Ashley J. Tellis

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Ashley J. Tellis
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Tellis in 2023
Born
Mumbai, India
Education University of Chicago (MA, PhD)
University of Bombay (BA, MA)

Ashley J. Tellis (born 1961) is an Indian American who is a senior fellow and Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs [1] at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace specializing in international security, defense, and Asian strategic issues. [2] He previously served as professor of policy analysis at the RAND Graduate School.

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Early life and education

Ashley was born to an Indian Christian Roman Catholic family in Mumbai, India. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in economics from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai at University of Bombay. [3] He later earned a Doctor of Philosophy in political science from the University of Chicago. [4]

Career

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Tellis with ambassador Nicholas Burns at the Embassy of the United States, Beijing.

Ashley was commissioned into the U.S. Foreign Service and served as senior adviser to the ambassador at the Embassy of the United States, New Delhi. He also served on the U.S. National Security Council staff as special assistant to President George W. Bush and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia. [5] and senior director for strategic planning and Southwest Asia. [6]

Classified documents allegations

In October 2025 it was disclosed by the U.S. Department of State that Tellis is under investigation for unauthorized retention of classified documents. He held a top-secret clearance and had access to sensitive information. U.S. authorities found more than a thousand pages of documents marked "TOP SECRET" and "SECRET" in his home, according to court documents. [7] [8] [9]

He was booked under 18 US Code 793(e) of the Espionage Act [10] and was arrested after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided his home in Vienna, Virginia.

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ashley J. Tellis". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ashley J. Tellis: Indian-origin U.S. strategist under scrutiny". The Hindu . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ashley J. Tellis". The National Bureau of Asian Research . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Carnegie sets up Tata Chair for strategic affairs". The Hindu . Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ashley J. Tellis". Brookings Institution . Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Attorney's Office (14 October 2025). "Vienna Man Arrested, Charged with Unlawfully Retaining National Defense Information". www.justice.gov. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Casiano, Louis (14 October 2025). "State Department employee allegedly removed classified docs, met with Chinese officials". Fox News . Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "US State Department Employee Accused Of Removing Classified Documents, Meeting Chinese Officials". NDTV . 15 October 2025. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Rizzo, Salvador (15 October 2025). "Former National Security Council staffer charged under Espionage Act". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 15 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
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