President of the Global Liberty Alliance, Jason I. Poblete, practices international law and national security law at Poblete Tamargo LLP based in Alexandria, Virginia, with offices on Florida’s Space Coast in Melbourne, Florida. He is one of the co-founders of the Global Liberty Alliance, where he serves as its President.
A long-time defender of fundamental rights, Mr. Poblete, was involved in the successful release of two Americans from Iran and is representing Americans unlawfully or unjustly imprisoned in other nations.
On September 16, 2020, the James W. Foley Foundation gave Poblete the 2020 Hostage Freedom Award for his work to help free several Americans unlawfully detained in Iran and Venezuela. Mr. Poblete is serving as a Commissioner on the CSIS Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention in Washington, D.C., that explores responses to the growing phenomenon of hostage-taking.
Before starting Poblete Tamargo LLP in 2010, Poblete practiced law at Reed Smith LLP, and served as a senior staff member in the U.S. Congress. He has provided expert testimony on various legal and foreign policy matters, including sovereignty and self-determination, export controls, and economic sanctions, before the United Nations, the U.S. Congress, and foreign courts.
In 2017 Jason co-founded GLA to empower and train lawyers, reporters, and civil society leaders who work in nations struggling with rule of law issues. Jason serves as an advisor to the International Catholic Jurists Forum, a meeting place for Catholic jurists and scholars from around the globe.
Born and raised in South Florida, he is a first-generation American whose family fled Communist Cuba during the Cold War. Jason and wife of over 25 years, Hon. Yleem Poblete, Ph.D. They are active members of the Order of Malta.