Sally McNamara
Senior Policy Analyst, European Affairs
The Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom
Sally McNamara is a Senior Policy Analyst in European Affairs at The
Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom.
Formerly the Director of International Relations for the American
Legislative Exchange Council, McNamara joined Heritage in 2006 and now
concentrates on American relations with the European Union and European
countries, with particular focus on economic reform policy, trade issues and
the War on Terrorism. She also analyzes NATO’s evolving role in post-Cold
War Europe.
Before coming to America in 2004, McNamara served as Chief Parliamentary
Aide to Roger Helmer, a member of the European Parliament in Brussels.
Previous to that, she acted as Regional Press Officer for the British
Conservative Party in the East Midlands, U.K.
A native of Nottingham, England, McNamara holds an honors degree in politics
from Loughborough University. She has held elective office, winning two
election campaigns to serve on the Nottingham City Council. She resides in
Washington, D.C.
The Thatcher Center was created in 2005 to study and help strengthen
transatlantic relations. Its primary focus is to: preserve and improve
relations between the U.S. and Britain; advance American and British
interests in Europe, and promote joint American-British leadership in the
global War on Terrorism.