John Rood

For the American businessman and ambassador, see John D. Rood. For the American sculptor, see John Rood (artist).

John Charles Rood (born 1968) is an American national security adviser and former government official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from January 2018 to February 2020. Before that, he was Senior Vice President of Lockheed Martin where he oversaw international business. He also served as vice president for Domestic Business Development at Lockheed Martin and he was a vice president at the Raytheon Company.^[1]

John Rood
12th Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
In office January 9, 2018 – February 28, 2020
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Christine Wormuth
Succeeded by	James Anderson (acting)
Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security
In office September 28, 2007 – January 20, 2009
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Robert Joseph
Succeeded by	Ellen Tauscher
1st Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation
In office October 2, 2006 – September 27, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas M. Countryman
Personal details
Born	John Charles Rood 1968 (age 55–56)
Political party	Republican
Education	Arizona State University, Tempe (BS)

Early life and education

Rood was born in 1968. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Arizona State University.^[2]

Career

Rood also served as Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security from September 2007 to January 2009, and as Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation from October 2006 to September 2007. He served at the United States National Security Council as special assistant to the president and senior director of Counterproliferation and Director of Proliferation Strategy for Counterproliferation in Homeland Defense. Rood served at the Defense Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Forces Policy, and at the Central Intelligence Agency as an analyst following missile programs in foreign countries. In addition, he served as senior policy advisor to U.S. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona.^[3][4][5]

On October 16, 2017, Rood was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.^[6] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 2018. In January 2018, Secretary James N. Mattis released the National Defense Strategy (NDS) which placed the order of priorities for the Department of Defense as China, Russia, North Korea, Iran and then Countering Terrorism. As the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Rood was responsible for the implementation of the NDS worldwide.^[7][8] On February 19, 2020, Rood was asked to leave the administration by President Trump and offered his resignation effective February 28, 2020.^[9][10]

See also

• Trump–Ukraine scandal

References

1. "John C. Rood > U.S. Department of Defense > Biography View". defense.gov. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
2. "John C. Rood > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography". www.defense.gov. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
3. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Key Personnel to his Administration" (Press release). The White House. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Rogin, Josh (June 9, 2017). "Pentagon to get a new policy chief". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
5. Gertz, Bill (May 24, 2017). "John Rood leads candidates for Pentagon policy chief". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
6. "Trump picks Lockheed executive Rood for top Pentagon policy post". Reuters. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
7. Karlin, Mara (January 21, 2018). "How to read the 2018 National Defense Strategy". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
8. "FY 2020 Budget Request Linked to National Defense Strategy". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
9. Sciutto, Jim; Starr, Barbara (February 19, 2020). "Top Pentagon policy official expected to depart administration". CNN. Archived from the original on February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
10. Allassan, Fadel (February 19, 2020). "Pentagon policy chief resigns amid reported discord with Trump". Axios. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

Government offices
Preceded by Robert Joseph	Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security 2007–2009	Succeeded by Ellen Tauscher