and acted in "The Green Zone" starring Matt Damon. Awards, honors, and affiliations Rieckhoff was inducted into the Global Ashoka Fellowship in 2010 as recognition of his innovation and entrepreneurship on behalf of new veterans. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Rieckhoff is an advocate for Iraqi and Afghan refugees and interpreters, and an advisory board member of The List Project, "a non-profit operating in the U.S., founded with the belief that the United States Government has a clear and urgent moral obligation to resettle to safety Iraqis who are imperiled due to their affiliation with the United States of America." He helped bring his former Iraqi translator, Esam Pacha (who was targeted for assassination, to the US. Named #37 of GQ's 50 Most Powerful People in D.C. in 2009. Rolling Stone named Rieckhoff to its list of "The Quiet Ones: 12 Leaders Who Get Things Done" In 2013, Rieckhoff was named to The Verge: 50: "people that changed our lives" alongside leaders like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Marissa Mayer. Rieckhoff was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Amherst College in 2013. In 2016, Rieckhoff was elected to the New York State Senate Veteran's Hall of Fame for distinguishing himself both in military and civilian life. References Press and published works Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier's Perspective (NAL Caliber, 2007) "Celebrate Independence By Helping Our Veterans" in The Weekly Standard, 4 July 2011. "Paul Rieckhoff and Nick Colgin on vet unemployment" on CNN, 5 August 2011. "Cost of Treating Veterans Will Rise Long Past Wars" in The New York Times, 27 July 2011. "Who Are You Calling Rambo?" in Newsweek, 12 June 2009. "Do Unto Your Enemy..." in The New York Times, 25 September 2006. "Paul Rieckhoff on SupportOurTroops.org" on The Colbert Report, 5 May 2009. "When Cinéma Vérité Isn't" in Newsweek, 23 February 2010. External links 1970s births Living people United States Army personnel of the Iraq War American non-fiction writers Amherst College alumni Military personnel from New York City United States Army officers Place of birth missing (living people) Activists from New York City United States Army reservists New York National Guard personnel Ashoka Fellows Ashoka USA Fellows