John Hillen
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| 15th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs | |
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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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Duke University King's College London University of Oxford Cornell University |
| Profession | President and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions |
| Website | http://www.state.gov |
John Hillen (born 3 February 1966) is an American business executive and 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 served as President & CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions formerly Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. (GTEC) from 2008 - June 18, 2013. While at Sotera, he took the company public in November 2009. John currently serves on a number of corporate boards and is the Executive in Residence and Professor of Practice at George Mason University's School of Business. He has been featured on WashingtonExec.com numerous times for his business accomplishments and his talks on Defense policy, particularly as they relate to the private sector. John currently writes a column for Washington Technology magazine.
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. In April 2015 Dr. Hillen was made the inaugural inductee into the Duke University Army ROTC Hall of Fame.
Hillen was an officer in the United States Army for twelve years. He has served as a civil affairs officer on jump status with the US special operations Command and as a cavalry officer in the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment. He has been decorated for his actions in combat, one episode of which is recounted in Douglas Macgregor’s military memoir Warriors Rage: The Great Tank Battle of the 73 Easting.
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 Counter insurgency capability and strategy is profiled in Wall Street Journal reporter Nathan Hodge’s recent book Armed Humanitarians.
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