Truman is a nationwide membership of diverse leaders inspired to serve in the aftermath of 9/11 and committed to shaping and advocating for tough, smart national security solutions. they are united in the belief that America is strongest when they stand with their allies to lead, support, and defend a growing global community of free people and just societies.

Their community includes more than 1,700 post-9/11 veterans, frontline civilians, policy experts, and political professionals who share a common vision of U.S. leadership abroad and hail from 16 Chapters and 47 different states across the nation. They believe that America is at its best when they use all the tools in their toolbox: diplomacy, defense, development, and democracy promotion.

Truman Center for National Policy, along with their sister organization Truman National Security Project, identifies, trains, and positions leaders across America who share this worldview. They bring their members together with their partners and advisors to deliver concrete solutions to pressing global challenges for leaders at the local, state, and national levels, and they coordinate their action nationwide to shape the debate, fight for policy change, and support rising leaders who share their values.