John Hillen

Infobox US Cabinet official
name=John Hillen


order= 15th
title=Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
term_start=October 11, 2005
term_end = January 11, 2007
president=George W. Bush
predecessor=Lincoln P. Bloomfield
successor=Mark Kimmitt
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alma_mater=Duke University
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website = http://www.state.gov| 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 CEO of a 700 employee technology services firm. Prior to his government appointment, Dr. Hillen served in the private sector as the President of a subsidiary of a large publicly-held information technology company. He had previously been a senior executive in both public and private technology concerns in the Washington, DC area and New York City. He has served on a number of corporate boards in different industries and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).

Earlier in his career, Dr. Hillen held fellowships at several public policy research institutes and served on the bipartisan Hart-Rudman Commission. He is the author or editor of several books on international security and has written numerous articles in leading journals and newspapers. A former Army officer, he served in reconnaissance and airborne units and was decorated for his actions in combat in the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

Dr. Hillen received his BA from Duke University, his MA from King’s College London, his doctorate from 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. [cite web | title="Hillen, John" | url=http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/h/54641.htm | accessdate= August 12| accessyear= 2008] .

External links

* [http://www.state.gov/outofdate/bios/h/54641.htm| John Hillen State Department Biography]

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