Victoria Coates | |
|---|---|
| Deputy National Security Advisor for Middle East and North African Affairs | |
| In office October 10, 2019 – February 21, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position disbanded |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victoria Curtin Gardner Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Trinity College, Connecticut (BA) Williams College (MA) University of Pennsylvania (PhD) |
Victoria Curtin Gardner Coates is an American art historian, blogger and political consultant. She served as Senior Advisor to Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette in 2020 and later was appointed to run the Middle East Broadcasting Networks. She served on the United States National Security Council, originally as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Assessments before getting promoted to Deputy National Security Advisor upon the nomination of Robert C. O'Brien.[1][2]