Doug Campbell

Doug Campbell

Managing Director

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1 202 650 5463

Doug Campbell is Managing Director at Blue Star Strategies, LLC, where he provides strategic counsel to a wide range of clients, including international companies and nonprofits. Doug’s core services include assisting clients in navigating the U.S. Congress, assessing the impact of legislation on client objectives, strategic planning to advance specific legislation, and general policy advocacy.

Prior to joining Blue Star, Doug spent more than 27 years on Capitol Hill, including 12 years as Deputy Staff Director of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. In this role, he offered guidance to the committee Chairman and other Members of Congress on a wide array of foreign policy, national security, and international economic matters. He successfully executed strategies to advance key policy priorities in a bipartisan manner, fostering close relationships with crucial stakeholders in the Executive Branch, private sector, foreign governments, think tanks, and NGOs. Before joining the Committee, Doug served as Legislative Director for Congressman Howard L. Berman of California and worked as an international trade analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

A native of southern California, Doug earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.A. in International Relations from Yale University. He is married with two daughters and enjoys hiking, sailing, and international travel.

Insights

April 2025

U.S. Congressional Update

Since January, the United States Congress has largely focused its attention on confirming President Trump’s nominees, repealing regulations adopted under […]

May 2025

U.S. Congressional Update

The United States Congress remains focused on reconciliation, the special process by which the House of Representative and Senate can […]

June 2025

U.S. Congressional Update

As we head into summer, Congressional Republicans continue to focus on advancing their massive reconciliation bill which, among other things, […]

July 2025

U.S. Congressional Update

The U.S. Congressional reconciliation process—which dominated the congressional agenda for the past several months—has finally come to a conclusion. The […]

September 2025

U.S. Congressional Update

The United States Congress is back in session after its traditional August recess, and the most important issue on the […]

October 2025

U.S. Congressional Update

As of today, the U.S. government has been shut down for 23 days – the second longest shutdown in American […]

November 2025

U.S. Congressional Update

On November 12, after 45 days, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end. In the Senate, […]

January 2026

U.S. Congressional Update

At the end of last week, it appeared that Congress was on track to pass all 12 fiscal year 2026 […]

February 2026

U.S. Congressional Update

In last month’s update, we suggested that there was a strong possibility of a partial government shutdown as a result […]

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