Kupperman graduated from Waukegan High School in 1968,where he played varsity baseball;his parents owned a paint factory in Waukegan.[2]
Kupperman earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Purdue University in 1972. He received a master's degree in international relations from the University of British Columbia in 1973.[3][4] His master's thesis was entitled Strategy,Technology and the Making of United States Strategic Doctrines 1945–1972.[1] Kupperman completed a doctorate in strategic studies at the University of Southern California in 1980.[3][4] His doctoral thesis was entitled The SALT II Debate,[5] and supervised by William Van Cleave.
In 1991,Kupperman became the president and chief executive of Xsirius Superconductivity,[10] a small Arlington,Virginia company developing commercial applications for high-temperature superconductivity technology.[11]
Kupperman also worked at two defense contractors,Lockheed Martin and Boeing;he was the vice president for business development for missile defense systems for Boeing and the vice president of Washington Space Operations for Lockheed Martin Corporation. He retired from Boeing in July 2006,after six years.[12]
From 2001 to 2010,Kupperman was on the board of directors for the Center for Security Policy.[13] In late 2014,he was the treasurer of the Bolton for New Hampshire PAC.[14]
In April 2018,after Bolton was chosen to be the national security advisor,Kupperman took a temporary leadership post on the National Security Council.[15] In January 2019,he became the deputy national security advisor,[3] replacing Mira Ricardel,who had left that position in mid-November 2018.[7][3] On September 10,2019,when John Bolton departed from his position of United States national security advisor,Kupperman was made acting United States national security advisor.[16][17] The Council on American Islamic Relations said that it was "appalled" by Kupperman's appointment because of the Center for Security Policy's record of anti-Islam statements.[18]
With the appointment of Robert O'Brien on September 18,he was removed as acting national security advisor;he was replaced as deputy national security advisor four days later,on September 22,with Matt Pottinger.[19]
Kupperman was on the July 25 call when President Trump allegedly pressured Ukrainian President Zelensky to investigate the Bidens.[20] Kupperman was scheduled to testify on October 28, 2019, before three House committees handling the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump with respect to the Trump-Ukraine scandal. The Trump administration, through White House counsel Pat Cipollone, directed Kupperman in writing not to comply with the House subpoena claiming "constitutional immunity" would protect him.[20] Subsequently, Kupperman filed a lawsuit asking a federal judge to decide whether or not he must comply with the House subpoena or the Trump Administration's request to not testify. Kupperman's lawyer argued that he is faced with "irreconcilable commands" between the legislative and executive branches of government which can only be decided by the judicial branch.[20][21] Due to the withdrawal of the House subpoena, on December 30, 2019, Judge Richard J. Leon dismissed Charles M. Kupperman v United States House of Representatives, et al., over the plaintiff's objections that he was still exposed to contempt, arrest, and fines from reissued subpoenas even though the House's lawyers had made promises not to do so.[22][23][24]
Personal life
Kupperman is Jewish.[25][26] His wife Judie also graduated from Waukegan Township High School.[2] He and his wife have three children.[6]
↑ Caldwell, Dan (2016). "The SALT II Treaty". The Politics of Arms Control Treaty Ratification. Springer. p.348. ISBN9781137045348. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
↑ Savage, Charlie. (December 30, 2019). "Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Ex-Trump Aide Subpoenaed in Impeachment Inquiry". NY Times website Retrieved February 7, 2020.
↑ Tucker, Eric. (December 30, 2019). "Judge dismisses impeachment suit from ex-White House aide". AP News website Retrieved February 7, 2020.
↑ United States District Court for the District of Columbia. (December 30, 2019). Memorandum Opinion. Case 1:19-cv-03224-RJL. Charles M. Kupperman v. United States House of Representatives et. al.Politico website Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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