Kelly Magsamen | |
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Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense | |
In office January 20, 2021 – June 2024 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Derek Chollet |
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs | |
In office June 10, 2016 – January 20, 2017 Acting | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | David B. Shear |
Succeeded by | David F. Helvey (acting) |
Personal details | |
Education | American University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) |
Kelly E. Magsamen is an American foreign policy and national security advisor who served as the chief of staff to the United States Secretary of Defense in the Biden administration. She was previously the vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress.
She resigned as chief of staff in June 2024.[1]