Benjamin Thomas Wolf
FBI National Security Investigator
United States Diplomat
Special Agent U.S. Department of State
U.S. Government Service
Investigative Specialist
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Department of Justice
Assigned to the Washington Field Office (WFO) and worked within the National Security Division on Espionage, Counter-Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism investigations. Selected for the SRT and the HMRU Team. 9/11 First Responder.
Served under FBI Directors Louis Freeh and Robert Mueller.
United States Diplomat
U.S. Foreign Service
Tenured Officer
Served at US embassies throughout Africa and the Middle East. Posted in Dakar, Senegal, Algiers, Algeria, Bamako, Mali, Baghdad, Iraq, Peace Corps TDY Guinea
Served under Secretaries of State Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Hillary Clinton and John Kerry.
Special Agent
Diplomatic Security Service
U.S. Department of State
Assigned to the Miami Field Office in Miami, Florida. Selected to serve on the Protection Detail of the Secretary of State. State Department Liaison to INTERPOL. Awarded five Meritorious Honor Awards.
Served under Directors Francis Taylor, Richard Griffin, Gregory Starr and Eric Boswell.
CREDENTIALS
FBI Credential # 35139
DSS Credential # SA 1776
September 11th, 2001
Pentagon First Responder
WTC Health Program #911096700
VCF #0194771
IRONMAN TRIATHLETE
About Benjamin
Ben was born and raised in Kent, Ohio. He attended Kent State University for his bachelors and earned his masters degree from The American Military University.
After completing his federal service, he started a consulting firm and continues to work internationally. His current project examines development in Ukraine’s post-war environment.
He enjoys baseball, fishing, and vintage Landcruisers.
Ben is the father of three healthy, smart, tall boys and the best dog in the world, Muddy Waters Wolf.
Ben and his wife Alexa,
an officer in the U.S. Navy
Candidate for U.S. Congress
5th District of Illinois - 2018