Trivedi named as Truman National Security Fellow

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Release Date: December 7, 2009

Press Contact: Gregg Kravitz
Phone: 610-370-9489
Email: Gregg@trivediforcongress.com

Reading, Pa. - Manan Trivedi, Democratic candidate for congress in the Pennsylvania 6th district, has been selected to the 2010 fellowship class at the Truman National Security Project.

About the Fellowship:

The Truman Security Fellowship is a highly competitive award for professionals who show early promise to become our country's future progressive leadership. The one-year Fellowship offers unique hands-on training in national security, access to a powerful network of peers and leaders across the country, and assistance with obtaining positions of national security leadership around the country.

"I am honored to have been invited to join such a prestigious program," said Trivedi. "As an Iraq War veteran, I believe I have a unique perspective on the most pressing national security issues facing America. I look forward to joining others from various backgrounds and perspectives in the hopes of shaping our country's policy for generations to come. This is a historic moment in our nation's history with regard to our foreign policy and the security of our homeland and our economy. I thank the Truman National Security Project for giving me this opportunity to continue serving my nation's interests," concluded Trivedi.

Dr. Trivedi will join other Fellows from around the country. Members of the project's advisory board include former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright and former White House Chief of Staff, John Podesta.

Manan Trivedi is a former Lt. Commander in the U.S. Navy, an Iraq War veteran and a primary care physician.

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For more on Manan Trivedi please visit: http://www.trivediforcongress.com/about/


For more about the Truman National Security Project please visit: http://www.trumanproject.org/