George Packer

George Packer
George Packer at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Born	1960 (age 63–64) Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Occupation	Journalist novelist playwright
Alma mater	Yale University (BA)
Notable works	The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
Notable awards	National Book Award for Nonfiction in November 2013 for The Unwinding
Spouse	Michele Millon (?-?) Laura Secor (present)

George Packer (born ca. 1960) is an American journalist, novelist, and playwright. He is best known for his writings about U.S. foreign policy for The New Yorker and The Atlantic and for his book The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq. Packer also wrote The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, covering the history of the US from 1978 to 2012. In November 2013, The Unwinding received the National Book Award for Nonfiction. His award-winning biography, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century, was released in May 2019. His latest book, Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, was released in June 2021.