Jason WhiteleyJason Whiteley was born and raised in Lumberton, Texas, a small community near the Gulf Coast. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated in 1999.

From 2004 to 2005, he served in Baghdad as a governance offier in the Al-Dora District of Southern Baghdad. He left the Army in 2005 to pursue a law degree and a master of science in foreign service at Georgetown University, both of which he received in 2009. Read More Read Less