Mary Kissel Explained

Mary Kissel
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Harvard University (1999)[1]
Johns Hopkins University

Mary Elizabeth Kissel is former Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.[2] Previously, she was a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board in New York City, and editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal Asia, based in Hong Kong.[3] She is currently Executive Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor at Stephens Inc.[4]

Early life and education

Kissel was born in south Florida and is a graduate of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts.[5] She received a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University, where she studied under Russian historian Richard Pipes. She was well known on campus as a marimba virtuosa and performed with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra and Harvard College Opera.[6] [7] [8] She later earned a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, studying at the university's Bologna, Italy, and Washington, DC, campuses.[9]

Professional career

Kissel served from October 2018 to January 2021 as Senior Advisor to Secretary Pompeo, where she developed a reputation for her hawkish stance on U.S.-China policy.[10] She advocated for China's persecuted Uyghurs, supported the Hong Kong democracy movement,[11] and pushed for closer U.S. ties to Taiwan.[12] [13] She also worked closely with Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon to launch the Secretary's Commission on Unalienable Rights.

Immediately before her State Department appointment, Kissel served as a member of The Wall Street Journal editorial board in New York City, where she was chief foreign affairs writer for the newspaper's "Review & Outlook" column. She hosted the Journal's popular "Foreign Edition" podcast on foreign policy, where she interviewed and debated guests ranging from the late Secretary of State George Shultz to former National Security Advisor John Bolton.[14] [15] She also served as a Fox News contributor from 2017 to 2018, appearing as a regular panelist on The Journal Editorial Report, Sunday Morning Futures and Mornings With Maria.[16] On Thursday evenings, Kissel co-hosted The John Batchelor Show, a nationally syndicated talk show.[17]

Kissel started her career as a fixed income research and capital markets analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York City and London.[18]

She joined The Wall Street Journal Asia in Hong Kong in 2004 as a foreign correspondent and contributed to the Money & Investing section's Heard in Asia column. From 2005 to 2010, she served as editorial-page editor, responsible for the newspaper's commentary on the Asia-Pacific region. In that role, she traveled widely, profiling the Dalai Lama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, among others.[19] [20] [21] [22] She warned against Beijing's military build-up in the Pacific and the Party's repression of Hong Kong's freedoms.[23] [24]

Kissel has also written for the Far Eastern Economic Review, The Spectator, Le Spectacle du Monde, and World Affairs[25] [26] and appeared on television networks and podcasts around the world, including ABC News, CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, MSNBC, RTHK, and Sky News.[27] [28] Her radio appearances include ABC Radio, Fox News Radio, Radio National and the Larry Kudlow Show, among others.[29] [30] [31] [32]

