Kelly Magsamen Explained

Kelly Magsamen
Office:Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense
Term Start:January 20, 2021
President:Joe Biden
Predecessor:Position established
Office1:Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs
Term Start1:June 10, 2016
Term End1:January 20, 2017
Acting
President1:Barack Obama
Predecessor1:David B. Shear
Successor1:David F. Helvey (acting)
Education:American University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)

Kelly E. Magsamen is an American foreign policy and national security advisor serving as the chief of staff to the United States Secretary of Defense in the Biden administration. She was previously the vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress.

According to Politico, she will be "stepping down [as chief of staff] at the end of June" 2024.[1]

Education

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from American University and a Master of Arts from Johns Hopkins University.[2]

Career

Magsamen began her career at the United States Department of State, specializing in Iraq policy. She later served as the principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, where she managed strategy related to Asia and the South China Sea.[3] [4] [5] During the Obama administration, Magsamen worked as a staffer on the United States National Security Council.[6]

Magsamen has appeared as a commentator on NPR.[7] [8] She has written op-ed columns on national security issues for Defense One, Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The Hill, and others.[9]

References

  1. https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/austins-chief-of-staff-stepping-down-00161715. Retrieved June 5, 2024
  2. Web site: LCWINS Steering Committee Kelly Magsamen. January 25, 2021. www.lcwins.org.
  3. News: Landler. Mark. May 4, 2018. Trump Orders Pentagon to Consider Reducing U.S. Forces in South Korea (Published 2018). en-US. The New York Times. January 25, 2021. 0362-4331.
  4. News: Crowley. Michael. Wong. Edward. Jakes. Lara. March 22, 2020. Coronavirus Drives the U.S. and China Deeper Into Global Power Struggle. en-US. The New York Times. January 25, 2021. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: Kelly Magsamen. January 25, 2021. Foreign Policy for America. en-US.
  6. Web site: Magsamen. Kelly. Kelly Magsamen. January 25, 2021. Foreign Policy. October 25, 2019 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Former National Security Official On Repercussions Of Soleimani Strike. January 25, 2021. NPR.org. en.
  8. Web site: A Look At The ISIS Presence In Afghanistan. January 25, 2021. NPR.org. en.
  9. Web site: Articles by Kelly Magsamen The New York Times, The Washington Post, Sydney Morning Herald Journalist Muck Rack. January 25, 2021. muckrack.com. en.