American government official (born 1962)
Philip H. Gordon (born 1962) is an American diplomat and
foreign policy professional. Since March 21, 2022, he has served as Assistant to the President and
National Security Advisor to the
Vice President of the United States ,
Kamala Harris . Earlier in his career, he was
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2009–2011) and Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf Region (2013–2015) during the
presidency of Barack Obama .
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[2]
Education
Gordon received his
bachelor's degree from
Ohio University in 1984 and went on to study at
Johns Hopkins University
School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), receiving a
master's degree in 1987 and a
doctorate in 1991.
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Career
Teaching career
Gordon held a number of research and teaching positions, including at the
Brookings Institution in
Washington, D.C. ; the
International Institute for Strategic Studies in London;
INSEAD , the global graduate business school in
Fontainebleau ; the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (“Sciences Po”) in Paris; and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik in
Bonn .
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Clinton administration
From 1998 to 1999, he served as the Director for European Affairs at the
National Security Council under President
Bill Clinton .
[3]
Obama administration
From 2013 to 2015, Gordon served as Special Assistant to the President and
White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region.
[3] Prior to joining the
National Security Council staff, he served as
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs under Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton from May 2009 to March 2013. During his time as Assistant Secretary, Gordon prioritized cooperation with Europe on global issues; promoting U.S. commercial and business interests; extending stability, prosperity and democracy to
Eastern Europe , the
Balkans and the
Caucasus ; and developing bilateral cooperation with Russia and with Turkey.
[3]
Council on Foreign Relations
Between the Obama and Biden administrations, Gordon worked as the Mary and
David Boies senior fellow in U.S. foreign policy at the
Council on Foreign Relations , where he focused on U.S. foreign policy, the Middle East, and Europe. He was also a Senior Adviser at
Albright Stonebridge Group .
[4]
He joined the
Council on Foreign Relations in April 2015 as a senior fellow focused on U.S. foreign and national security policy; U.S. policy in the Middle East; Israeli-Palestinian issues; Middle East regional issues; Europe and the EU; Russia; Turkey; nuclear weapons; intelligence; terrorism; and international economics.
[5]
Biden administration
On January 16, 2021, then President-elect
Joe Biden and Vice President-elect
Kamala Harris announced that Gordon would be named Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President.
[2] On March 21, 2022, press reports indicated that Gordon would succeed
Nancy McEldowney as
National Security Advisor to the Vice President .
[6]
Publications
Gordon has published articles in
The New York Times ,
Washington Post ,
Politico ,
the Atlantic ,
Financial Times ,
Wall Street Journal ,
Foreign Affairs ,
Foreign Policy ,
Le Monde , and elsewhere.
He has also authored several books, including:
Losing the Long Game: The False Promise of Regime Change in the Middle East , 2020
Winning the Right War: The Path to Security for America and the World , 2008
Winning Turkey: How America, Europe, And Turkey Can Revive A Fading Partnership (with
Omer Taspinar ), 2008
History Strikes Back: How States, Nations, And Conflicts Are Shaping The Twenty-first Century, ed., (with
Hubert Vedrine and
Madeleine Albright ), 2008
Crescent of Crisis: US-European Strategy for the Middle East, ed., (with
Ivo Daalder and
Nicole Gnesotto ), 2006
Allies at War: The United States, Europe, and the Crisis Over Iraq (with Jeremy Shapiro), 2004
The French Challenge: Adapting to Globalization (with
Sophie Meunier ), 2001
Cold War Statesmen Confront the Bomb, ed. (with
John Lewis Gaddis ,
Ernest R. May and Jonathan Rosenberg), 1999
NATO's Transformation, ed. , 1997
France, Germany and the Western Alliance , 1995
A Certain Idea of France , 1993
He has also translated two books:
Nicolas Sarkozy 's Testimony: France, Europe, and the World in the Twenty-First Century , 2007, and
Hubert Vedrine 's France in the Age of Globalization , 2001.
References
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"White House Announces New Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region" .
Office of the White House Press Secretary (Press release). March 2, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
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b
"President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Additional Members of the Office of the Vice President" .
Biden-Harris Transition (Press release). January 16, 2021. Archived from
the original on January 20, 2021 – via
Wayback Machine .
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b
c
d
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"Philip Gordon - Senior Fellow" .
Council on Foreign Relations . Archived from
the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2021 .
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"Philip Gordon" .
Albright Stonebridge Group . Archived from
the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021 – via
Wayback Machine .
^
"Philip Gordon Joins CFR As Senior Fellow" .
Council on Foreign Relations (Press release). March 31, 2015. Archived from
the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2021 – via
Wayback Machine .
^ Bose, Nandita (2022-03-21).
"EXCLUSIVE VP Harris's National Security Adviser McEldowney to depart" . Reuters . Retrieved 2022-03-21 .
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