Jennifer Brush, Author at The Land

Jennifer Brush

Ambassador (ret.) Jennifer Brush was Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) Head of Mission in Moldova. She also served as Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General with the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Kosovo. With the U.S. Department of State, she has served as Charge d'Affaires in Belgrade, Serbia and Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, among other postings. Born in Solon, Ambassador Brush is happy to be home in Ohio.

Op-Ed: U.S. elections – The world was observing. Here’s what they saw in Ohio, around the nation

By Jennifer Brush ● Government ● January 21, 2025

Retired ambassador Jennifer Brush reviews a recent report on the 2024 presidential election and what it meant to her.

Op-Ed: Supporting Ukraine boosts Ohio’s economy

By Jennifer Brush ● Civic Engagement ● September 27, 2023

Former ambassador and Northeast Ohio resident Jennifer Brush argues that supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia isn’t just the right thing to do, but also that it benefits Ohio.

Op ed: Ukraine Matters to Ohio

By Jennifer Brush ● Civic Engagement ● February 28, 2022

Ohio politicians must support our Ukrainian diaspora and undertake measures to defund Russia and deny cyberattack targets in Ohio. As a retired US diplomat, I took pride in our role in ending the Cold War. We erred in thinking Vladimir Putin was a rational actor. He is anything but, and we have to fight back for the future of democracy.

Putin Targets Twinsburg: How Russian hackers are infiltrating Ohio

By Jennifer Brush ● Economy ● June 19, 2021

Since 2019, there have been over 50 documented cases of hacking in Ohio spanning public safety, local government, medical facilities and schools. Examples include Cleveland Hopkins Airport, Ohio State Veterinary Center, City of Twinsburg, Westlake Police Department, and Aurora City Schools. Much of the hacking involves Ransomware and payment in Bitcoin, and most of it can be traced to Russia.

It’s raining Ukrainians: Why we should care about money laundering in downtown Cleveland

By Jennifer Brush ● Development ● May 11, 2021

How did such a company of crooks like Optima Ventures come to be the single largest commercial real estate owner in downtown Cleveland? The easy answer is lack of oversight and transparency in Ohio real estate transactions.