Ezra Cohen | |
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence | |
Acting | |
In office November 10, 2020 – January 20, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Joseph D. Kernan |
Succeeded by | David M. Taylor (Acting) |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict | |
Acting | |
In office August 10, 2020 – November 10, 2020 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Christopher C. Miller (acting) |
Succeeded by | Joseph Tonon (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ezra Cohen-Watnick |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rebecca Miller |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Ezra Cohen, also known as Ezra Cohen-Watnick, is an American intelligence official who served as the acting under secretary of defense for intelligence during the first Trump Administration. He previously served as the acting assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, national security adviser to the United States attorney general and as a former senior director for intelligence programs for the United States National Security Council (NSC).[1]