Michael Patrick Mulroy
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Michael Patrick Mulroy (born 1970) is the former United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD)[3] for the Middle East,[4] serving under Secretary James N. Mattis and Secretary Mark T. Esper. He was responsible for representing the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for defense policy and for Middle East policy in the interagency.[5][6][7][8] He is also a retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and a United States Marine.[9]
Michael Patrick Mulroy | |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East | |
In office October 20, 2017 – December 1, 2019 | |
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Nationality |
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Spouse | Mary Beth Mulroy |
Children | 2[1] |
Education | Augusta University (BA) Samford University (JD) |
Profession | National Security |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps Central Intelligence Agency Department of Defense |
Years of service | 1988–2014 (U.S. Marine Corps) 1997–2017 (CIA) 2017–2019 (DoD) |
Rank | Marine Officer and Enlisted Paramilitary Operations Officer Senior Executive Service |
Unit | 4th Marine Division Special Activities Center Secretary of Defense |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War War on Terror |
After leaving the Pentagon, he co-founded the Lobo Institute along with U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Oehlerich.[10] He also began serving on the board of the nonprofit Grassroots Reconciliation Group, became a Special Advisor to the United Nations,[11] the Co-director of the Yemen Steering Initiative,[12] a Senior Fellow for national security and defense policy with the Middle East Institute,[13] and an ABC News National Security Analyst,[14][15][16] and the co-president of End Child Soldiering.[17]
Mulroy's post-service efforts focus on educating people on global conflicts,[18][19] combatting extremism,[20] and the philosophy of stoicism.[21][22][23]