Pfeifle was the principal interagency coordinator for national security outreach and communication strategy from 2007 to the end of the George W. Bush administration. Pfeifle led the successful communication effort to promote Bush’s “surge” of U.S. forces into Iraq,Stockman, Farah. "2 polls suggest grim view of surge", The Boston Globe, Washington, September 10, 2007. including a month-long stint in Baghdad.Lord, Erin. "UND graduate successful in Washington D.C.", The Dakota Student, September 12, 2007 He worked on international communication initiatives to de-legitimize al Qaeda, to stop Iran from enriching uranium, to denuclearize North Korea, to achieve fair and free trade agreements and to advocate the causes of freedom, liberty and human rights to those suffering under brutal dictatorships.
