Kurt M. Campbell

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Kurt Campbell
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22nd United States Deputy Secretary of State
Assumed office
February 12, 2024
Education

Kurt Michael Campbell (born August 27, 1957 [1] ) is an American diplomat and businessman serving as the United States deputy secretary of state since 2024. He previously served as National Security Council coordinator for the Indo-Pacific from 2021 to 2024. In this capacity, Campbell had been referred to as the Biden administration's "Asia coordinator" or "Asia czar"—chief architect of Joe Biden's Asia strategy. [2]

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He formerly served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs in the Obama administration. He was the chairman and CEO of The Asia Group, LLC, [3] which he founded in February 2013. On January 20, 2021, he was appointed as the NSC Coordinator for the Indo-Pacific by Joe Biden.

Education

Kurt Michael Campbell was born on August 27, 1957. [4] He received a BA from the University of California, San Diego, a certificate in music and political philosophy from the University of Yerevan in Soviet Armenia, and a doctorate in international relations from Brasenose College, Oxford, on a Marshall Scholarship. [5]

Career

Campbell served in several capacities in government, including as deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia and the Pacific, director on the National Security Council Staff, deputy special counselor to the president for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and as a White House fellow at the United States Department of the Treasury. [5]

Campbell served as an officer in the U.S. Navy on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and in the Chief of Naval Operations Special Intelligence Unit. [5] He was also associate professor of public policy and international relations at the John F. Kennedy School of Government and assistant director of the Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University. [5]

Campbell was hired[ when? ] at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as one of its senior vice-presidents, as director of its International Security Program, and as its Henry A. Kissinger Chair in National Security Policy. [5]

Campbell went on to become the CEO and co-founder of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a national security think tank launched in January 2007. [6]

Obama administration

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Campbell in 2009

On June 26, 2009, Campbell was confirmed by the Obama administration as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. His last day in office was February 8, 2013. [5]

Outside of government

Campbell also served as director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the chairman of the editorial board of the Washington Quarterly, and was the founder and principal of StratAsia, a strategic advisory company focused on Asia. [5]

Campbell was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Wasatch Group, and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. [5]

In 2018-2019, Campbell was Kissinger Fellow at the McCain Institute. [7]

Biden administration

Campbell was appointed as the National Security coordinator for the Indo-Pacific on January 20, 2021, the first day of President Joe Biden's administration. [8] [9] He has been referred to as the Biden administration's "Asia coordinator" or "Asia czar." [8]

On November 1, 2023, Campbell was nominated by President Biden to become the United States deputy secretary of state, [10] [11] and his nomination was sent to the United States Senate the same day. [12] His nomination was confirmed by a 92–5 vote on February 6, 2024. [13] He was sworn in on February 12, 2024. [14]

Publications

As author

As editor

As opinionist

Honors and awards

Campbell received the Department of Defense Medals for Distinguished Public Service and for Outstanding Public Service.[ citation needed ]

Campbell co-chaired the executive committee of the 9-11 Pentagon Memorial Fund.[ citation needed ]

On 25 November 2013, Campbell was appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for "service to strengthening bilateral relations between Australia and the United States of America". [17] In the 2014 New Year Honours, Campbell was appointed an honorary Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand-United States relations. [18] On 15 October 2013, Campbell was appointed Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon for services to Taiwan–United States relations. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "California Birth Index | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Nakashima, Ellen (1 November 2023). "White House nominates Asia lead Kurt Campbell to be Blinken's deputy". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Asia Group". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Standard Chartered plc". Companies House. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kurt M Campbell". Harvard Kennedy School. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Campbell, K. M., Patel, N. and V. J. Singh, 2008. “The Power of Balance: America in iAsia.” ‘’Center for a New American Security’’.
  7. ↑ Kissinger Fellowship Taps Kurt Campbell to Tackle China "Business Wire" January 29, 2018
  8. 1 2 Smith, Nicola (20 January 2021). "Joe Biden promotes foreign policy tsar in sign of 'pivot to Asia'". Telegraph Media Group Limited.
  9. ↑ Fisher, Lucy (28 January 2021). "Britain could join 'Asian Nato' under proposal to expand its membership to counter China". Telegraph Media Group Limited.
  10. ↑ "Biden picks Asia hand Kurt Campbell as deputy secretary of state". Reuters . 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "President Biden Announces Kurt Campbell as Nominee for Deputy Secretary of State, Department of State" (Press release). The White House. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate" (Press release). The White House. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Kurt Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of State)" . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Dr. Kurt M. Campbell Deputy Secretary of State" . Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  15. ↑ Campbell, Kurt M.; Ratner, Ely (2018). "The China Reckoning: How Beijing Defied American Expectations". Foreign Affairs. 97 (2): 60–70. ISSN   0015-7120. JSTOR   44822081.
  16. ↑ Campbell, Kurt M.; Doshi, Rush (12 January 2021). "How America Can Shore Up Asian Order A Strategy for Restoring Balance and Legitimacy". Foreign Affairs.
  17. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ↑ "New Year honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "President Ma bestows Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon on former US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell". Office of the President, ROC (Taiwan). 15 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Preceded by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
2009–2013		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Deputy Secretary of State
2024–present		Incumbent
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