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// Biography

About Morgan Murphy

National security thought leader, bestselling author, and captain in the United States Navy Reserve — a public servant who has worked at the highest levels of American government.

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At a Glance

National Security Expert
Captain, U.S. Navy Reserve
Author of Five Books

University of Oxford
U.S. Naval War College
Birmingham-Southern College

An Alabama native, Morgan W. W. Murphy has served at the highest levels of American government — in the White House, at the Pentagon, and in the United States Senate.

From February to October 2025, he served as head of public diplomacy for the President's Special Envoy to Russia and Ukraine. Before joining the second Trump administration, he was a senior fellow at the America First Policy Institute, where he helped craft the President's national security agenda.

From 2021 to 2023 he was national security advisor to U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and during the first Trump administration he served as press secretary to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

A captain in the U.S. Navy Reserve, Murphy has served on four continents. A veteran of the war in Afghanistan, his decorations include the Joint Meritorious Defense Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Medal.

He lives in Birmingham, Alabama with his son, Wells, and their dog, Chester.

“The adoption of responsibility in service gives purpose to a well-lived life.”

Morgan W. W. Murphy

// Record of Service

The White House

Feb – Oct 2025

Head of Public Diplomacy

Office of the President's Special Envoy to Russia & Ukraine. Second Trump administration.

America First Policy Institute

2023 – 2025

Senior Fellow

Helped craft the President's national security agenda ahead of the second term.

U.S. Senate

2021 – 2023

National Security Advisor

To U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The Pentagon

2020 – 2021

Press Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense

Press secretary to the U.S. Secretary of Defense.

U.S. Navy

1999 – Present

Captain, U.S. Navy

Service on four continents and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan. Decorations include the Joint Meritorious Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Medal.

// Education

University of Oxford

Master of Business Administration. Member of Exeter College and elected the university's MBA of the Year.

U.S. Naval War College

Joint Professional Military Education, completed with distinction, 2019.

Birmingham-Southern College

B.A. in English, cum laude. Editor of the school paper and vice-president of the student body.

Veteran of Afghanistan · Four Continents of Service

// The Writer

Morgan Murphy on the cover of B-Metro magazine

B-Metro · December 2010

A longtime writer, Morgan Murphy is the author of five books. His most recent, Off the Eaten Path: On the Road Again, launched as the #1 bestselling paperback in the country according to Publishers Weekly. His other titles include Bourbon & Bacon, Second Helpings, Off the Eaten Path, and I Love You — Now Hush.

His byline has appeared in The Daily Caller, The Washington Times, Newsmax, Vanity Fair, Esquire, Forbes, Southern Living, and 1819 News.

He has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business, Newsmax, the Travel Channel, QVC, the Today Show, Fox & Friends, CNN, SiriusXM, and NPR.

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