Senior National Security Official
Michael Patrick Mulroy (born 1967) is the former United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD)[ 3] for the Middle East ,[ 4] serving under Secretary James N. Mattis and Secretary Mark T. Esper . He was responsible for representing the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for defense policy and for Middle East policy in the interagency.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] He is also a retired CIA Paramilitary Operations Officer and a United States Marine .[ 9]
After leaving the Pentagon, he co-founded the Lobo Institute along with U.S. Navy SEAL Eric Oehlerich.[ 10] He also began serving on the board of the nonprofit Grassroots Reconciliation Group , became a Special Advisor to the United Nations ,[ 11] the Co-director of the Yemen Steering Initiative,[ 12] a Senior Fellow for national security and defense policy with the Middle East Institute ,[ 13] and an ABC News National Security Analyst,[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] and the co-president of End Child Soldiering.[ 17]
Mulroy's post-service efforts focus on educating people on global conflicts,[ 18] [ 19] combatting extremism,[ 20] and the philosophy of stoicism.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
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^ "Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service to Michael Patrick Mulroy" . Lobo Institute . November 3, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2024 .
^ "Video: US points finger at Saudi prince in Jamal Khashoggi's murder" . ABC News . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ Gilsinan, Kathy (July 11, 2019). "The U.S. Is Worried About China's Investments—This Time in Israel" . The Atlantic . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ "Senior Executive Service Announcements" . defense.gov . Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
^ "Mulroy Assigned Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East" . SIGNAL Magazine . January 12, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
^ "Michael (Mick) P. Mulroy > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Biography View" . www.defense.gov . Retrieved February 27, 2018 .
^ "U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Hosts Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East" . usuaebusiness.org . April 19, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
^ "Special Operations News Update 20171018" . sof.news . October 18, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
^ Seligman, Lara (September 5, 2019). "Hollowed-Out Pentagon Begins to Staff Up" . Foreign Policy . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ "The Lawfare Podcast: Yemen's Ongoing Tragedy" . Lawfare . August 26, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021 .
^ "Monday Briefing: A new round of Iranian-Saudi talks" . Middle East Institute . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ "Experts" . Middle East Institute .
^ Margolin, Josh; Ramos, Stephanie; Hutchinson, Bill (December 8, 2019). "FBI probing whether Pensacola naval base suspect watched mass-shooting videos before attack, sources say" . ABC News .
^ "Board of Directors - Grassrootsgroup.org | Grassroots Reconciliation Group" . grassrootsgroup.org . March 11, 2021.
^ Seligman, Lara (November 8, 2019). "The Child Soldier Crisis: 'Kids Are Cheap' " . foreignpolicy.com .
^ "Analysis: How the US can combat the soldiering of children - World News - ABC News Radio" . abcnewsradioonline.com . Archived from the original on April 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ "Jackson hosts third annual Special Operations Conference" . Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ " 'Start Here': Top Iranian general killed in US airstrike and Australia wildfires intensify" . ABC News . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ "Will there be an American insurgency? - National News - ABC News Radio" . abcnewsradioonline.com . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ Sadler, Gregory (September 26, 2020). "A Case for a Philosopher - King by Michael Patrick Mulroy" . Modern Stoicism . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ Piercey, Adam (December 11, 2020). "Podcast #16: Mick Mulroy, and Where Philosophy and Soldiering Intersect" . Modern Stoicism . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .
^ "Why the Military should teach Stoicism - Politics News - ABC News Radio" . abcnewsradioonline.com . Retrieved May 20, 2021 .