Affiliations

Kissel was a 2006 Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellow and a Hoover Institution Edwards Media Fellow in 2012 and 2016.[33] [34] [35] She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations[36] and host of The Nixon Seminar on Conservative Realism and National Security.[37]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Kissel: Mastering the Marimba. Sam . Speedie. December 11, 1997. March 14, 2014.
  2. Web site: Department Press Briefing - November 15, 2018. U.S. Department of State. en-US. 2019-04-28.
  3. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB126841268068260975 The Wall Street Journal biography
  4. Web site: Mary Kissel Corporate . 2022-05-19 . Stephens . en.
  5. Web site: Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce features diverse lineup of speakers. Kopf. Aleese. Palm Beach Daily News. en. 2019-04-28.
  6. Web site: HRO Tackles Challenging Program with Striking Results Arts The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com. en. 2019-04-28.
  7. Web site: Candide (1999). Harvard College Opera. en-US. 2019-04-28.
  8. Web site: Vibrant Debut for Marimba Virtuoso Arts The Harvard Crimson. www.thecrimson.com. en. 2019-04-28.
  9. http://www.npc.org.au/speakerarchive/mary-kissel.html National Press Club of Australia
  10. Web site: 2021-04-14. Seeing China Clearly. 2021-04-30. American Purpose. en.
  11. Luke de Pulford 裴倫德 . lukedepulford . 1325489303875686402 . 2020-11-08 . Another niggle. There's so much credit claiming out there on US #HK policy. If we knew half of what this person has done, no one else would dare speak. This is @marykissel, former #HK resident, and true friend of the city. Want someone to thank? Thank her. https://t.co/rUCnlG8Xzx https://t.co/83TeNnMnLG . en . 2021-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108172437/https://twitter.com/lukedepulford/status/1325489303875686402 . 2020-11-08 . live.
  12. Luke de Pulford 裴倫德 . lukedepulford . 1348010115711037442 . 2021-01-09 . WOW. The US has just massively upgraded their relationship with Taiwan. Nobody did more than @marykissel to make this happen. The UK should follow. The Taiwanese aren't even allowed to call their London office an Embassy. Why? You guessed it folks. https://t.co/rn4DnIV3FP . en . 2021-06-14.
  13. Benedict Rogers 羅傑斯 . benedictrogers . 1348026203731595269 . 2021-01-09 . A truly superb decision #Taiwan is a vibrant democracy, an exemplary role-model in fighting #COVID19 & a true ally This relationship upgrade is absolutely right - I pay tribute to @SecPompeo & his amazing advisor @marykissel for this historic decision https://t.co/6p5eNJhyrn . en . 2021-06-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111170437/https://twitter.com/benedictrogers/status/1348026203731595269 . 2021-01-11 . live.
  14. Web site: Trump's U.N. Speech; The Iran Nuclear Deal Debate from WSJ Opinion: Foreign Edition. www.stitcher.com. en. 2019-04-28.
  15. Web site: Listen to the WSJ Opinion: Foreign Edition Episode - George Shultz's Guide to Diplomacy on iHeartRadio. www.iheart.com. 2019-04-28.
  16. Web site: Mary Kissel. IMDb. 2019-04-28.
  17. Web site: Mary Kissel - News, Articles, Biography, Photos - WSJ.com. WSJ. en-US. 2019-04-28.
  18. Web site: Delegates. 2010-11-03. Asia Society Women Leaders of New Asia. en. 2019-04-28.
  19. News: 21st-Century Monk. Kissel. Mary. 2007-09-22. Wall Street Journal. 2019-04-28. en-US. 0099-9660.
  20. News: Yes, Prime Minister. Kissel. Mary. 2007-04-21. Wall Street Journal. 2019-04-28. en-US. 0099-9660.
  21. News: South Korea's Bulldozer Heads for the White House. Kissel. Mary. 2009-06-14. Wall Street Journal. 2019-04-28. en-US. 0099-9660.
  22. News: It's Déjà Vu for Malaysia's Opposition Leader. Kissel. Mary. 2008-07-26. Wall Street Journal. 2019-04-28. en-US. 0099-9660.
  23. News: Hong Kong's Unhappy Anniversary. Kissel. Mary. 2007-06-29. Wall Street Journal. 2019-04-28. en-US. 0099-9660.
  24. News: Is the U.S. Losing the Pacific?. Kissel. Mary. 2009-09-21. Wall Street Journal. 2019-04-28. en-US. 0099-9660.
  25. Web site: "FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW": OCTOBER 2008 ISSUE. 2008-10-06. Cambridge Forecast Group Blog. en. 2019-04-28.
  26. Web site: What has happened to Trump's 'America first' policy?. 2017-08-26. The Spectator. en-US. 2019-04-28.
  27. Web site: 'This Week' Transcript: Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders. ABC News. en. 2019-04-28.
  28. Web site: CNN.com - Transcripts. transcripts.cnn.com. 2019-04-28.
  29. Web site: Decoding Trump with Mary Kissel. 2017-08-10. ABC Radio. en-AU. 2019-04-28.
  30. Web site: (AUDIO) WSJ's Mary Kissel on Mueller Grand Jury: #RussianProbe Looking Like A "Fishing Expedition". Pascarella. Matthew. 2017-08-03. FOX News Radio. en-US. 2019-04-28.
  31. Web site: Mary Kissel on Donald Trump. 2017-08-10. Radio National. en-AU. 2019-04-28.
  32. Web site: kudlow 2-24-18 Mary Kissel & Liz Peek: What's Trump gonna do about guns? School guards (ex cops)? Age limit?. Audioboom. en. 2019-04-28.
  33. Web site: Lincoln Fellowship Alumni. www.claremont.org. 2019-04-28.
  34. Web site: William and Barbara Edwards Media Fellows - 2012.
  35. Web site: William and Barbara Edwards Media Fellowships - 2016.
  36. Web site: Council on Foreign Relations. Council on Foreign Relations. en. 2019-04-28.
  37. Web site: 2021-03-29. Mary Kissel - Nixon Seminar. 2021-04-30. en-US.

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