Colin Kahl

Colin Hackett Kahl[1] is an American political adviser and academic who served as the National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States. He is currently the Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow at Stanford University.[2][3] President Joe Biden has nominated him to be the incoming administration's Under Secretary of Defense for Policy.[1][4]

Colin Kahl
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Nominee
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden
LeaderLloyd Austin
SucceedingAnthony Tata
National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States
In office
August 1, 2014 – January 26, 2017
Vice PresidentJoe Biden
Mike Pence
Preceded byJake Sullivan
Succeeded byAndrea L. Thompson
Personal details
BornMichigan, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA)
Columbia University (PhD)

Early life and education

Kahl was born in Michigan. He is a 1989 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School in Richmond, California.[5] Kahl earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Michigan in 1993 and a PhD in political science from Columbia University in 2000.[6] His doctoral thesis was entitled States, scarcity, and civil strife in the developing world [Kenya].[7]

Career

From 1997 to 1998, he was a National Security Fellow at Harvard University. From 2009 to 2011, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East. He was professor at the University of Minnesota. From 2005 to 2006, he was a Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow.[8]

In May 2018, it was revealed that aides to U.S. President Donald Trump had contracted with Israeli private intelligence firm Black Cube to attempt to discredit through incriminating or embarrassing information Kahl and his wife, as well as former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes.[9][10][11][12][13]

In November 2020, Kahl was named a member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the National Security Council.[14]

Works
  • States, Scarcity, and Civil Strife in the Developing World, Princeton, N.J.; Woodstock: Princeton University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780691138350, OCLC 231587048

References
  1. "PN79-6 — Colin Hackett Kahl — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. "Colin H. Kahl". cisac.fsi.stanford.edu.
  3. "Colin Kahl – Foreign Policy". Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-nominees-defense-department/2020/12/30/47b45e1a-4a3b-11eb-9025-57b4c8818a4a_story.html
  5. Isnala 89. Richmond California: John F. Kennedy High School. 1989. p. 87.
  6. University, © Stanford; Stanford; Complaints, California 94305 Copyright. "Colin H. Kahl". cisac.fsi.stanford.edu. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. Lauer, Joseph J. (July 2002). "Recent Doctoral Dissertations" (PDF). ASA News. XXXV (3). African Studies Association. p. 18. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  8. "Dr. Colin H. Kahl". www.cnas.org.
  9. "Reports: Intel Firm Was Hired To Discredit Former Obama Iran Deal Negotiators". NPR.org. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  10. Haaretz (May 6, 2018). "Obama Official Reveals How 'Israeli Intel Firm Hired by Team Trump' Spied on His Family Over Iran Deal". Haaretz. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  11. "Israeli Operatives Who Aided Harvey Weinstein Collected Information on Former Obama Administration Officials". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  12. "Obama official suspects his wife was targeted by Trump team smear attempt". Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  13. "Former Obama official: Israeli spy agency Black Cube targeted me". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  14. "Agency Review Teams". President-Elect Joe Biden. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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