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Joseph Keith Kellogg
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| Location: | Washington, D.C. | ||
| Affiliation: | Republican | ||
| Education: | •Santa Clara University •University of Kansas •Army War College | ||
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Joseph "Keith" Kellogg Jr., a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, was the chief of staff and executive secretary for the National Security Council during Donald Trump's (R) first presidential term.
On November 27, 2024, Trump announced he had selected Kellogg to serve as an assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Trump said in a statement, "Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first Administration. He was with me right from the beginning! Together, we will secure PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, and Make America, and the World, SAFE AGAIN!"[1]
Briefly in 2017, Kellogg served as interim National Security Advisor after the resignation of Michael Flynn. He assumed the role after Michael Flynn resigned on February 13, 2017.[2]
After working for several defense contractors following his retirement from the Army, Kellogg became a foreign policy advisor for Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In December 2016, the Trump administration announced that Kellogg would serve as chief of staff and executive secretary for the National Security Council.[3]
Career
Army and education
Keith Kellogg joined the Army in 1967 and served two tours during the Vietnam War. He earned a B.A. in political science from Santa Clara University and an M.S. in international affairs from the University of Kansas. Kellogg went on to study senior level management and diplomacy at the Army War College.[4][5]
During Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, from 1990 to 1991, Kellogg served as the chief of staff for the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82 Airborne Division is an infantry division that "trains for airborne assault operations into enemy-denied areas, with a specialization in airfield seizure." Kellogg retired from the Army in 2003 after becoming a lieutenant general and serving as the "director of command, control, communications and computers for U.S. forces under the Joint Chiefs of Staff." During his military career, he earned "the Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, and several Bronze Stars."[5][6][7][8]
Oracle and the Coalition Provisional Authority
After Kellogg retired from the Army in 2003, he was elected to the board of directors of GTSI, a government technology contractor. At the time, GTSI provided information technology services to local, state, and federal governments around the world. He also became senior vice president of homeland security solutions for Oracle Corp., the database and technology company. In his position at Oracle, Kellogg's department was "tasked with addressing the nation's homeland defense challenges by creating solutions from federal to state and local organizations covering law enforcement and critical infrastructure protection."[5][8][9]
Kellogg took a leave of absence from Oracle Corp., from November 2003 to March 2004, to serve as the chief operations officer for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) was the group tasked with forming a new military and rebuilding the country after disbanding the army Saddam Hussein had commanded prior to the 2003 invasion. Following his service with the CPA, Kellogg was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, which is "the highest defense award that civilians may receive."[10][8]
CACI International
CACI International Inc. made Kellogg its executive vice president of research and technology systems in January 2005. CACI is a company that aims to provide technology that fosters "the transformation of defense and intelligence, assure homeland security, enhance decision-making, and help government to work smarter, faster, and more responsively." Kellogg's division of CACI was organized to provide "intelligence, information technology, and logistics support for the U.S. Army and other Defense Department clients in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East." Kellogg worked for CACI until 2009.[8][6]
Cubic Defense Applications
In July 2009, Kellogg joined Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., as senior vice president for ground combat programs. In that position, Kellogg led the company's ground combat training business and worked to expand its customer base in order to "raise Cubic's visibility to better serve the Department of Defense and key Army leaders." Cubic Global Defense works to provide "realistic combat training systems, secure communications and networking and highly specialized support services for military and security forces of the U.S. and allied nations."[11][12]
In September 2012, Cubic named Kellogg president of Abraxas, a subsidiary company. Abraxas states on its website that it "provides specialized support, develops and integrates state-of-the-art technologies, and implements trusted and unique solutions to address the global challenges faced by the National Security community today and those that it will face in the future." In January 2014, Kellogg became vice president of strategic initiatives of Cubic. According to the Washington Business Journal, Kellogg left Cubic later that year.[13][14][15][6]
Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
- See also: Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his bid for the presidency at Trump Tower in New York City.[16] Nine months later, on March 21, 2016, Trump announced a list of foreign policy advisors for his campaign.[17] According to CNN, Trump "has criticized American involvement in Iraq and said that he was an early opponent of intervention there." The CNN report adds that Trump and Kellogg have different perspectives on the war in Iraq, but that Trump says he likes "different opinions."[18]
The New York Times reported that policy experts were confused by some of Trump's choices for foreign policy advisors: "Mr. Trump has promised to hire the world’s brightest minds to make up for his lack of political experience, but his new foreign policy team left some of the country’s leading experts in the field scratching their heads as they tried to identify his choices." Speaking on the selections, Trump campaign co-chair and policy advisor Sam Clovis told the paper, "These are people who work for a living. If you’re looking for show ponies, you’re coming to the wrong stable."[19]
Donald Trump presidential administration
In December 2016, following Donald Trump's (R) win in the presidential election, Kellogg was named as chief of staff and executive secretary for the National Security Council.[3] When National Security Advisor Michael Flynn resigned in February 2017, Kellogg filled the role temporarily until Trump selected Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster for the job.[20]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 4President, "President Donald J. Trump Nominates General Keith Kellogg as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia," November 27, 2024
- ↑ The Hill, "National Security Adviser Michael Flynn resigns," accessed February 13, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, "Trump taps another retired general to run National Security Council," December 15, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "J. Keith Kellogg," March 28, 2005
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Business Wire, "GTSI Elects Lieutenant General Joseph 'Keith' Kellogg Jr., U.S. Army -Ret-, to Board of Directors," October 29, 2003
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Washington Business Journal, "Former CACI International exec is part of Donald Trump's foreign policy team," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 82 Airborne Museum, "General Information," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 PR Newswire, "CACI Appoints Lieutenant General Joseph 'Keith' Kellogg, USA (Ret.) Executive Vice President of Research and Technology Systems," January 24, 2005
- ↑ Oracle, "Oracle Fact Sheet," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Time, "How Disbanding the Iraqi Army Fueled ISIS," May 28, 2015
- ↑ Cubic, "Joseph K. Kellogg, Jr. Joins Cubic As SVP Ground Combat Programs," July 16, 2009
- ↑ Cubic, "About Us," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Cubic, "Cubic Names New President of Abraxas," September 26, 2012
- ↑ Abraxas, "Our Company," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ Cubic, "Cubic Corporation Announces Corporate Officer Appointments," January 2, 2014
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Donald Trump Enters 2016 Presidential Race," June 16, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "Trump names foreign policy team members," March 21, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Donald Trump unveils foreign policy advisers," March 21, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Top Experts Confounded by Advisers to Donald Trump," March 22, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Trump Chooses H.R. McMaster as National Security Adviser," February 20, 2017
