H.R. McMaster
H. R. McMaster |
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26th National Security Advisor
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Assumed office
February 20, 2017 |
President |
Donald Trump |
Deputy |
K. T. McFarland Dina Powell
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Preceded by |
Keith Kellogg (Acting)
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Personal details |
Born |
Herbert Raymond McMaster (1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 (age 54) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
Kathleen Trotter (1985–present)
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Education |
United States Military Academy (BS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MA, PhD)
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Military service |
Nickname(s) |
The Iconoclast General |
Allegiance |
United States |
Service/branch |
United States Army
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Years of service |
1984–present |
Rank |
Lieutenant general
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Commands |
Eagle Troop, 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate, Army Capabilities Integration Center
Joint Anti-Corruption Task Force (Shafafiyat), International Security Assistance Force Maneuver Center of Excellence Army Capabilities Integration Center
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Battles/wars |
Persian Gulf War
• Battle of 73 Easting War on Terror
• Iraq War
• War in Afghanistan
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Awards |
Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star (2) Purple Heart Medal Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2) Army Meritorious Service Medal (5) Joint Service Commendation Medal Army Commendation Medal (4) Army Achievement Medal (4) |
Herbert Raymond "H. R." McMaster (born July 24, 1962) is a United States Army lieutenant general and currently National Security Advisor. His immediate past military assignment was as Director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, and Deputy Commanding General, Futures of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
McMaster's prior assignments include Commanding General, Ft. Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence, and Director of the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Shafafiyat at the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is known for his roles in the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. McMaster authored the book Dereliction of Duty in 1997, which criticized the actions of high-ranking U.S. military leadership during the Vietnam War.
McMaster was born in Philadelphia on July 24, 1962. He went to high school at Valley Forge Military Academy, graduating in 1980. He earned a commission as a second lieutenant upon graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1984. McMaster earned a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in American history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). His thesis was critical of American strategy in the Vietnam War, which was further detailed in his 1997 book Dereliction of Duty.
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