Curtis M. Silvers is a Senior Advisor of Partnership for a Secure America (PSA). He oversees program development and operations in pursuit of PSA’s mission to advance bipartisan approaches to U.S. national security and foreign policy challenges. Mr. Silvers has over thirty-years’ experience analyzing Congress and creating lasting foundations of support centered on common interests of political, business, and other stakeholders. Earlier in his career Mr. Silvers served as the principal advisor to Senator Fred Thompson for all foreign policy, defense, and international trade issues. Prior to working for Senator Thompson, he was on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee under the Chairmanship of Senator Richard Lugar. Mr. Silvers also worked at Bannerman and Associates, Inc. as a foreign policy consultant to numerous foreign governments, international educational institutions, and business organizations. He is a founding partner of the government relations consulting company Vanguard Government Strategies and served as Executive Vice President of an international trade NGO, helping transform it into a robust and effective member-based chamber for the 21st Century.