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Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, US Army (Ret.)
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs

Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, US Army (Ret) was the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs from 2008-2009. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Affairs from 2006-2008. These positions followed a 30-year career in the military with service as Deputy Director for Strategy and Plans at US Central Command, Deputy Director of Operations for Coalition Forces in Iraq and significant command assignments worldwide. He currently leads a private consulting business for US clients in the Middle East and provides regional security commentary on Arabic, Turkish and English-speaking media channels worldwide.

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John Carlin

John P. Carlin currently serves as the U.S. Acting Deputy Attorney General.  He formerly chaired Morrison & Foerster's Global Risk and Crisis Management practice, advising industry-leading organizations in sensitive cyber and other national security matters, white collar investigations, and government enforcement actions.  He is author of Dawn of the Code War: America's Battle Against Russia, China and the Rising Global ...

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