| Michael R. Fenzel | |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1967 |
| Allegiance: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1989–present |
| Rank: | Lieutenant General |
| Commands: | 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment |
| Battles: | Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Awards: | Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal (3) |
Michael R. Fenzel is a United States Army lieutenant general who serves as the United States Security Coordinator of the Israel-Palestinian Authority since November 2021. He most recently served as the vice director for strategy, plans, and policy of the Joint Staff. Prior to serving in that position, he was the senior military advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation in the United States Department of State.[1] [2] [3] During the September 11 attacks, Fenzel, as a major, was on a White House Fellowship serving under Richard Clarke. He was tasked to join Vice President Dick Cheney in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center and liaise with Clarke.[4]
In July 2021, Fenzel was nominated for promotion to lieutenant general and assignment as the United States Security Coordinator for the Israel-Palestinian Authority, replacing Mark C. Schwartz.[5] [6]
In 2024, Tablet Magazine accused Fenzel of pro-Palestinian bias, which allegedly resulted in President Joe Biden issuing an Executive Order regarding the West Bank.[7] [8] [9]
He earned degrees from Johns Hopkins University (BA), U.S. Naval War College (MA), Harvard University (MA), and Naval Postgraduate School (PhD).[10]
| Legion of Merit with one bronze oak leaf cluster | |
| Bronze Star Medal with "V" device and two oak leaf clusters | |
| Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
| Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters | |
| Army Commendation Medal with "V" device and three oak leaf clusters | |
| Army Achievement Medal | |
| National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star | |
| Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two service stars | |
| Southwest Asia Service Medal | |
| Afghanistan Campaign Medal with two service stars | |
| Iraq Campaign Medal with three service stars | |
| Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | |
| Global War on Terrorism Service Medal | |
| Armed Forces Service Medal | |
| Humanitarian Service Medal | |
| Army Service Ribbon | |
| Army Overseas Service Ribbon | |
| NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia with service star | |
| Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) | |
| Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) |