| John Hillen | |
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| 15th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs | |
| In office October 11, 2005 – January 11, 2007 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Lincoln P. Bloomfield |
| Succeeded by | Mark Kimmitt |
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| Alma mater | Duke University King's College London University of Oxford Cornell University |
| Website | http://www.state.gov |
John Hillen (born 3 February 1966) is the former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, nominated by President George W. Bush, who served from October 11, 2005 until January 11, 2007. He currently serves as the President and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. formerly Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. (GTEC)[1] He took the company public in November 2009.[2]
While serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Dr. Hillen was the senior State department official responsible for coordinating America’s diplomatic strategy with its military operations. He was also responsible for overseeing the department’s policies in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, weapons removal and abatement, and defense trade. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. His work standing up the US’s whole-of-government Counterinsurgency capability and strategy is profiled in Wall Street Journal reporter Nathan Hodge’s recent book Armed Humanitarians.[3]
Prior to his appointment in the administration, Dr. Hillen served as the President of what is now CGI Federal Inc, the cleared American subsidiary of Canadian IT firm CGI, Inc. (NYSE: GIB). Previously he was the head of the defense and intelligence business at American Management Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSY), which was sold to CACI International (NYSE: CAI) in 2004. Prior to that he was the Chief Operating Officer of Island ECN, Inc., a financial services firm in New York City.
Dr. Hillen received his BA from Duke University, his MA from King's College London, his doctorate from the St Antony's College, Oxford, and an MBA from Cornell University. He is a trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, the Committee on Economic Development, and The Foreign Policy Research Institute. He was for many years a contributing editor to National Review magazine, an ABC News consultant, and is a life member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[4]
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| Preceded by Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr. |
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs October 11, 2005 – January 11, 2007 |
Succeeded by Mark Kimmitt |