


The Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
The Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs provides executive leadership, direction, and coordination of all communications and relationships, both legislative and nonlegislative, between NASA and the United States Congress as well as state and local governments.
Leadership
Joel Graham
Associate Administrator for the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Joel Graham is NASA’s associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs. In this role, he leads a team responsible for managing and coordinating all communications with the U.S. Congress and serves as a senior advisor to agency leadership on legislative affairs.
Read Biography about Joel Graham
Portrait of Joel Graham, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)










