Jordan Brizendine

Jordan Brizendine, formerly known by the pseudonym David "Sarky" Sarkozy, is a prominent Delveran and Karno-Ruthenian politician and military officer. He was the founder of Salania and the Commonwealth of Lavrasia, and later the architect of the Commonwealth's secession from the NottaLottan Empire, forming the Grand Republic of Delvera. Brizendine was also instrumental in the development of the Delveran Armed Services and its later incorporation into the Armed Forces of Karnia-Ruthenia.

Politics
Brizendine has been involved in micronationalism since July 2008, when he created the Republic of Salania. In 2010, he entered the MicroWiki community as Emperor of the Holy Salanian Empire. He left MicroWiki in early 2011, forming the Grand Republic of Salania, which opted to become a vassal of NottaLotta Acres. This created the NottaLottan Empire. In July 2011, Brizendine was appointed Lord Governor of the Commonwealth of Lavrasia by Dylan Callahan, then Secretary of State of the NottaLottan Empire. As Lord Governor, he expanded the citizen base of the Commonwealth, authored all pieces of legislation, began developing the economy, and led the movement to secede from the NLE. Upon establishment of the Grand Republic of Delvera in May 2013, he became the first Consul, also retaining his position as Governor of Lavrasia. As Consul, he wrote the Declaration of Independence from the NottaLottan Empire, the Writ of Rights and the Delveran Constitution. In July 2016, Brizendine was defeated in the consular election. He became President and Minister of State in the First Pemberton Cabinet (2016-2017). He was Dylan Callahan's Minister of the Interior on the Second Callahan Cabinet (2019-2020). He later served a second term as President in the Third Callahan Cabinet (2020-2021). He was Clerk of the Chamber of Deputies from 2016 until 2021, keeping records of all of the proceedings of that body.

Military
Brizendine was commissioned a Colonel in the NottaLottan Armed Forces in July 2011 and given command of the Army of the Commonwealth. He initiated regular training exercises and recruited many prominent service members of the ACL, and later the Delveran Armed Services. Under his leadership, the Army grew from a force of five unequipped, unarmed, and untrained recruits to the preeminent micronational military. He held Infantry and Field Artillery commands in the Grand Republican Army. Brizendine served as Supreme Commander of the DAS from the formation of Delvera to 31 January 2017, when he resigned due to personal time constraints. He was again appointed to the position by Consul Dylan Callahan in 2021 and held it until unification with Karnia-Ruthenia in December. Brizendine was given command of the Karno-Ruthenian Sixth Army in January 2022. In this position, he worked to standardize the Imperial Army's organizational system, symbols, and uniforms.

Culture
Brizendine composed and wrote the lyrics for "Oh, Fatherland", the National Anthem of the Commonwealth of Lavrasia and later the Grand Republic of Delvera, in 2012. Brizendine created the Delveran Heritage Festival in early 2015. He is also known for creating a few notable symbols, such as the flags of Lavrasia and Ozarkana.

Media
Brizendine founded the Lavrada Bannerman, formerly the foremost news source in Delvera. He also created all of the Delveran Armed Services' publicity videos.

Diplomacy
Brizendine authored the Missouri Compact, a treaty that resolved a border dispute between Delvera and the North American Confederation, in October 2015. In October, he was appointed Ambassador to the North American Confederation due to his experience and relative esteem with that nation. Brizendine served as a delegate to the Congress of Colo in 2017, where he helped author the 2017 Convention on Intermicronational Order. Brizendine played a large role in the negotiation and execution of Delvera's mergers with the North American Confederation (2017) and the Karno-Ruthenian Empire (2021).

Personal life
Brizendine was born in early 1995 in Missouri. Formerly active in macronational politics, he has since moved away from public demonstrations of his views. He is an advocate of fraternalism, and has held leadership positions in several fraternal organizations. He joined the Army National Guard in 2021. He was married to Ping Liao on 2 October 2021, and the couple lives in Delvera.

Education
Brizendine holds a Bachelor's Degree in General Studies from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. He attended Qingdao University in Qingdao, China as an exchange student for one year.

Karno-Ruthenian honors

 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of the Edelweiss - 2022
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of Maurice de Saxe - 2022
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of St. Stephen - 2021
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of St. Paul - 2020
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Knight of the Order of St. George - 2017
 * Karniarutheniaflag.png Congress of Colo Medal - 2017

Delveran honors

 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Legion of Merit - 2022
 * Flagoflavrasia.jpg Cross of Lavrasia - 2017
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Order of Liberty, 1st Class - 2016
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Meritorious Volunteer Service Award - 2016 (retroactive to 2012)
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Operation Viscount Campaign Medal - 2016 (retroactive to 2011)
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Operation Saving Grace Campaign Medal - 2016 (retroactive to 2012)
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Operation Genesis Campaign Medal - 2016
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Operation Exodus Campaign Medal - 2016
 * Flagofdelvera.jpg Long Service Ribbon I - 2016

Occidian honors

 * NACFlag2019.png Knight of the Order of William - 2022
 * NACFlag2019.png Companion of the Order of North America - 2016 (initial), 2020 (upgrade)

Macronational military honors

 * Flag of Luxembourg.svg | Marche Internationale de Diekirch Medal - 2022
 * flagofmissouri.png | Missouri Funeral Honors Ribbon - 2022
 * flagofmissouri.png | Missouri Basic Training Ribbon - 2021
 * Flag of the United States.png National Defense Service Medal - 2021
 * Flag of the United States.png Army Service Ribbon - 2021

Civic honors

 * squarecompasses.png Mason of the Year - 2019-2020
 * SAR_Flag.png Bronze Good Citizenship Medal, Sons of the American Revolution - 2013
 * BSA logo.png Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America - 2012

Civic participation

 * knightsofpythias.png Knights of Pythias - Past Chancellor
 * squarecompasses.png Freemasonry - Past Master
 * Royal Arch logo.png Royal Arch - Past High Priest
 * Cryptic Council logo.png Cryptic Council - Member
 * knightstemplar.png Knights Templar - Member
 * amd.jpg Allied Masonic Degrees - Member