Owen West | |
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| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict | |
| In office December 20, 2017 – June 20, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Michael D. Lumpkin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Alexander (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Owen O'Driscoll West September 24, 1969 Washington, D.C. |
| Education | |
| Awards | W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1991–1996, 2003, 2005, 2006–2007 |
| Rank |  Major |
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| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Owen West is a United States Marine, banker, and author who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict from 2017 to 2019.[1][2] His June 6, 2017, nomination for this post was confirmed by a 74–23 vote of the U.S. Senate on December 18, 2017.[3] West submitted his resignation in June 2019.[4]
- ^ Gould, Joe (June 7, 2017). "White House advances Navy secretary, two other DoD picks to Senate". Defense News. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ Blair, Russell (June 6, 2017). "Trump Taps 'Badass' Greenwich Banker For Pentagon Post". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ "PN555 — Owen West — Department of Defense". U.S. Congress. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
- ^ Schogol, Jeff (June 12, 2019). "Owen West resigns as assistant defense secretary for special operations". Task & Purpose. Retrieved February 28, 2020.