representative Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania. Will staffs the Congressman on the House Financial Services Committee. Will has worked on Capitol Hill for almost seven years. Prior to working in Congress, Will taught high school history in Central America for five years. Will has a BA in History and Christian Theology from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, an MA in Religious Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel, and is currently studying for a Masters in National Security from Texas A&M University.