Meet Mike Waltz’s impressive wife, Julia Nesheiwat: she’s an energy and national security expert who served under Obama, an army combat veteran, and married Trump’s national security adviser in 2021

Apr 3 , 2025

Julia Nesheiwat and Mike Waltz have been married for almost four years. Photo: @michaelgwaltz/X

President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for the Signal group chat debacle – but what do we know about his wife, Julia Nesheiwat?

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz has taken “full responsibility” for inadvertently adding a journalist from The Atlantic to a Signal group chat discussing war plans in Yemen.

“I take full responsibility. I built the group,” Waltz told Fox News last week. He said he wasn’t sure how The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg came to be on the chat, but said that “we’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened”.

Julia Nesheiwat, Donald Trump and Mike Waltz. Photo: Mike Waltz/Facebook

Trump said that he is still confident in Waltz’s abilities, telling NBC News that he “has learned a lesson and is a good man”.

Julia Nesheiwat has had a distinguished career in public service roles. Photo: @JuliaNesheiwat/X

But what do we know about Mike Waltz’s personal life – including his wife, Dr Julia Nesheiwat?

What is Julia Nesheiwat’s background?

Julia Nesheiwat is a New York native, and grew up with four siblings. Photo: @TCEnergy/X

Born in Carmel Hamlet, New York, Nesheiwat is one of five children, according to Arab News.

Julia Nesheiwat at an event for advancing women’s roles in energy security & foreign policy last April. Photo: @JuliaNesheiwat/X

Her siblings include Jaclyn Stapp, Dina Nesheiwat, Daniel Nesheiwat and Janette Nesheiwat, Trump’s nominee for United States surgeon general.

What does Julia Nesheiwat do for work?

Julia Nesheiwat currently works at TC Energy. Photo: @JuliaNesheiwat/X